Sky’s new action thriller Prisoner features stars Tahar Rahim and Izuka Hoyle, which was partly filmed in Wales
The Sky drama series is essential viewing for thrill-seekers and some of the show was filmed in Wales.
One of the leads in Sky’s forthcoming action thriller Prisoner has discussed the difficulties of working on the six-episode series, reports the Mirror.
French actor Tahar Rahim disclosed how he and his co-star Izuka Hoyle remained handcuffed together throughout four months of production.
Discussing the obstacles of filming while tethered to his co-star, The Serpent actor said: “Being handcuffed to someone for four months filming could easily be a nightmare, but Izuka is a beautiful soul.
“We got on incredibly well and became real friends. She’s my partner in crime. It was a pleasure.”
The duo portray high-value prisoner and mafia informant Tibor Stone (Rahim) and prison transport officer Amber Todd (Hoyle) respectively.
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Following an assault on their prison convoy by the organised crime syndicate that Stone is due to testify against, Todd takes the snap decision to handcuff herself to him and guarantee he reaches court for the trial within four days.
Yet Tibor isn’t simply any informant; he’s a skilled assassin capable of eliminating numerous individuals dispatched to silence him before he can divulge everything.
This necessitated both Rahim and Hoyle executing stunts together while their characters remained handcuffed.
Reflecting on these obstacles, the Golden Globe and BAFTA nominee said: “Being handcuffed during big stunt sequences made things more complex.
“Our stunt team was brilliant and inventive, open to ideas and incredibly collaborative.
“Izuka and I had to constantly adapt and choreograph every movement together.
“Izuka has great instincts and she’s strong, which made everything easier. I decided to just flow with her and to treat it like a dance.
“For me, acting with a partner is a kind of dance: you listen, you feel, you respond.”
Meanwhile, Big Boys and Scottish BAFTA winner Hoyle said: “Having them on made us realise just how close we were going to be to each other for such a long period of time, and that took some getting used to.
“Tahar is incredible. He’s physically fit, so in terms of us pushing each other, it was great.
“Our competitive streaks would come out… ‘We can go faster than that. We can do better than that. We can push harder than that.’ And we did. Everyone around us would be like, ‘F****g hell’.”
Prisoner will be released on Sky as a boxset on Thursday, April 30
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