Penned by The Split<\/a>\u2018s Abi Morgan, one of the more important inclusions of history comes in the final episode of the series, where Benedict Cumberbatch<\/a>\u2018s Vincent and his father Robert (John Doman) have a frank and honest conversation about the history of New York.<\/p>\n Being a successful property developer and proprietor of the city\u2019s gentrification, Robert shares a terse reminder of the real-life history of Seneca Village<\/a>, a settlement of majority African American landowners, Irish and German immigrants that were forced to leave their homes in 1857 for the construction of what is now known as Central Park.<\/p>\n The New York City park is a well-known one, but its history<\/a> may not be to many. In Eric, it is where Vincent and Robert share this final tense conversation, and where Vincent\u2019s own show, Good Day Sunshine, is set.<\/p>\n But it turns out that that pivotal nod to history was nearly almost cut from the series, according to Morgan.<\/p>\n Chatting exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a>, when asked about the importance of including that reference to Seneca Village, Morgan said: \u201cWell, thank you first for picking up on that, because it was such an important scene, that. We ummed and ahhed about having it, not so much \u2013 it was to do with the pace of the episode.<\/p>\n \u201cI think, fortunately, as a creative team, everyone really backed my belief that it had to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n She continued: \u201cI guess I\u2019ve always marvelled at the idea that Americ<\/span>a is built on this idea of theft and that many countries are built off\u2026 our own country has had to deal with its very mass theft over the years.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the heart, it\u2019s about land and territory, this notion of a city that we should walk safely through its streets. And yet when you\u2019ve based a city, and certainly a park, on theft, then it\u2019s profound and dark, and I guess I wanted to explore that.<\/p>\n \u201cI wanted to explore the sense that cities don\u2019t just happen, they\u2019re rooted in history, politics, deprivation and injustices. I\u2019m really pleased that you picked up on it, because I think you\u2019re the first journalist I\u2019ve met who\u2019s mentioned it \u2013 and it\u2019s really so integral to me.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Morgan went on: \u201cThat last idea is that it\u2019s really about a man who, at its heart, has walked blindly through a street unaware of his own entitlement.<\/p>\n \u201cThe idea at the end is it\u2019s about him acknowledging and just starting to have this awakening that this city and this wealth that he grew up upon, and which he then personifies in the Good Day Sunshine world, needs to change and evolve and be more reflective.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s why the character of Eric<\/span> and putting a monster at the heart of Good Day Sunshine is important, because monsters can be both good and bad. The bad being that they stay in the shadows, the good being when we bring them out into the light and go, \u2018I see you.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cI guess that\u2019s what, for me, the show is saying at its heart. It\u2019s saying, \u2018I see you.\u2019 I see my own entitlement within it, my own privilege within it, and I guess I wanted to call it out.\u201d<\/p> McKinley Belcher III, who plays Ledroit in the series, also said: \u201cI\u2019m so thrilled by the question too. It\u2019s such a great example of what you get from a thing has a lot to do with what you bring to it.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that\u2019s why it\u2019s so important for us, as artists, to reflect the fullness of what life was at that time, so people have an opportunity \u2013 even in a small way \u2013 to access these important things that you\u2019re asking about.\u201d<\/p>\n The series sees Cumberbatch take the leading role as Vincent, a father who is trying to investigate what has happened to his son Edgar after he disappears one day walking to school.<\/p>\n The Sherlock and Doctor Strange<\/a> star is known for his variety of roles over the years, but here, in Eric, he also takes on the voice acting responsibilities for Eric himself.<\/p>\n Speaking about taking on the role, Cumberbatch said: \u201cIt was one of the biggest draws to doing the character, to doing the role, to being part of this drama.<\/p>\n \u201cBut also, it still fills me with fear. I don\u2019t know how people are going to respond to it. It\u2019s nice to roll the dice on something new.\u201d<\/p>\n Eric arrived on Netflix on Thursday 30th May 2024. Sign up for Netflix from \u00a34.99 a month<\/a>. 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