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Nicholas Lyndhurst is Dan Griffin - a retired officer with experience in both the Murder Squad and the Diplomatic Protection Group

How would you describe your character?

He鈥檚 ex-murder squad, ex-diplomatic protection, so everything is a game of chess for him, he knows he鈥檚 going to win or he thinks he knows he鈥檚 going to win. He鈥檚 trained at reading body language and micro expressions in people鈥檚 faces and I did a bit of research in that myself. It鈥檚 fascinating, when you know how people lie. It鈥檚 so subtle.

Where is your character at the start of the new series?

Episode one is like the start of a new working case for him. But he鈥檚 got personal issues at home, his daughter is leaving for university and there鈥檚 a storyline with his wife which will be revealed further into the series. So things are complicated in terms of his private life and he doesn鈥檛 want to discuss them with the team, but he takes that to work with him every day. His armoury is watching from a distance, he鈥檚 cerebral, he鈥檚 never going to be up on the dance-floor, but he鈥檒l be standing in the corner watching things and it鈥檚 been great to play a completely different character like Danny, it was exactly what I was looking for.

What鈥檚 the dynamic like with Tamzin and her character?

We get on very well, taking the micky out of each other, which is a sign of real affection and it鈥檚 a busy schedule, a lot to remember, so it鈥檚 nice to have that. Both mine and Tamzin鈥檚 character don鈥檛 have anything else to do but the job, the house is empty there鈥檚 no point in going home, so there鈥檚 a lot of working late.

What鈥檚 your experience of filming on location in and around London?

I had no idea how many camera phones there were in London, at one stage we were filming at Paddington Station and I just looked up and there was a sea of commuters pointing their phones at us.

What do you think is the appeal of the series?

Great scripts that keep you guessing, and the combination of cases and personal storylines. The line- up brings a different dynamic. I think the lovely thing about the series is you get a good look at the characters, away from work. It鈥檚 interesting as an actor to have even the briefest insight into one of the other character's personal life, you learn more about all the characters that way.