Greetings Two Shot Podcast listener. Hope you're very well. This week we are joined by some real acting royalty in the form of Meera Syal. We sat down with Meera in the basement of Maison Bertaux (What! You've not been yet!? You definitely should very soon) and we talked about her childhood in Wolverhampton, sleeping in a draw, parental support, the dawn of proper British Asian comedy and loads and loads of other stuff. You'll know Meera from her pioneering work alongside former TSP guest Sanjee...
May 24, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Eyup. It's that TSP time of the week again and in this insalment, we've had a pint and a chin-wag with actor Daniel Ryan. In the cool confines of Maison Bertaux's cellar, the conversation flowed freely, veering from Northern childhoods, to the changing nature of auditions, via coping with acting downtime. You might know Dan from his appearances in Mount Pleasant, Homefires, or Black Sea. Or from one of many stage appearnaces in such productions as Glengarry Glen Ross. Dan is a wonderful man; war...
May 17, 2018•1 hr 46 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Happy Thursday Two Shot Podcast listeners. Thanks for tuning in to our 42nd episode. This instalment sees us sitting down with Lancashire actress Hannah Britland. We met Hannah on a Beautiful spring day down in the basement of Maison Bertaux (Again, sorry if there's any background noise putting you off. One day we'll be able to afford our own acoustically perfect podcasting studio... sponsors get in touch!?!?!) Hannah is an absolute ball of energy and her joi de vivre absolutely shines all over ...
May 10, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Here we are again. THIS IS EPISODE 41 OF THE TWO SHOT PODCAST and this week we're thrilled to welcome... the man, the voice... THE MATT BERRY! Craig & Producer Griff travelled into London's Soho to meet Matt on the hottest day of the year so far (remember that? Was that our summer?) and popped to our favourite tea shop, Maison Bertaux (Greek street - you should go, it's ace!) and sat down, and more importantly cooled down, and then got down to it. It's a cracker of an episode with Matt and w...
May 03, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Happy Thursday Two Shot Podcast listeners. Thanks for downloading and listening. This week we were in the esteemed company of actress Karen Bryson. We met Karen down at Maison Bertaux on the our annual British sunny day (as you may be able to tell from the massively overlit picture that accompanies this edition). Karen is a fantastic woman, she speaks with vigour and passion on every single one of the many subjects we touched upon. You may know her from Channel 4's Shameless or from the BBC's Cu...
Apr 26, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Greetings Two Shot Podcast listeners and welcome to another episode. The actor, writer and filmmaker Tim Plester is our guest this week. We met up with Tim in Soho (big shout out to Kevin Proctor again for the recording space) and chatted about national variants of the school yard cry of disbelief "chinny", wayward school days and morris dancing amongst a myriad of other things. You may know Tim from his work in Game of Thrones, or from his documentary films The Way Of The Morris and The Ballad ...
Apr 19, 2018•1 hr 32 min•Season 2Ep. 17
How's it going two shot podcast listeners. It's that time oif the week again where we bring you a lovely chat with a brilliant person. This week is the turn of actor and writer Danny Lee Wynter. Danny is an achingly passionate individual who has played numerous rolls on stage and screen. He speaks with incredible intenisity and awareness on every subject that is touched upon to create a truly epic couple of hours (!!!). He is also the founder of the charity 'Act For Change' which campaigns for b...
Apr 12, 2018•2 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 16
It's Thursday and you're probably still wondering what made you eat that other chocolate egg over the Easter break... forget about that now... leave the guilt in the rubbish bin with the wrappers and let's GET. OUR. PODCAST. ON!Craig & Producer Griff took a journey south and met up with Shane in London's Soho (big shout out to Tania Wade❤️), sat down with a brew and got their natter on.This is another cracker of an episode that tackles so much; life, love, jobs, family, Wales... crikey, so s...
Apr 05, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 15
HAPPY THURSDAY!This is episode 36 of The Two Shot Podcast and this week we leave the world of acting and dip our toes (ears?) into the world of music with our guest LONELADY (Julie Campbell)Craig & Producer Griff travel to meet Julie in London's Soho to sit down and talk early life, music, art, school, confidence and fear and a whole lot more.Massive shout to TSP friend Kevin Proctor for helping out as we recorded in his office in soho. Big up Kev!We were thrilled to have Julie on, as she do...
Mar 29, 2018•41 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Greetings Two Shot Pod listeners. Hope you're all keeping well. Spring has sprung apparently so happy spring to everyone. We here at the Two Shot Podcast just keep rolling on and this week, in our 35th episode we bring you a chat with Shaun Dooley. Shaun, as Craig says in the episode, is and absolutely top geezer. Hailing from Barnsley in Yorkshire and overflowing with white rose charm he talked to us about his childhood, his school days, pit work, accents and everything in between. You might've...
Mar 21, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Here we are again. Getting to be a regular thing this, eh? Well, we're thrilled you're here for this, episode 34 of the Two Shot Podcast with the Welsh-wonder that is LISA PALFREY.This week Craig and Producer Griff travelled to London with guests lined up but nowhere to record, it being a Sunday and that. In steps KEVIN PROCTOR to save the day with his Soho office. CHEERS KEVIN!!!We sat down with Lisa to talk about her Welsh background and growing up and struggles with authority amongst plenty o...
Mar 15, 2018•42 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Happy Thursday to you all!Thanks so much for joining us again for episode 33 of the Two Shot Podcast with Sheffield artist Pete McKee!Craig & Producer Griff drove to Sheffield through the snow and rain to be warmly welcomed into chez McKee for a great talk about his love of Sheffield, his upbringing, how he got his start, his love for art and so so much more. It's a really brilliant episode that we're sure you'll love. Again, another human life story that, no matter what we do in our chosen ...
Mar 08, 2018•57 min•Season 2Ep. 11
What's good TSP listeners. Hope you're all very well. This week sees another Two Shot Pod first. We travelled to Liverpool to have a sit down with the inimatable Ingrid Oliver... in front of other people!! That's right, this is a recording from our first live event. Ingrid is a wonderful actor and comedian and her chat with Craig had the audience captivated on the night. They talked girl's school, elections, house-moves and surnames. You might know Ingrid from her work as part of comedy duo Wats...
Mar 01, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Here we are. IT'S EPISODE 31! Thanks so much for downloading and subscribing. Means the world. This week we're joined by TOM STOCKS.It's actually quite rare that we chat to people who get in touch with us, we don't want people to feel that they have "sell" anything or have any sort of agenda, you know? We want people to come on and feel free to talk and also feel it's a safe place to do so. This episode is a little different as Tom did get in touch and we had a look at what he did and thought it...
Feb 22, 2018•1 hr 47 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Y'alright. It's Two Shot Pod episode 30 and this week's guest is Mancunian actor and total legend, Steve Evets. We met up with Steve in Ziferblat in Manchester's Northern Quarter on a proper minging Mancunian day, but Steve's stories and Northern authenticity soon warmed us up. You might've seen Steve in Ken Loach's brilliant film 'Looking For Eric' or on 'Rev' 'In The Flesh' or 'Girlfriends' on the telly. He's been in bloody loads. In this hour our or so, Steve talks in depth about his childhoo...
Feb 15, 2018•1 hr 40 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Now then. This episode sees another first for us here at the Two Shot Podcast. We've got not one, but two chats with brilliant actors to share with you. The first part of episode 29 took us to Stockport to have a sit down and fruity tea with with none other than Chrissy Bottomley. Chrissy is an absolute pearler of a human being. She welcomed us in to her home, gave us nocellara olives and made us feel fully welcome before she sat down with Craig to have a great chat about her life and her views ...
Feb 08, 2018•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Now then. We said we were broadening our horizons in 2018, and here's an interview with someone who isn't from the world of acting. This week we went over to Manchester to a lovely place called Ziferblat (if you don't know then head over to http://www.ziferblat.co.uk and have a sken) to have a brew with Longsight's finest Dave Scott aka Argh Kid. Dave is a spoken word poet and his hip-hop tinged insights into Mancunian life are an absolute treat. We've got a couple of live performances book-endi...
Feb 01, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Good morning, afternoon or evening. Thanks or downloading and listening to this, the 27th installment of the Two Shot Podcast. We've got a treat for you this week in the form of a chat with esteemed actor and all around top person, Lloyd Hutchinson!If you've seen any number of plays in London over the past few years, chances are you'll have had the pleasure of watching Lloyd at work. He's been a reagular on stage and screen over the past few decades and this brilliant little chat shows what a ge...
Jan 25, 2018•57 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Yes, it's Thursday. Yes, it's The Two Shot Podcast. Yes, it's Episode 26. Happy days.This week Craig & Producer Griff travelled to London to meet with the wonderful Poppy Miller. You may have seen Poppy in The Second Best Marigold Hotel or the feature film Emma. More recently you may have gone to London's West-End to see her as Ginny Weasley in Harry Potter & the Cursed Child. We were lucky enough to get the kettle on with Poppy prior to her (and her family) packing the bags for a move a...
Jan 18, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Alright alright. Happy January and all that. We're back in the Two Shot Podcast swing of things with a great chatter with none other than Greg McHugh. You might know Greg from the BBC's Gary: Tank Commander or Channel 4's Fresh Meat but this being the Two Shot Podcast we don't discuss that (much). Craig and Greg sat down and chewed the fat over Edinburgh, sport, The Fringe, family, and the freedom of anonymity of London.Greg is an absolutely top human being and this is a great hour to kick off t...
Jan 11, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Season's greetings TSP listeners. Lovely of you to join us at this time of the year. Hope you're all feeling suitably festive. It's a little bit of a break from the norm this week as we take a look back at your favourite bits from the first 23 episodes of the podcast. Thanks to everyone who took the time to get in touch and suggest an clip, it's really special that we can make an episode just for you. Nice one to everyone who has listened in this year. Here's to an excellent 2018 for you and som...
Dec 28, 2017•57 min
Season's greetings TSP listeners. Lovely of you to join us at this time of the year. Hope you're all feeling suitably festive. It's a little bit of a break from the norm this week as we take a look back at your favourite bits from the first 23 episodes of the podcast. Thanks to everyone who took the time to get in touch and suggest an clip, it's really special that we can make an episode just for you. Nice one to everyone who has listened in this year. Here's to an excellent 2018 for you and som...
Dec 28, 2017•1 hr 9 min
Hello Two Shot Pod listeners. Thanks for downloading. You are all absolute champs. This week on the podcast we have a lovely chat and a (Yorkshire strength) brew with Rebecca Callard. Rebecca is an actress. You may have seen her on the telly back in the day when she was in The Borrowers, The Grand and Sunburn or more recently in the acclaimed BBC4 comedy The Detectorists. But... this being the Two Shot Podcast we don't talk about that much. Rebecca is an absolute diamond. She came to meet us in ...
Dec 14, 2017•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Alright alright alright. How's it going? It's episode 22 time and it's a chat with Andy Sheridan! We visited Andy in Manchester where he was acting in the play People, Places and Things alongside previous TSP guest Michael Balogun. Craig first worked with Andy in the feature film Control - That was ten years ago. When Andy wasn't acting and being a father he never stopped learning and feeding his creativity. As a writer, his first play Winterlong won the Bruntwood prize. This Two Shot Podcast is...
Dec 07, 2017•42 min•Season 2Ep. 1
We cannot believe that it's episode 20! Flown by right? Well, we thought we'd mark the occasion by getting the magnetic DANNY MAYS in for a pot of tea and good old chin wag! We're so glad we did cos this is a very special episode with one of the UK's finest (not to mention, funniest) actors. You'll know Dan from all sorts ranging from his BAFTA nominated turn as Danny Waldron in series 3 of Line Of Duty to his role in Mrs Briggs and on the big screen in Dad's Army and most recently The Limehouse...
Nov 23, 2017•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Good morning, afternoon or evening, and a very warm welcome to Episode 19 of The Two Shot Podcast. This week it's back down south and straight into Soho to grab the teapot and settle down with THOMAS COOMBES. It was another one of those episodes where Craig & Producer Griff had never met Thomas but are now very pleased they have. It's another great natter covering all sorts of things including, a story about getting help and support from actors working within the industry today. Massive than...
Nov 16, 2017•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 18
How the devil are you this Thursday? Just going back through the archives of TSP and this week we thought we’d bring you a classic episode with the incredible human that is AMANDA ABBINGTON. It’s a beautiful natter with Amanda that we recorded last year in soho, London in a favourite tea shop on Greek Street, Maison Betaux. We talk about her early years, cruelty at school and strength in life, raising children and so much more. It’s absolute class and we’re proud to bring it to you. Again. On a ...
Nov 09, 2017•48 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Happy Thursday! Before we get down to it PLEASE READ THIS... We want to say a HUGE thanks... To you! Yes! YOU! Our dear listeners. Two bits of cracking news this week. We were on a list in The Observer (decent paper for those outside these isles). The Two Shot Podcast was in the top 10 most talked about podcasts of 2017! The next day we topped the iTunes Charts of Tv & Film straight in at NUMBER 1! All this is down to you lot supporting, listening and telling others about what you've found. ...
Nov 02, 2017•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Hiyer. How're you keeping? Thanks very much for downloading and listening to this, the sixteenth installment of the Two Shot Podcast. What a spectacularly good episode we've got in store for you this week. Craig and Producer Griffin met up with Tony Pitts down in Soho just after catching a screening of Tony's new film ('Funny Cow', got Maxine Peake in it, very good). Tony has been loads of ace stuff. You've probably seen him in Peaky Blinders, or Line of Duty... or Lilyhammer, Jamestown, Emmerda...
Oct 26, 2017•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Well, you know what they say; time flies. It's Episode 15?? Yep. That's right, and this week we get the kettle on with the very lovely Tamzin Outhwaite. Craig & Producer Griff travelled to London to meet up with Tamzin and she welcomed them into her home. Once the cables were plugged, mics checked and tea brewed, it was down to business. We were thrilled to have her on. You'll know Tamzin from UK T.V. work in all sorts including Eastenders, Red Cap, Out Of control, Doctor Who, The Catherine ...
Oct 19, 2017•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 14
