Anna Friel test




		Shown: ITV1 - Des & Mel (UK) 15 April 2003 [coming soon]			Channel 4 "The Priory" Interview - 13 June 2000 [Zoe Ball gives introduction as Anna walks in through entrance shown as a surveillance camera shot in black and white. Anna comes into studio and hugs Jamie Theakston] Jamie Theakston: Did you feel the sweat ? *Anna:* I felt that sweat - I felt my legs too… JT: I'm dripping. Anna and Michael - have you 2 met ? [meaning Anna and another guest] *Anna:* We have ! Michael: We have ! JT: Is that it ? Is there more to it ? are you gonna tell us more ? Anna: In the dressing room !! JT: Ah, alright, OK. Now listen Anna, we haven't seen much of you recently. Have you been away ? Have you been busy ? Anna: I've been in America for about a year and half. JT: Right… Anna: And just got back from Canada on Friday - which I was glad about ! JT: OK. And I'm guessing you're working ? These aren't holidays ? Anna: No. Filming !! JT: What have you been up to ? Anna: Hmmm, it depends on the last time you saw me. To catch up on it… JT: Well take us from Brookside ! Anna: Oh !. Well I've done 10 movies since then… JT: 10 movies !! Anna:…. 6 months on Broadway and I got back about…., got back on Friday. JT: Right 'cos I know you did "Work Girls"… [Anna laughs out loud causing audience to laugh] JT: No… not "Work Girls"…. Anna: Do your research Jamie !!!

		Shown: Channel 4 - The Priory (UK) 13 June 2000 [view complete interview]

		Shown: BBC2 Rough Cut Movie Show (UK) October 1999 [view complete interview]

		Shown: Channel 5 "The Movie Chart Show" Mad Cows Interview (UK) 27 October 1999 [view complete interview]

		Shown: BBC1 "Film 99" Mad Cows Interview (UK) 26 October 1999 [view complete interview]

		Shown: BBC1 Clive Anderson All Talk Interview (UK) 21 October 1999 [view complete interview]			JT: "Rogue Trader"… that was the one !! Anna: "Land Girls" !! JT: And "Rogue Trader" which you did with Ewan McGregor. What was that like ? Was that any good that film ? Anna: Yeah it was fun to do. JT: Was it ? Anna: Yeah ! JT: And what was Ewan like ? Anna: Yeah, he was good. JT: And you've just been doing a film in, in Canada. Is that right ? Anna: Yeah called "War Bride". And I've just done one with a director called Barry Levinson who, erm, did like "Rainman", "Good Morning Vietnam" and all that stuff. [goes into Belfast accent] , and in that I play a wee Belfast girl, so I talk like that for about 3 month. [back into normal accent] She's a wee girl who works in a mental hospital. She's a nurse. JT: But you've got all your plaudits that…. Anna: Look at you sweating [Anna wipes Jamie's brow of sweat - urgh !!] JT: I know, I can't breathe. I'm embarrassed by it, I know, it's 'cos of you…. But you did a lot of work in the theatre because you won numerous awards and you….. - plaudits over in the states where you're looked upon as like the biggest, sort of, fe-m…, UK actress. Er, would that be fair to say ? Anna: You know it was my first time onstage and they offered, asked me to do it and I was petrified. We did 6 months and 2 awards later and got loads of good reviews and then came back to England. JT: Was it true that all these big stars keep coming backstage and asking Annater you ? Anna: Aha... JT: We want names on the show, that's what we like !! Anna: You sound nAnnaf when you do that !! JT: No, go ! Anna: Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, Al Pacino, Madonna, Robert Newman, er, I don't know, lots… JT: And I also read that Jack Nicholson also said "Until I spend the night with Anna Friel I won't be able to concentrate". Er, what is that ? Anna: Maybe that was, I told him, I was talking to him and said "Come on, you're old enough to be my granddad !!" JT: Did he try and chat you up ? Anna: He said "Well I kept you talking for 10 minutes huh !!" JT: Really ?

		Shown: Channel 5 Interview on Land Girls (UK) [view complete interview]

		Shown: Channel 4 - TFI Friday Interview (UK) [view complete interview]







					Anna: I was like… he was cool ! JT: 'Cos I also heard that you went on a few dates with Al Pacino ? Is that fair to say ? *Anna:* No. We worked together. We were doing like work on some scripts that we're going on later on. JT: Right, OK. But now your big… it's funny 'cos you shot to fame on the back of this , of this lesbian kiss in Brookside. Anna: Well I hope not just that. I hope something to do with me. JT: No , but obviously…. Anna: Yeah. JT: …. That was the, that was such a huge thing and I was looking the , I think I've got the paper yesterday and they're doing it again. This is in yesterday's paper. Anna: No ! Are they ? JT: They're doing another lesbian kiss which I think is going to be broadcast on Friday ! Anna: Is it as good as ours ? JT: Well I'll tell you what - you can judge for yourself 'cos I think we've got a clip of it. Take a look at this…. [Clip from Brookside is shown] JT: On a scale of 1 to 10, how do you rate that ? Anna: Ah, well it's more passionate than ours !! JT: Really ? Anna: Yeah !!





					JT: Anna sadly we're running out of time but has anyone got a question, anyone in the audience got a question that they'd like to put to Anna ? Anyone at all… er… [someone shouts from audience] Not you sir !! We'll have you out !! Megan and Rosie, what's your question ? Megan & Rosie: You went out with Darren Day. Urrrrgghhh - why ? Anna [grins slightly but looks shocked]: Ah !! Why would I go out with someone who wasn't nice for 2 and a half years ? JT: Exactly ! Anna: I've got good taste in men !! JT: You have !! Anna: A list that you don't know about… but I er…. JT: A list that we don't know about ? Anna: Absolutely !! JT: You want to share….. Anna: Absolutely not !! [audience laughs] JT: A round of applause for Anna Friel [Audience applauds and a pregnant Zoe Ball sits on sofa. Anna and Zoe embrace and Anna rubs Zoe's bump] Anna: I'm getting all "clucky" !! JT: You want one of these ? [pointing at Zoe's bump] Anna: I so do !! Zoe: Do U ? Anna: Yeah !! JT: Really !! Zoe: Wait you're young !! Anna: If I found the right man, I'd be there in a second !! Zoe: Spend 24 hours with me, you won't want it !!