July 2 - 8, 2023
celebrityq&a
BY JAY BOBBIN
Shaun Evans OF ENDEAVOUR ON MASTERPIECE ON PBS Q: With “Endeavour on Masterpiece” coming to its end, are you a fan of detective shows anyway?
PBS airs “A Capitol Fourth”
A: Because of the nature of the work, it can kind of ruin watching stuff because you can sort of see the (connections in the mystery) … for me, at least. You can see, “Oh, there’s the red herring. There’s the this or the that.” That’s not about American shows, that’s just about shows in general. Also, I find it quite difficult when you are working to watch other stuff, because it takes you out of the moment. Q: You’ve played Endeavour Morse both with and without a mustache. Which do you prefer? A: I don’t mind it. I like it. I think it’s cool. What I think is terrific, if you’re telling a longform story, is that you can change a little bit and the audience will go with that. I also like it as an idea as a sort of metaphor for not being able to look in the mirror or try to change yourself in a way. I didn’t really think too deeply about it, to be totally honest with you. Q: You’ve also directed several episodes of “Endeavour on Masterpiece.” How was it to do that job while also acting in the show? A: It was an extraordinary experience from start to finish. I’d been directing for a few years prior to that, but it was the first time I’d done anything that I was in. And it was extraordinary because you realize what you can achieve if you’re prepared and if you’ve got a good team around you. We shot my episode, the (first) one that I directed, first (that season). And then I did my edit in post-production over the weekend while we were shooting the next three episodes. So that was challenging, only in terms of trying to keep a couple of stories in your head at all times and to give every moment its full weight and attention. But it’s an extraordinary opportunity, and I just wanted to make the most of it.
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