Jane Seymour has told Oliver Callan on RTÉ Radio 1 that she is having a great time filming her detective series Harry Wild in Dublin.
The Live and Let Die and Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman favourite joined Callan on Friday morning to tell him about the new show and her stay thus far.
"I have the privilege of playing Harry Wild in a series," she said. "We're doing eight one-hour parts. It's a wonderful kind of detective/comedic piece, written by Dave Logan and the wonderful author Jo Spain. We're shooting it here in and around Dublin."
There is nothing quite like listening to Jane Seymour talk about her mind-blowing career and she just drops in that the show she's filming right now is so brilliantly written...That'd be #HarryWild from Dave Logan and I 😍😂 https://t.co/fsZZrc3LGD
— Jo Spain (@SpainJoanne) June 4, 2021
"I play a retired English professor, who, using her knowledge of English literature, finds herself helping her son, who's a guard, solve murders," Seymour continued, "which he's not very happy about because I keep finding out... She's always right and she's quite a character. So, I'm going to be here until mid-August."
Describing the character of Harry Wild, Seymour said: "She is a wild woman! She does not believe in getting married. If she wants a relationship, she takes it and discards it at will. She's always right, and her sidekick in the show - I don't want to give it away too much - is a very young man who she meets in a strange situation. [He's] A 15-year-old who she finds out... She ends up sort of educating him while he keeps her street-smart."
The star of stage and screen has been in the wars while filming.
"I was running through a park and feeling quite proud of myself at my age, running like a nimble 30-year-old," she recounted. "I slid on the sort of damp or whatever and went full forward and managed to land on my left knee, which was not good, because I got multiple hairline fractures.
"But, I did not miss a minute of work! They taped me up - I didn't realise it was fractured at the time - and I managed to finish what was left of that scene and work a bit the next day. Then, I went to the doctor, who told me what was really wrong with me.
"I've been wearing a knee brace and a lot of icing and paracetamol and, you know, some crutches when I have to go up or down some stairs. But, on camera, you wouldn't know. Apparently, I glide around as if nothing was wrong! But everyone on the set knows it's quite different."
"You have to be careful now out and about in Ireland because we tend to take ownership of movie stars in this country in a sort of a 'Kathy Bates in Misery' kind of a way," Callan warned. "Matt Damon barely escaped."
"Well, you know, I'm happy about that," Seymour replied. "And if this does well, apparently I'm back for more next year. So yes, I may become a regular here.
"Originally, it was supposed to take place in England and then because of Covid and everything, they said, 'We'll make it in Ireland and make Ireland look like England'. And then, somebody brilliant said, 'Why don't we just make it be Ireland?' and actually embrace everything that's wonderful in Ireland and in Dublin, which is what we're doing. I'm just so proud of that. I'm so glad."
Seymour said she had already "ticked one box" during her stay by being a guest at a barbecue organised by co-star Amy Huberman and her husband, Brian O'Driscoll.
"I was with them - he barbecued for me last night," she laughed. "I had the best time. It was hilarious."
Seymour said the makers of Harry Wild have asked her "if it's successful to come back and do three series".
"I may almost be a resident of Ireland!" she concluded. "I may even be Irish by the time I finish!"
