LONDON (AP) 鈥� 鈥淭he Flatshare鈥� stars Jessica Brown Findlay and Anthony Welsh got to do all their own stunts in their new rom-com TV series.
The stunts in question? Writing Post-it notes, which sometimes required multiple takes: 鈥淚 got so many sent back being like, 鈥業t鈥檚 great, but that鈥檚 not how you spell that word,鈥欌�� Brown Findlay laughed.
Based on the bestselling book by Beth O鈥橪eary that was translated into more than 25 languages, 鈥淭he Flatshare鈥� revolves around two strangers who live in the same apartment 鈥� one at night and the other in the day. They communicate through the sticky notes. It begins airing on Paramount Plus on Dec. 1.
鈥淲e did all our own handwriting,鈥� Brown Findlay explained.
Welsh added that they had to write out about five of each note note.
鈥淛essie knows this now, but I was in like secret competition with her because every day the props department would be like, 鈥榊ou鈥檝e got like a batch to do today.鈥� And I鈥檓 like, 鈥楬ow many we got?鈥�" he described. "鈥榃e got 40.鈥� 鈥極K, 40 鈥� damn. How many has Jessie done?鈥� 鈥楽he鈥檚 done all of them.鈥欌��
The television series follows the relationship that develops between Leon and Tiffany, played by Welsh ("Fleabag," 鈥淭he Great鈥�) and Brown Findlay ("Downton Abbey," 鈥淏rave New World鈥�).
Most of the show is set in the London apartment that the characters share, which had panels that could be removed to enable filming in the small space.
As soon as Tiffany moves in, she takes over the space, Welsh said.
鈥淚t felt like Tiff鈥檚 flat from day one. And I was like, 鈥極K Peter (Cattaneo, director), tell me what鈥檚 mine and what鈥檚 hers,鈥� and like, 85% of this stuff is Tiffany鈥檚," he said. "Leon lives a very, like, simple, minimalist life almost, but she brings a lot of color into the set.鈥�
Brown Findlay said she's 鈥渉ad loads of flatmates and like, mad flats.鈥�
鈥淚 rented a flat once because there was Harry Potter wallpaper in the loo. I just failed to see any other, like, everything else about the flat was terrible and I just ignored all of it,鈥� she said.
She admitted worrying she 鈥渨as like the weird flatmate who wouldn鈥檛 come out of their room a lot鈥� in her past flatsharing arrangements.
鈥淪ometimes you鈥檙e just like, 鈥業 just need some space鈥� or like taking really long baths and stuff, and then they鈥檙e like, 鈥榊ou鈥檝e used all the hot water,鈥欌�� she said. "Yeah, I don鈥檛 know if I was always great.鈥�
But for their own flatsharing arrangement, the lead actors 鈥� who hadn鈥檛 met before 鈥� were delighted to work together.
鈥淲e kind of both fangirled each other,鈥� Brown Findlay said.
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Hilary Fox, The Associated Press
