Downton Abbey star Phyllis Logan admits it's “daunting” playing lead in Murder Most Puzzling

Downton Abbey star Phyllis Logan admits it's “daunting” playing lead in Murder Most Puzzling

The three-part collection is an adaptation of the Puzzle Woman Mysteries books by late American creator Parnell Corridor – with the 69-year-old because the eccentric and infrequently not politically right most important character.

Logan has revealed she was somewhat apprehensive about playing the lead position however that her pleasure in regards to the half proved too sturdy.

She defined: “I learn the script, after which I acquired my husband to learn it too – I at all times prefer to get his opinion. He commented on how nice the script was and what an exquisite half Cora is, and I felt the identical. So I met up with the director, Tom (Dalton), who got here as much as Scotland to see me.

“I did inform him I used to be somewhat bit trepidatious as a result of I knew the workload was going to be extraordinary – Cora has a lot to do and so many traces. However finally I had a chat to myself and stated, “We are able to do that!”. I stated sure and off we went…”

Cora Felton (Phyllis Logan) along with her niece Sherry (Charlotte Hope) in Murder Most Puzzling. Channel 5 / Helen Sloan

Logan added: “It’s formidable to be playing the lead character, however I believed I would as properly! Regular police procedurals aren’t normally that fascinating to me to be sincere. I preferred being in Shetland with Ashley Jensen as a result of it had an important twist on the finish, and I used to be playing an exquisite, nasty character, in order that was nice.

“I used to be additionally in a present referred to as Guilt, which was completely different as properly as a result of it was extra of a black comedy. The Puzzle Woman was interesting to me as a result of it’s simply so wacky and completely different, and in the end entertaining I hope. I hope that individuals take pleasure in it for its leisure worth. You’ll be able to’t accuse this present of being bleak.”

Logan as Cora Felton was launched to audiences in the Murder Most Puzzling premiere on 5 on Thursday night and can return in the second episode, which sees her cross paths with a jail inmate who insists he has been wrongly discovered responsible of killing his ex-girlfriend.

Murder Most Puzzling continues on 5 at 8pm on Thursday twenty sixth June.

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