Laura Aikman (Part Two)
Summary
Actress Laura Aitman joins Emily Dean to discuss her role in the Liverpool crime drama *This City Is Ours* and her upcoming theatre play *Bloodsport*. They explore Aitman’s work as a crisis counsellor for Shout, her views on navigating the acting industry, and her experiences fostering dogs. The conversation also touches on her friendships with colleagues and her love for her own pets.
Topics discussed
Introduction and discussion of 'This City Is Ours'
Sean Bean's frequent deaths and dog breeds
Working with Sean Bean and complex crime drama characters
Rehearsing 'Bloodsport After Helen of Troy' at Stratford East
Intimacy coordinators, park wardens, and keeping secrets
Career decisiveness, Type A personality, and control
Navigating authority and learning to say 'no' on set
Roles in 'Line of Duty' and the drama 'Suspect'
Acting disappointments and societal pressure on identity
Volunteering as a crisis counsellor for Shout
How Laura got her dogs Ray and Eric Cantona
Friendships with co-stars and final farewell
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