Martin Compston can’t watch back old episodes of ‘Line of Duty’ because it reminds him of how "fearful" he was about going into such a "high profile" job.
The 36-year-old actor – who stars as DS Steve Arnott in the thrilling BBC drama series – insists he can’t bring himself to tune into the show’s reruns but he insists he only has good memories of the first few series of the show.
Asked if he’s watching the show’s reruns, which are currently airing, he said: "Hell no, because I have a fear of those woolly cardigans that Jed put me in for the first series. No, it’s hard watching yourself back, and for me it’s the fear … Because there was a big fear of going into such a high profile job, and doing a different accent and being up against these wonderful actors, so it would be hard to watch it back. But I have some great memories of it, I’ve never laughed so much on a job as I did on series one. We were a very close bunch very quickly and had some great nights out, but in terms of filming it’s being about ten years now so it’s been a long time."
And Martin insists the team don’t want to "compromise the scripts" by making changes amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking on The One Show about the changes, Martin added: "I think there will be changes. I mean there’s going to be massive changes off camera just because of the protocols and the social distancing, how many people can be on set, no congregating, people off-camera wearing masks. It’s going to be a completely different feel. In terms of the changes … we really wouldn’t want to compromise the scripts, the scripts are so good, and people are so loyal to the show, there would be no point coming back if we’re going to compromise quality."