-I am so happy that the second season is back.
And this is very exciting news --
you already got picked up for season three.
So, congratulations. -Yeah. I know.
It's a good time. It's a good time. -It's a very nice time.
-Yeah.
-Season two sort of picks up right after season one ends.
But one of the nice additions here
is there is now another assassin in the show.
For people who don't know, you are a very effective female assassin.
-Yes. -And there's another one that joins the scene.
Do you enjoy playing, maybe,
a little bit jealous of a new assassin?
-Yeah, it definitely ignites
a little bit of jealousy in Villanelle.
How much competition this assassin is going to be,
we will see. -Yeah.
-I can't imagine it to be too much.
-Well, you're a very, like I said, effective assassin.
And is it true that you have,
in the makeup trailer, a kill wall?
-Yeah. -So this is -- Explain the kill wall real quick.
-I'm sure the actors will be thrilled to hear this,
by the way. -Yeah, yeah.
-Yeah, so whenever we had an actor
who was -- who suddenly left us,
we would put a big red cross through their face
and turn them upside down and put them on a separate wall.
And we slowly realized that the death wall
was so much bigger than the remaining cast.
-Gotcha. -Yeah.
-So there are more dead people on your show than living.
-Pretty much. -How many -- Do you keep internal count in your head
of how many people your character has killed?
-I haven't. I haven't. -Yeah.
It's just so meaningless to you that it's just like,
"What does it matter?" -Well, it's just hard to keep tabs.
And also, like, we've literally
joined her life so late in the game that I'm like,
"Can you imagine all the people prior?" -Oh, right.
You've probably killed a lot of people before the show started.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
-Too many to mention.
-You -- We talked about your family last time you were here.
You still live in Liverpool. -Still there.
-And that's where your family's from.
How do they -- Do they like the show? Are they fans of it?
-Yeah, they love it.
Like, every time I come home, my dad's got it on repeat
on the television.
He keeps rewatching it. But they love it.
It's so much fun.
I think they are a little bit cautious.
Like, they sometimes look at me
and wonder where I get the crazy eyes from.
-Oh, right. -They're like, "Okay,
we live with this person."
-Well, I will even say it myself,
but the first time I met you on the show, not only, obviously,
is your accent completely different from the character in the show,
but you are far -- you're very nice in person.
-Thank you. -And you don't seem --
-It's all an act. -One of them's an act,
and I'm gonna figure it out, Jodie. -Yeah.
-Your dad works for
a professional football club over there called Everton.
-He does. He works for Everton, yes.
-And so -- And I'm assuming that means,
is he's a fan of the team?
-Yeah, well he was born in Everton,
you know, like all my family are.
And I used to go to the games when I was younger.
Not so much now.
But sometimes my dad would get superstitious.
So when I was younger, if they were on a winning streak,
I would have to go.
Or if he had a -- you know, if he had a beard at the time
and they were winning, then that beard would just continue
and continue until they lost a game.
-I don't want to be too negative.
But based on my knowledge of Everton,
his beard probably never got that long. -It's like Dumbledore.
-Yeah. -No, that's so bad.
[ Laughing ] He's gonna kill me for saying that.
-You --
This is really cool that you did this for your parents.
My family, my parents introduced me to "Monty Python."
I have heard tell that yours did for you, as well.
And you got to introduce them to Michael Palin.
-Yeah. I did a drama with Michael when I was about 16,
and we filmed in Yorkshire.
And we were having dinner at the hotel one night,
and Michael walked in, 'cause that's where we were staying.
And my dad was like, "Do you want to ask Michael
if he wants to have dinner with us?"
And I was like, "Yeah, sure."
So, Michael came and had dinner with us.
So, that was, like, my dad's -- -That's really great.
And was it -- Like, sometimes I feel like
when you have dinner with one of your heroes,
you end up, like, not actually enjoying it.
Do you feel like your dad -- -Oh, yeah.
No, I feel he asked every question that he ever wanted to ask him.
-Good. -Yeah.
-That's good, 'cause sometimes I feel like you clam up
and you think, "I don't want to be the guy to ask those questions."
And then you ruin the night by talking to Michael Palin about the weather.
-He wasn't embarrassing at all. I was very proud of him. -Okay, good.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah. -That's great.
And then another thing.
I know we have this in common inherited from our parents.
You are a huge Bruce Springsteen fan?
-Yes. So big. -That's great. So...
I mean, I knew -- -He's the best.
-I knew he was worldwide, but even -- even in Liverpool,
The Boss is a big deal. -Yeah.
I mean, well, I actually, sadly,
couldn't get tickets to the Broadway show.
-Yeah, I went. -Yeah, I know. You're just gonna rub that in.
Aren't you? -I don't think I rubbed it in.
I think I mentioned it. -No, I know.
-I was there, and I had very good seats. Yeah.
-Well, in Liverpool, I was home a couple of weeks ago.
And my best mate Liv,
she's also a massive Bruce Springsteen fan.
And we were in a bar, and we were the only people in there,
and there was one guy playing the guitar live.
And Olivia surprised me and requested Bruce Springsteen
and then got me on her shoulders.
So, we had our own Bruce Springsteen concert in Liverpool.
-Oh, wow. I'm sorry, I just want to go back
and make sure I got this picture painted right.
You're in an empty bar, one singer.
-[ Laughing ] Yeah. -You request Springsteen.
What -- Do you remember the song, what he played?
-I think it was "Born to Run." -Okay, so now "Born to Run."
-I heard the intro, and I was like --
looked at my mate Liv, and she was like...
-So even in an empty bar, you have the enthusiasm
of like, "We can't miss this opportunity." -No.
-So you get on your friend's shoulders in an empty bar. -Yeah.
-How did -- how did the bar staff react to it?
-They actually, like, let us do it. -Oh, really?
-Surprisingly, 'cause this happens quite frequently,
and we usually get told to get down. -Yeah.
-But, no, they could obviously see --
-I mean, I guess when you only have two customers.
-Yeah.
"On a crowded night, we might get you out of here.
But we would love to have you stay
and, if possible, order some food."
-Yeah. That's a very good point.
-Congratulations again on the show.
It is always just so lovely to have you back here.
-Thanks for having me. -Come back for season three, as well.
-Absolutely. -That's Jodie Comer, everybody.