I first got the news about being cast on Farscape when I was up on the Gold Coast filming Pitch Black. It was an interesting history for me in particular because the show had come in the form of a pilot script to some of the theatrical agencies through a casting agent, and we knew it was a Jim Henson production. Some of the characters sounded extraordinary in terms of what they were aiming to do with the make-up and costumes and the special effects.

The role of Aeryn was being cast out of England or America - because it was a co-production there was a certain quota that they had to fill in terms of casting people from different territories, and the casting agency had said to me that they thought I'd be great for the role of Aeryn but unfortunately it was being cast elsewhere. They asked me nevertheless because they just had a feeling: would I, just in case, put down an audition tape for them? And then I thought nothing more of it.

There was instant - technically instant - chemistry because we just fell into a very easy rhythm with one another. That was the major point for me: being able to go back to the set and when people asked how the audition had gone, I said 'well, I can definitely work with this guy,'. It never really changed - it just got better from there.