Three heads are better than one
Some of the most complex scenes to film are those involving Tudor execution victim Headless Humphrey. While Laurence Rickard plays Humphrey’s head, actor Yani Xander stands inside Humphrey’s headless body in a specially built rig created by costume designer Lucy Williams.
‘To film the head, they use CGI and Laurence has to lie down at an uncomfortable angle. Good job he’s fit, because if anyone else tried it, they’d put their back out,’ laughs Charlotte. ‘We also have a fake version of the head that people hold. It freaks you out seeing it lying around!’