{"id":70399,"date":"2023-11-15T14:40:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T14:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geels.net\/?p=70399"},"modified":"2023-11-15T14:40:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T14:40:06","slug":"former-waterloo-road-star-speaks-out-on-being-given-nasty-roles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geels.net\/beauty\/former-waterloo-road-star-speaks-out-on-being-given-nasty-roles\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Waterloo Road star speaks out on being given &#8216;nasty&#8217; roles"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Waterloo Road: Lauren Faulkner in the role of Hannah King<\/h3>\n<p>Former Waterloo Road favourite Philip Martin Brown has opened up about being cast only as &#8220;nasty&#8221; characters.<\/p>\n<p>Philip starred from 2006 to 2013 as grumpy teacher Grantly Budgen in the BBC drama.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk about a new role he&#8217;s taken in the feel-good festive film, Christmas at The Holly Day Inn.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a nasty piece of work,&#8221; he stated, describing his character, Larry.<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &#8220;He&#8217;d go to any lengths to get what he wants.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE <\/strong> <strong>Strictly star Adam Thomas&#8217; wife breaks silence after actor voted off show<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/590x\/secondary\/Waterloo-Road-The-Grantly-star-opened-up-about-being-cast-in-nasty-roles-5058139.jpg?r=1699555077919\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If that means doing an old man out of his property he&#8217;s more than happy to do that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 67-year-old continued: &#8220;Yeah, he&#8217;s just unpleasant.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I haven&#8217;t done a Christmas film before but I&#8217;ve made a career playing nasty pieces of work!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Detailing his time on hit dram Waterloo Road, he reflected: &#8220;I did do some teaching and I ended up as a supply teacher.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Strictly&#8217;s Adam Thomas struggles with &#8216;more pressure&#8217; as he fears exit from show[VIDEO] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Strictly&#8217;s Adam Thomas isn&#8217;t &#8216;feeling so confident&#8217; after dance-off, expert says[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Strictly star Adam Thomas undergoes tests for painful condition[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/590x\/secondary\/Waterloo-Road-Philip-stars-in-Christmas-at-the-Holly-Day-Inn-alongside-Anita-Dobson-5058138.jpg?r=1699555077958\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>He continued: &#8220;I&#8217;ve never been a full-time teacher but I did some supply teaching.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And I used a lot of what I saw and found out to help utilise the character. So it helped a lot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Philip enjoyed filming Christmas at the Holly Day Inn, despite it meaning he steps back into the shoes of a nasty character.<\/p>\n<p>A synopsis for the film reads: &#8220;An over-achieving executive quits her job before Christmas and travels to her father&#8217;s country inn to regain balance.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When she discovers the retreat empty and under pressure to sell, she sets about saving the inn and restoring her father&#8217;s spirit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Will Emma (played by Tamla Kari) be able to save Christmas for her family?<\/p>\n<p>The rom-com also stars Doctor Who&#8217;s Colin Baker and EastEnders legend Anita Dobson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christmas at the Holly Day Inn is out now, while Waterloo Road can be watched on BBC iPlayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/showbiz\/tv-radio\/1833357\/Waterloo-Road-nasty-role-Philip-Martin-Brown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waterloo Road: Lauren Faulkner in the role of Hannah King Former Waterloo Road favourite Philip Martin Brown has opened up<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":70398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>US Entertainment News. 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