Sophie Rundle

It's the reason I love doing TV - revisiting stories and characters and the length of the story arcs.

I'm fascinated by delving into the historical context of what life was like in the past.

I think, in a comedy, it's easy to play people as very two-dimensional. But what is enjoyable to watch is seeing a more fully rounded person.

It feels a lot freer doing a comedy.

Filming 'Jamestown' in Budapest for six months felt like summer camp. There was a lovely cast of 16 actors, and we got along so well.

In a drama, you generally have to be very faithful to the script and the storyline, and it all has to fit together, and it's weighty and serious.

I want to be old Princess Margaret, without a doubt. Kaftan wearing, Caribbean island-dwelling... that's my inner spirit animal.

The joys of making a comedy are that it feels very playful and silly, and the energy is totally different because they want you to feel free enough to come out with something a bit mad.

Loyalty, support, and 'the sisterhood' are there in spades in 'Jamestown.'

That's something I've been conscious of and want to make true in all jobs I do. It's important we have women at the front and centre.

We don't see a lot of LGBTQ representation in period dramas because there was so much shame around it at the time. The stories that we tell about that time don't tend to focus explicitly on those sorts of characters, which is nonsense because they existed.

As a family, we'd watch films and talk about people on screen - what was good or bad and whether you believed them and their stories. I loved that.