Sean Bean demanded that he didnt die in WWII drama World On Fire
Sean Bean plays Douglas in World On Fire (Picture: BBC) Sean Bean made sure that his character surv..
Sean Bean made sure that his character survived before joining World Of Fire.
The actor is known for a weird quirk in his roles where the character he is playing ends up biting the dust.
Ned Stark in Game Of Thrones, Boromir in Lord Of The Rings, Alec Trevelyan in Goldeneye and Ulric in Black Death are just some of the ways Sean has bitten the dust on screen.
Its something the 60-year-old is well aware of, so before deciding to play Douglas Bennett he only had one question for the shows creator Peter Bowker.
He told press at the shows launch: It was a telephone conversation and I said, “I dont die in this one, do I?” and he said, “No, no youll be fine. Youre alright.”
So now he knows Douglas makes it out alright (this series anyway!), hes well up for coming back for more episodes if they get the green light.
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Sean said: Its something thats just unfolding at the moment and all doors are left open.
Theres a lot more story to tell. Im certainly interested because I want to know what happens to me children. Theres a lot of good potential to come.
Bowker backed up the stars comments, revealing: Id seen him in Broken and I thought, I bet we can get Sean to do this role, because you can see where actors are moving.
And his main concern when I rang him was that he didnt die. That was it. “Do I die?” “No”, “Ill do it”.
World On Fire is a drama set in World War II from the point of view of ordinary people caught in the crossfire.
Helen Hunt, Lesley Manville, Blake Harrison and rising talents Jonah Hauer-King, Julia Brown, Yrsa Daley-Ward and Kasia Tomaszeski also star.
World On Fire starts 29 September on BBC One.
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