“Sally was overly ready and willing to sort of incapacitate people, especially the male characters.” <\/p>
Warning: this article contains mild spoilers for Renegade Nell<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s finally time for Renegade Nell<\/a> to arrive on our screens!<\/p>\n The new Disney Plus<\/a> fantasy series comes from the mind of Sally Wainwright, best known for her work on beloved British crime drama Happy Valley<\/a>, and stars Derry Girls alum Louisa Harland as Nell, a young woman who unexpectedly becomes a notorious outlaw after being framed for murder.<\/p>\n Also starring the likes of Nick Mohammed, Joely Richardson and Adrian Lester, the series follows Nell on the run as she is chosen for \u201cprotection\u201d by a mystical spirit.<\/p>\n Now, speaking exclusively with RadioTimes.com<\/a>, director Ben Taylor has explained how Sally Wainwright approached the new series, specifically the male characters \u2013 which are markedly different to those in any of her previous works.<\/p> He said: \u201cI think there was some, with a show of this size, course correction. So you\u2019re shooting in blocks. So I did episodes one and two. And you put those together and you edit them, and you sort of take stock of what\u2019s working and what\u2019s not, and what dials to turn up or down.<\/p>\n \u201cI think in terms of changes, Sally was overly ready and willing to sort of incapacitate people, especially the male characters.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Taylor continued: \u201cSo Thomas (Jake Dunn) is essentially sort of lobotomised after episode 1, Poynton (Adrian Lester) after episode 3 is sort of incapacitated. We reconsidered that and sort of brought them back to life, Thomas less so but Poynton we needed to be a physical threat. I think he was originally written by Sally, or imagined to be bed-bound for five episodes.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd we knew that wouldn\u2019t work for our big baddie. So yeah, we changed our mind on that.\u201d<\/p>\n Taylor\u2019s comments come after titular star Harland also recently lifted the lid on Wainwright\u2019s creative process<\/a>, explaining how she tackled difficult historical truths in the show, which is set in the 19th century.<\/p>\n She explained: \u201cThe nice thing about this world is I feel like it\u2019s a new world we\u2019ve created, and apart from a through-line of historical accuracy, we can kind of do whatever we want.<\/p>\n \u201cSally, I think, is rewriting history a little bit, and that\u2019s something lovely about the show.\u201d<\/p>\n Renegade Nell is coming to Disney Plus on Friday 29th March.\u00a0Sign up to Disney Plus for \u00a37.99 a month or \u00a379.90 for a year<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Fantasy<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>. 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