Keeley Hawes talks to Newsweek about her new Acorn TV show 'Finding Alice' and whether or not the British humor will translate to American viewers.
Hawes, who is also an executive producer on the show, isn't carrying the comedy on her own. Her supporting cast include an impressive list of classic British actors. Joanna Lumley and Nigel Havers play Alice's mum and dad, while Gemma Jones play the parents of her deceased husband Harry.AMC Networks
Having such esteemed colleagues was"fabulous," according to Hawes, but when COVID hit production with five weeks left of shooting, things got much more challenging."Several members of our cast are 70+ so that made things very difficult, we had to look after that age group in particular, it was tricky logistically coming back to film."
Hawes continued:"For everyone on set, we were all hit by the glow of Joanna Lumley's fabulous light. Everyone's day is just made better. They were all brilliant and real troopers. Everyone was up for coming back after the pandemic and making it work however we had to do that." While each of the cast are funny in their own right, especially supporting character Nicola played by Sharon Rooney, Alice has been singled out by viewers for her quick tongue. Hawes thinks her character's reaction to grief was one of the things that unlocked her wit."It's one of the fabulous things about her that she speaks her mind, the ante is just upped when she goes through this incredibly discombobulating situation, this massive life event.
"When do you get to hose somebody off your front lawn?" - As Alice does to a particularly irritating real estate agent in the show -"All of these crazy things she does, it's a heightened version of herself that we find. Nobody knows how they're going to behave when they're faced with this certain situation."Although it hasn't aired in America yet, Season 1 has wrapped up in the UK and has already been commissioned for Season 2.
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