With episode 3 set to air tonight, we\u2019ve already seen how Simon<\/a> (Jason Watkins<\/a>) has continued to unravel after his surprisingly fatal punch put Jordan (Joe Barber) in a coma. But just how bad are things set to get for our (supposedly) mild-mannered protagonist?<\/p>\n Well, chatting to RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press, Watkins revealed: \u201cAs it unfolds in the first episode, if you imagine that it just continues to do that.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s like a little lie that he tells \u2013 little lie, he did punch somebody. It just grows exponentially and gathers moss, and the consequences of his actions do take him into very dangerous areas.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s worth saying that it sort of starts to prick his own nascent vulnerabilities, the things that historically he\u2019s struggled with start to surface again. You can see that in the first episode where he\u2019s reaching for the pills, he\u2019s not capable of this, this isn\u2019t something he can deal with naturally.\u201d<\/p>\n Claire Skinner, who plays Simon\u2019s wife Beth, also said of their combined efforts in the coming episodes<\/a>: \u201cTogether, they start making not such obvious choices, they start making some slightly odd choices but that\u2019s what\u2019s so interesting about it, I think. What would we all do in those situations? They just perhaps sometimes make the decisions that might surprise you.\u201d<\/p>\n So, we\u2019ve got an unlikely closer marital connection to come when it comes to Simon and Beth, but how will things pan out for their small family in relation to Paul and his son Joe?<\/p> With Simon\u2019s actions bound to catch up with him sooner or later, there\u2019s no telling if the dangerous Paul could suss out what actually happened between his son and Simon.<\/p>\n While we\u2019ll just have to wait and see how that pans out, the actors have admitted that starring in Coma together is \u201cvery different\u201d from their dynamic in ITV detective drama McDonald & Dodds.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Watkins leads the series as DS Dodds, while Skinner is Chief Superintendent Ormond in the ITV crime drama. Skinner told RadioTimes.com<\/strong> and other press that it was easy to reunite on this new thriller because, as she said: \u201cIn McDonald & Dodds, we\u2019re in a very different relationship and this<\/em> relationship is very, very different.\u201d<\/p>\n She continued: \u201cBut yes, of course there\u2019s an ease you get with actors over the years. It definitely made it more comfortable. It\u2019s just an ease, isn\u2019t it? Humour always oils the wheels and yes, has felt quite comfortable and nice.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Jason](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/ComaJasonWatkinsClaireSkinner-4422a1b.jpg?quality=90&resize=619%2C413\" "\\"Coma:")
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