'A fantastic opportunity to do something different.'
Cole said that he"wasn't too familiar with Harry Palmer as a character," when he was sent the material for the show but, then, he"realised what an important character he is."
"I had a look at the book. I watched one of the films, but then I quickly realised that I just didn't want to... I wanted to put my own spin on it and didn't want to be kind of [copying him]," he continued. "When I watched the movie, I started worrying that I was going to start trying to do a Michael Caine impersonation without actually realising I was doing it, because he is so iconic, and because he has such a presence and personality on screen."
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