I had no idea we were a hit in UK, says actress

SHTISEL ACTRESS Neta Riskin has admitted that she had no idea the Israeli television show was a hit with audiences in the UK.

In an interview to promote the new series of the drama about a strict Orthodox family, screened by Netflix, Ms Riskin, who plays Giti Weiss, said: “Shtisel is successful in Britain? I didn’t know that. People see it? That’s crazy.”

Speaking to The Times, Ms Riskin, whose on-screen role sees her play the daughter of the widower Rabbi

Shulem Shtisel, said that when the cast were shooting the first series “we were sure no one was going to watch it”.

She added: “We thought it was profound and well written but a niche series. It became a joke that whenever something didn’t work, someone on set would say, ‘Don’t worry, no one is going to watch it.’”

Shitsel achieved worldwide acclaim after it was first aired on Netflix in 2018. The drama had initially been broadcast in Israel in 2013 without becoming an instant smash. The third series launches on Netflix on 25 March.