Yes, he's either practising his skipping or he's reading Pollyanna or he's going to the evangelical club to drink Ovaltine. And all sorts of rather exciting pursuits like that.

It's a sweet little part beautifully played by Samuel Barnett, who's quite a newcomer to the business.

When you're playing fantasy do you find that there's a slightly different approach that needs to be taken?

No, the more fanciful it is the more necessary it becomes to play it straight. Any tendency to shift it into another acting dimension would be a fatal mistake.

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In the cloisters Enter Canon Black
About Black Tell us about Canon Black
Black motives How hard do you find playing good and evil?
Black's best bits What do you most like about the character?
Perfect moment What was your favourite moment?
In the morgue What was it like filming the morgue scenes?
Black the antihero What's best about playing an antihero?
Extracurricula activities Does he have a social life?
Doddington What's Doddington up to?
Fantasy acting Do you play fantasy differently?
Special guest star Who have you enjoyed working with?
Feel the fear What do you fear the most?