How was it joining an established cast on Hotel Babylon?
“I was really nervous on my first day because the show is really established now, but the cast and crew were fantastically warm and welcoming and what you see on screen is how it is on set. Add to that the great chunks of dialogue that Anna and I had to deliver on day one and, believe me, I was nervous.” Are you worried about the reaction from the show’s fans? “There are two kinds of Babylon lovers – the out-and-out fans who unashamedly love it and the closet fans for whom the show is a guilty pleasure. I got a really warm reaction to coming into it from my friends and family; and when a show is as established as this is, with a strong fan-base, then make no mistake, the pressure is on.” How does your multi-millionaire character turn up at Hotel Babylon? “Sam is stranded in the hotel purely by accident in the middle of a terror alert and when his flight is grounded he takes people from his cancelled flight and offers to get them all a hotel room for the night – Babylon is about the fou
