The Invisibles
Emily Head plays Grace Riley
Aged 22, Grace is Maurice and Babs's daughter. Grace adores her dad and thinks he can do no wrong – that's because she has no idea that he made his money in high-class robberies.
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Can you tell us about your character
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I play Grace Riley, Maurice Riley's daughter, and, basically, she's very family oriented and she loves her mum and her dad but has no idea what it is that her dad does. It comes as a bit of a shock when she does find out.
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Is she a bit of a daddy's girl?
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I don't think she's a daddy's girl as such. She really loves her mum and her dad, and, in her eyes, they can do no wrong.
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Your dad plays your father – what's that been like?
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It's been a lot of fun. I've never worked with him before and I thought it was going to be really weird, but it's actually been really nice having him here and for him having me here as well.
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Has he been giving you advice or guidance?
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He's always given me advice – I've always asked him for advice, but it hasn't been like: "I really don't think you should be doing that". He left it up to the director, but if I said: "Can you give me any tips," he did, which is nice.
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Has it been odd treating him as a father as another character?
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It really was, in certain instances. The weirdest thing was when I was doing a scene and talking to Maurice, I sort of took a step back and said this is actually my dad! This is really weird – this is Tony, this isn't Maurice. It was odd, but fun.
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What can we expect from this series?
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It's clever, it's funny and the storylines are just brilliant, and you really care about all the characters. I think there's something in it for everyone.
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Does it change things for Grace when she finds out what her father does for a living?
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Yeah, I think it really does. Episode four is when she finds out the truth about her dad – she gets a little bit angry with him because he's lied to her.
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Does your character change as a result of this revelation?
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She really becomes quite angry with Maurice, not because of what he has done but because he's lied to her for her whole life. The journey she makes is quite important – she goes from idolizing her parents to thinking: "Well, hold on a minute, maybe they're not as perfect as I thought they were". I think the whole situation matures her.
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So, does the whole dynamic change?
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Yeah, I think it does, I think that both Maurice and Grace feel a shift in their relationship. For the first time, Grace feels like the responsible one and I think Maurice feels that, too.
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Does he change?
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I think so. I think the whole series is maybe about how the characters change as they learn things about themselves. I mean perhaps Maurice doesn't change significantly, but he does accept that lying to Grace probably wasn't the best idea and he accepts how things have changed between them.
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