How to have a career in Television and Theatre - The actors dream with Tom Butcher

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This week on the podcast I’m chatting to television and theatre actor Tom Butcher. Tom is best known for his leading roles in popular TV dramas “The Bill" and "Doctors". Butcher's dedication to his craft and his ability to bring depth to his characters have earned him acclaim from audiences and critics alike.

Tom also appears in my latest feature film 'The Apocalypse Box' so I thought this was a great opportunity to sit down with Tom and talk about all those years working on The Bill then BBC’s Doctors and his theatre work then have a general chat about what it was like working on big shows with fast turnarounds. We also talked about The Apocalypse Box where Tom plays the evil villainous MP Piers Stonesmith and very much revels in playing this character. Enjoy!

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Chapter

1. About Tom and his career (00:00:00)

2. Why become an actor? (00:01:08)

3. Toms route through education - drama school and finding an agent (00:03:14)

4. Working on fast turn around television - The Bill (00:04:11)

5. What was it like working on such a popular show, like The Bill did the Police approve? (00:05:30)

6. Tom's favourite episode of The Bill (00:08:14)

7. Fight scenes on The Bill (00:09:44)

8. Tips for remembering your lines (00:11:33)

9. The actors dream (00:13:00)

10. Forgetting your lines on stage (00:14:19)

11. Does Tom still have to audition? (00:16:36)

12. Advice for directors working with Actors? (00:18:28)

13. The Actor Director relationship (00:20:03)

14. The best piece of advice someones given Tom about acting (00:22:01)

15. Tom's character in The Apocalypse Box (00:22:35)

16. Reasons to watch The Apocalypse Box (00:24:40)

17. Reasons to subscribe (00:26:03)