Andrew Buchan

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BBC Better: Andrew Buchan on his role in new gripping drama (The Bolton News)

Bolton actor Andrew Buchan will be back on television screens tonight as he stars in BBC One's new gripping five-part thriller.

It’s interesting to see how they deal with particular circumstances and situations, but I don't think you arrive at the end with a clear idea of what is good or bad. "The two of them began giving each other tip offs and turning a blind eye to things as a way of forwarding their careers and ascending the ladder and that escalated over the years. She carries the show and she's brilliant in it, very complex and unpredictable. Andrew, said: "Col McHugh is a very complex, flawed individual, who has had a childhood littered with deprivation and humiliation. So that's what propels him forward; this reluctance to emulate or become part of the circle of his family. [TV](/leisure/tv/) series including Broadchurch and The Great Fire, said: "Better is a character piece.

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BBC Better actor Andrew Buchan is married to Emmerdale and ... (Birmingham Live)

Andrew Buchan is the star in a new BBC One drama Better as Col McHugh, a drug baron who struck a deal with a corrupt police officer 20 years ago.

Andrew was brought up in Bolton, Lancashire, and attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London. Monday’s episode, the first of five, will see DCI Lou come to the realisation that she needs to make a change. Very slowly over the course of five episodes these close allies become enemies and you see them unravel in the most horrific way." Together the couple share one child, born in 2015. The actress also starred in ITV’s Downton Abbey as housemaid Ethel Parks. The series starts on BBC1 on Monday, February 13 at 9pm and runs for five episodes.

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Andrew Buchan on Better, embodying a ruthless kingpin and ... (Radio Times)

Speaking to Gabriel Tate in Radio Times magazine, Andrew Buchan discusses his new role in BBC's Better and playing the role of a drugs kingpin.

The series will also be available to stream as a boxset on "I asked my agent to press pause on those roles – maybe a bit of lightness instead? He got the drinks in and chatted with us for a couple hours, then another guy sat down. "I was on set with Peter Mullan once, and said, ‘I think I’m going to have to be quite vile towards you in this next scene.’ He smiled at me and said, ‘I know. "I was away when the first episode came out. I had a strong word with myself – it’s got to be just me and this other person doing the scene, otherwise I’m going to fall apart. I was interested to see him unravel." [subscribe now](http://radiotimes.com/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article). It’s like a holiday.’ I’m quite light and smiley in general, so playing someone like Col was fun." "I went into the audition and said, ‘I can’t play Col as a gangster, but I could play the bloke I met in that pub’ – which was exactly what they were after." I’ve tried to apply that to everything and not think too much about the exterior stuff." "I was in a tiny pub with a friend and this guy sat down at our table, at ease and exuding confidence.

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How Jamie Dornan lift chat inspired star of new BBC cop show (Belfast Telegraph)

Buchan's character, Col McHugh, needed a strong Ulster accent, so he chose to mimic that of Holywood actor Dornan. “I bumped into him in a lift in London and we ...

Buchan said he was reluctant to take up the role when he was first offered it. “He’s quite calm, careful and considered. Dornan is no stranger to changing his own accent. He’s got to be 68, with a loose tooth and a gold chain. I’m not that guy,’” he said. “It’s such an amazing accent.

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