5 MINUTES WITH...

HERMIONE CORFIELD

Alibi’s gripping, murderous cat-andmouse crime drama We Hunt Together is back for a second series, bringing with it a chilling new serial killer, white-knuckle tension and plenty of surprising twists and turns. Series two sees some new characters, like Liam, an author tasked with ghost-writing

Freddy’s autobiography, played by Belfast star Colin Morgan. We catch up with Hermione Corfield who reprises her role as the cunning killer Freddy.

WHERE DO WE FIND FREDDY THIS SERIES?

We meet Jackson and Lola back in their positions as detectives and Freddy has created a new world for herself. I would say she’s a bit more grounded than in the last series, but she’s monetising off of victimhood and she’s also helping other people with that status. Then, her new quiet life is interrupted with a series of crimes which are carried out by the new villain.

She plays along with the game as a puppeteer, until she suddenly finds herself a player in the midst of a murder filled game, which causes her to get wrapped up in the police world.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE FREDDY, AND WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO STEP BACK INTO HER SHOES?

I think Freddy is so multifaceted. There is depth to her and a kindness. This exterior that we see of her is only the tip. She’s egotistical, confident and arrogant, but there is a real mix of things underneath that bravado. Being able to step into every scene knowing that she wants to be the centre of attention is really fun to play.

Freddy is easy to find again, particularly because she is such a powerful, strong personality. She has her nuances and her idiosyncrasies, but really the essence of her is very simple. She wants to maintain power.

BABA TOOK THE FALL FOR FREDDY AT THE END OF SERIES ONE. HOW IS SHE COPING WITHOUT HIM?

I think you can tell that Freddy hasn’t dealt well with losing Baba. She’s listless at the start of the series and she doesn’t really know what to do with herself. He filled a void in her that can’t be filled easily, and she definitely felt like he was her soulmate.

She’s looking for a purpose and I like that we’ve started there, because as much as she was a terrible thing for Baba and the fact that she destroyed his life, for her Baba was this positive force that she needed.

Showing that she does feel loss is a nice thing. It shows another side of Freddy. As abhorrent as she can be, she also has this side to her which does want to love.

SHE ALSO HAS A GHOST WRITER FOR HER AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

Freddy has been commissioned to have an autobiography written about her and Liam is the ghost writer for that book. He spends his days trying to get information out of Freddy, who doesn’t give it that willingly. Or, if she does, it’s normally hazy with lies. He might be writing the book, but he has his own secrets and his own reasons behind this job, which she is unaware of. They have quite a nice relationship, I think: it’s light and funny, because neither are aware of the other one’s deceit.

We Hunt Together, Alibi on Thursday, 9pm.