VIGIL STARS: WE’D STANDARD
Deep respect for Navy heroes
THE stars of Navy drama Vigil say they’d be sunk if they had to go to sea in a real submarine.
The gripping series, starring Suranne Jones, follows a murder investigation on a nuclear missile boat.
And Martin Compston, who plays the victim Craig Burke, said: “Being stuck in that one environment for months on months is really not for me. Humans are not designed for that.”
The Line Of Duty actor, 37, who was killed off minutes into the first episode, added: “I don’t think I could do it. It’s got to be such a claustrophobic job and
you’ve got to be a certain type of person, which I don’t think I am.”
Co-star Shaun Evans, 41, who plays coxswain Elliot Glover, added: “I could not think of anything worse.
“Freedom is the best thing… the freedom to go and take a walk, get a cup of coffee, get away from people. The idea of not being able to do that or to even step outside to get a breath of fresh air? It is my idea of hell.”
Connor Swindells, 24, who plays engineering officer Simon Hadlow, added: “There is no part of me that wishes to be a submariner. It’s tough work. Period.
“My biggest respect to those who do it, but sorry, it’s not for me.”
Set designers recreated sections of a submarine for the show, giving the cast a good idea of what it would be like to be on board.
Martin said: “You really get a sense of the claustrophobia and how ‘close quarters’ it is aboard a submarine.”
The series continues tonight at 9pm on BBC One.