Latest flawed judge role proves that it’s not all White for Bryan
Spectacular waterfalls
From playing lovable dad Hal in sitcom Malcolm In The Middle to anti-hero Walter White in Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston has proved he is one of TV’S most versatile actors. Now the latest addition to the actor’s CV is a 10-part legal thriller,your Honour, which sees the 64-year-old play Michael Desiato, a respected New Orleans judge whose teenage son,adam (Hunter Doohan), is involved in a hit-and-run.
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Cranston’s role as the chemistry teacher turned crystal meth dealer Walter White, won him four Emmy Awards.and in this latest outing he returns to what he does best – playing deeply flawed characters.
He said:“if I read a character who has all the answers, makes the right decisions, is kind to ever yone, I’m bored. I don’t want to play that character.
“But someone who has flaws, but tries to be a better person, I think everyone can relate to that – and I think that’s what’s necessary for an audience to invest their time and energy and sympathies toward a character, to root for them.and so that’s what I look for.”
To prepare for the role, Cranston spent time in a New Orleans court room.
He said:“i watched a bunch of different trials in various stages and observed the judges and how they handle themselves.
“From the script, and from experiencing trials and different judges, I just started to pick and choose what elements and personality fit best for the story.and I think Michael, he’s one to sit back and allow the jury and the lawyers to take control of a trial. Unless he needs to make a statement, then he’ll step in.”
Filming for the series had to be suspended when Covid struck in March last year.that meant Bryan and the team were on hiatus for almost five months, before returning to finish the final two and a half episodes.the set they returned to was a world away from what he – or anyone else – could have imagined.
He explained:“we were actually rehearsing in shields that put a barrier between you and the other person.
“We were shooting the last two episodes so it was easier to think,‘ok, let’s just power through with these conditions that are in place’.
“Hopefully, we’ll be able to get back to a point where we can hug each other again, but we have to have universal cooperation. It’s not a country effort, it’s not a political effort, it’s a human effort. Let’s do the right thing. Let’s wear our masks. Let’s beat this.”
Your Honour, Sky Atlantic, Tuesday, 9pm, and on Now TV
BBC 1, Monday, 9pm
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Corrieshalloch Gorge & Falls of Measach
Junction of A832 and A835, 12 miles south of Ullapool. The more dramatic approach is from the car park on the A832 Gairloch road. Staircase to swing bridge from whence to consider how such a wee burn could make such a deep gash. Very impressive. There’s another viewpoint 100m over the bridge and a longer walk from the car park.
Falls of Bruar
Close to the main A9 Perth-inverness road, seven miles north of Blair Atholl near House of Bruar. The lichen-covered walls of the gorge below the upper falls are less ogled and more dramatic. 1.4-mile circular path well marked; steep, rocky in places. Tempting to swim on hot days.
Falls of Clyde
Dramatic falls in a long gorge of the Clyde. New Lanark, the conservation village of Robert Owen, the social reformer, is signed from Lanark. A curious village, a mighty river. The path to the power station is about 0.6 miles, the route more interesting after it, a climb to the first fall (Cora Linn) and on to the next (Bonnington Linn). One of the mills is a decent family hotel, with some rooms (and “waterhouses” overlooking the river). The strange uniformity of New Lanark is oddly poignant when the other tourists have gone home. When the river is full, the Falls are a wonder.
Steall Falls
Take Glen Nevis road at the roundabout outside Fort William town centre and drive to the end through glen. Start from the second and final car park, following marked path uphill through the woody gorge with River Nevis thrashing below. Glen eventually and dramatically opens out and there are great views of the long veils of the falls. Precarious 3-wire bridge, for which you will also need nerves of steel.
Peter Irvine is the author of the essential travel guide Scotland the Best published by Collins, priced £15.99