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A WEEKLY PODCAST ABOURT ACTING HOSTED BY CRAIG PARKINSON (Line of Duty, Misfits, Four lions). Sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking....Always a great listen!
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Each week, Craig sits down with our brilliant guests to discuss the highs and sometimes extreme lows of becoming and being an actor. FOLLOW &
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23/12/2023

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It’s another belter with

As we reach the end of it seems only right to furnish you all with another episode in the same week.
Welcome to the penultimate TSP episode and this one has been long in the making.
This week we welcome writer & show runner Cash Carraway.
Craig and Cash were in touch 4 years ago to try and arrange and time and date for Cash to come on and talk.....turns out the perfect time and date is now!
Cash first came to our attention with her book, Skint Estate. Since then, Cash has written for theatre and shorts and then a real breakthrough with incredible BBC/HBO series RAIN DOGS starring Daisy May Cooper.
More recently Cash has been nominated in the BAFTA breakthrough category.
Finally, Craig and Cash set up a date to meet for the first time in person to record. Craig has as welcomed into Cash’s house where the tea flowed and Craig tried to mask the sound of doughnut eating whilst conducting the conversation. He may have failed on a few occasions.
Cash is an incredible person so we were thrilled to make this work.
After this conversation do go read SKINT ESTATE and RAIN DOGS is available to stream now.
We can’t wait to see what’s new on the slate for Cash. Until then, please welcome the brilliant Cash Carraway.
Craig Parkinson

21/12/2023

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Another Week, another podcast, but only for so long.
This week Craig decides to head back down to the beach at dusk. As the day becomes night he wanders on a darkening beach to have a chat and welcome this weeks guest.
It’s only stand up, 8 out of 10 cats favourite and top ‘podder’ JOE WILKINSON!
You’ll also know Joe’s work as an actor, his work on the brilliant comedy HIM & HER really made us all take notice. As a writer, he’s collaborated with his comedy partner David Earl to create the much loved shows THE COCKFIELDS and ROVERS
His work with David Earl continues 3 days a week as they co host the fantastic podcast CHATABIX podcast. What? You don’t listen? Get on it.
It’s very funny and they have some incredible guests on. We highly recommend you make that part of your podcast library...after we’ve gone, of course.
As Craig and Joe live near each other, CP popped the kettle on and Joe came knocking. Luckily for Joe, Craig was at home and answered the door. Once the brews were in hand they hit record and let it all flow. This is one of those classic TSP’s where two people have never met before... but you wouldn’t think it when listening. It’s a great natter and you’ll really get a handle on who Joe is. We’ve all seen his brilliant character persona, either on stage performing stand up or stealing the show from Jimmy Carr and his guests on 8 out of 10 cats, now lets get to know the real Joe Wilkinson.
One more thing! Joe is now an author! He’s collaborated with his friend Henry Paker on JOE WILKINSON: My (illustrated) Autobiography. As ever with an artist like Joe, all is not what it seems with this book, apart from it being very funny indeed. Go check it out at your local book shop.
This is the TWO SHOT PODCAST with the incomparable JOE WILKINSON. We really think you’re going to love this one.
CP

14/12/2023

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How we doing gang? Keeping cosy as the night draws in even quicker? We hope so. After last weeks cracking conversation with Neil Forsyth, we leave deepest Soho and head out of London to sit down with acclaimed actor, award winning fighter (more of that in the episode) and all round good bloke, Warren Brown.
You’ll be familiar with Warren’s work on television over the years:
Hollyoaks, Good Cop, The responder and of course as DS Justin Ripley in the BBC show Luther.
Craig and Warren talk about beginnings in the North of England, travels around the world with Muay-Thai boxing and how a job can take you to go and live down under.
We’re so chuffed to welcome Warren into our final countdown as it’s been a longtime coming.
Get that brew, pop those feet up and enjoy.
Craig Parkinson

07/12/2023

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Well, here we go. It’s the beginning of the end. The last ever 6 episodes is upon us.
Our next 6 weeks together are going to be brilliant. A time to reflect but also embrace so let’s do that and welcome the incredible Neil Forsyth. Neil is an astonishing author and writer of so many things. You’ve seen the award winning TV show Guilt (with past TSP guest Mark Bonnar)? That’s his. The incredible BBC show The Gold (with past TSP guest Jack Lowden)? That’s his. Craig and Neil met up in Soho, London to discuss all things writing, creating and what happens when you write a show, film and show and then that show doesn’t air. But first, they start with a joke ....
Craig Parkinson

31/08/2023

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It’s a lovely TSP chat with actress

Hello Two Shot Podcast listener mates. Hope you're all fine and well.
We've got a lovely chat with actress Aimee Kelly this week. Aimee's been in loads of ace stuff including feature film Sket where she made her debut, Wolfblood, The Duke and Hijak.
She and Craig sat down for a zoom chat and got right into it. They start with talk of pregnancy and parenthood, then detour to Newcatle, L.A. and London. They talk about happenstance, coincidence and self-awareness and loads of other stuff.
This is series eleven, episode four of the Two Shot Podcast with Aimee Kelly!
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20/07/2023

What's happening mates?? We're back with another series of Two Shot Podcasts. Series 11 now. Christ. Anyway, we're picking up where we left off and today, our guest is comedian and actor Colin Hoult ( ). Colin's done tons of telly, radio and theatre including Being Human, Life's Too Short, and Murder In Successville. He also plies his trade as a standup comedian.
He and Craig chat seagulls, sheds, swimming, shows, character, Brighton, ADHD and loads, loads more. It's a lovely, lovely start to the new series and we can't wait for you to listen.

This is series eleven, episode one of the Two Shot Podcast with Colin Hoult.

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27/04/2023

What’s up mates!? Hope you lot are good. This week we’ve got a duo of guests in the shape of Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson. You’ll know Andy; he’s been a TSP guest a couple of times. Jeremy’s a quarter of the legendary ‘League of Gentlemen’, co-creator of ‘Funland’ and, together with Andy, writer of the West End and cinematic hit ‘Ghost Stories’.

Jeremy and Andy have a new artistic endeavour, a navel called ‘The Warlock Effect’. The pair sit down with Craig at Soho’s Maison Bertaux to talk about their writing process, the glory days of s**t Saturday telly, Ghost Stories, collaboration, Jewish summer camp and tons of other fascinating stuff.

It’s a brilliant chat. Proper good-mate stuff. You’ll love it.

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23/03/2023

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It’s a gorgeous Two Shot Podcast chat with the fabulous Fremma Agyeman! In all good podcast feeds right now!

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12/01/2023

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What's up cockles. It's that Two Shot Pod time of the week again. We've got a lovely chat with the lovely, lovely Rob Auton.

Rob's a few things; A poet, a standup comedian, a podcaster, a budding list maker. He's thoughtful and great company so we thought we'd get to know him a bit better.

He and Craig talk about making lists, yellow jackets, pens and paper, structuring days, how to sell bagged salad and loads of other stuff. It's ace.

This is series ten, episode sixteen of the Two Shot Podcast with Rob Auton.

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07/01/2023

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Happy New Year TSP mates. Hope you’re well and good. We’ve got a wonderful new episode for you with the fantastic Lara Pulver. Lara is a British actress who now lives over in the US. You might know her from her fantastic performances in Spooks, The Split, and Sherlock, or from her brilliant stage appearance in Gypsy, amongst many, many other things.

She and Craig chat caffeination or the lack thereof, the power of meditation, squareness, beats, Los Angeles, child care, family, the importance of geography and loads, loads more.

It’s a fantastic chat full of clarity, reflection and purpose. This is series ten, episode fifteen of the two shot podcast with Lara Pulver.

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01/12/2022

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Happy Thursday mates. Hope you've eaten your entire advent calendar already if advent calendars are the kind of thing that floats your boat.

We've got an absolute gem of an episode for you today. It's a chat with Liz White. You'll know Liz from Life On Mars, Ackley Bridge, Unforgettable or loads of amazing appearances treading the boards of theatres across the country.

Craig and Liz sat down with a nice glass of something and had a lovely TSP chat. They argued over the etiquette of leaving a play if you're not feeling it, chatted about musicals, photography, kids at weddings, how best to spend your Sunday and tons, tons more. It's a belter and you'll love it.

This is series ten, episode fourteen of the two shot podcast with Liz White.

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26/11/2022

Happy weekend. Hope you've had one of those good weekend brekkies.

We missed our usual Thursday slot but we thought we'd stick this un out fresh off the press. It's a lovely and long overdue catchup with Lancashire legend Julie Hesmondhalgh.

Julie's written a new book about acting and it's brilliant. If you want to have a nosy then check out the excerpt that Craig mentions in the Guardian here.

Craig and Julie sat down for a chat about what they've been up to since the last TSP chat. They meander through subjects such as cultural capital, not being a di****ad, fame, failure, casting, class, voices on the page and loads, loads more. It's a great way to start to your weekend.

This is series ten, episode thirteen of the Two Shot Podcast with Julie Hesmondhalgh!

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10/11/2022

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Hiyer. How art? This week's ep is a part 2. A catchup with an old pal of Craig's; Mr Martin Compston. Martin needs no introduction but we'll give him one anyway. Line of Duty (obvs), Monarch of the Glen, The Wee Man, Ken Loach's Sweet Sixteen, Vigil, The Nest. Tons of amazing stuff. Podcast listeners, which we're sure a lot of you are, may have heard him on his new podcast Restless Natives with his mate Gordon Smart. Essential listening.

Anyway, here you are. Martin Compston part deux. Expect egg chat, shopping for glasses and the unstoppable march of time, the pace of life in LA, cnuts on social media and loads, loads, loads, loads more.

This is series ten, episode twelve of the Two Shot Podcast with Martin Compston

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29/10/2022

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What's up pals. It's TSP back in your lug holes.

We've got a lovely episode for you this week. It's a chat with the brilliant stand-up comedian Nick Helm.

Craig went to see Nick on the Brighton night of this What Have We Become tour last week and thought a TSP chat to Nick sounded like a good idea. Nick and Craig discuss audience participation and engagement, the comedy school year, meds, anxiety and depression, openness and loads, loads more. Frankly, it's pretty inspirational.

This is series ten, episode eleven of the Two Shot Podcast with Nick Helm

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06/10/2022

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Yo yo. What’s happening with you lot. It’s Thursday. It’s TSP time. It’s a brilliant episode with the fab actress Pearl Chanda. You might know Pearl if you’ve been to the cinema to see See How They Run alongside previous TSP guest Charlie Cooper. You might have seen her in Michaela Cole’s I May Destroy You or in one of her myriad performances across the theatres of the UK.

Craig and Pearl talk coping with indifference amongst colleagues, autumnal moods, the thrill of the stage, the collaborative process of auditioning, lying about what you do, career single-mindedness and loads, loads more.

It’s a great conversation and you’ll love it.

This is series ten, episode ten of the Two Shot Podcast with Pearl Chanda.

30/09/2022

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How goes mates. It's TSP back with a new banger. And this week we talk to the fantastic actress Charlene McKenna. You might know Charlene from her role as RA leader Captain Swing in the last series of Peaky Blinders, or from her roles in Bloodlines, Ripper Street or Raw.

Charlene hails from Monaghan, up in Ulster. Her family had a mushroom farm where Charlene worked before switching professions to become publicans. She and Craig talk about first auditions, natural wines, mindfully controlling your ailments, medicinal booze and loads more.

It's a brilliant and funny episode which you'll love.

This is series ten, episode nine of the Two Shot Podcast with Charlene McKenna.

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23/09/2022

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Hello mates. Hope all is well in your worlds. We've got a great episode for you this week with actress, director and author Rosie Day. Rosie's been on our screens since she was tiny. You might know her from Outlander, Hope and Glory, as a youth in Bernard's Watch or the stage adaptation of her book Teenage Armageddon.

She and Craig sat down for a real life chat (no zoom - yussss!) and chatted about developing and relinquishing a "good girl" complex, being forever seventeen, being bullied for playing an onscreen bully and her journey to being a writer.

Its a really lovely episode which we're sure you'll adore.

This is series ten, episode eight of the Two Shot Podcast with Rosie Day.

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08/09/2022

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Hiyer mates. Happy Thursday. We've got an absolute banger for you this week. It's a chat with the completely brilliant Helen Behan.

You might've seen her acting in Shane Meadows' 'This Is England' franchise or more recently in 'The Virtues' alongside Stephen Graham and previous TSP guest Niamh Algar. The unusual pathway into her acting career is a brilliant story that she tells with incredible aplomb.

Helen is great craic. She joined Craig over zoom on a woozy, post-pub Sunday morning but that didn't diminish her charm and warmth. They talk improv, imposters, arseholes, pubs, methods, and loads, loads more. It's an episode we're dead excited for you to hear.

This is series ten, episode seven of the Two Shot Podcast with Helen Behan.

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04/08/2022

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Hey hey TSP listener buddies. You all good? We do hope so.

Craig had a week off in Cornwall last week but we’re back with a lovely new episode this week. It’s a chat with the very fantastic Phoebe Fox. You might know her from the great The Great, National Theatre’s Twelfth Night, Eye In The Sky and loads more brilliant stuff.

She and Craig chatted over the digital airwaves of West London touching on subjects such as averted butchery careers, compartmentalisation, memory distortion, RADA, professional trust, women’s career trajectory and loads of other stuff. She’s an absolutely amazing woman and we can’t wait for you to hear this; series ten, episode six of the Two Shot Podcast with Phoebe Fox.

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21/07/2022

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Hiyer everyone. Hope you haven’t melted, spontaneously combusted or otherwise been adversely affected by the waves of heat. Anyway, get the kettle on, have one of those brews that actually cool you down, and have a listen to this week's TSP. This week’s guest is the fantastic actress Aisling Loftus.

You might know Aisling from ITV’s Mr Selfridge, the BBC’s War & Peace, Sky's The Midwich Cockoos amongst loads of other ace stuff. Aisling is a joy. Straight talking, honest, considered, open and with a deep love of her nearest and dearest. She and Craig discuss support networks, eating disorders and the effects they have, big Irish families, motherhood, Nottingham, Workshop, adult company, and the absolute joy of being well directed. You'll love it.

This is series ten, episode five of the Two Shot Podcast with Aisling Loftus.

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15/07/2022

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Happy Friday TSP listeners. How’s it going with you? We’re good and hoping you are too. We’ve got a really brilliant episode for you today. It’s a chat with the brilliant journalist, author and editor Terri White. Terri’s got a really varied and distinguished career spanning many places and many guises. She’s spent time at Empire magazine, Time Out in New York, Nuts magazine and Shortlist amongst many others. Terri is incredibly candid and talks openly about her survival of child abuse and the dissociation she experienced. She and Craig talk about anxieties and panic attacks, class references, privilege, accents, social mobility, opportunity, representation and loads, loads more.

She’s a brilliant, brilliant guest that we’re dead proud to have her on.

This is series ten, episode four of the Two Shot Podcast with Terri White.

Terri’s book Coming Undone is out now and you can read an extract here - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jun/27/terri-white-good-nights-lost-my-phone-bad-nights-lost-my-sanity

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23/06/2022

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Hiyer. How's it going? Two Shot Podcast here. More like the "Too Hot Podcast" amirite!?!? (sorry if anyone saw us use that joke already on stories). Anyway, hope you're enjoying the British sunny snap, and if you're not in Britain, then I hope the weather where you are is equally clement. Weather chat done. Welcome to series 10! We've got an absolute banger to kick off with too. It's a lovely chat with Emma Appleton. She's a fantastic actress who you may have seen playing Nancy recently in Danny Boyle's 'Pistol'. She's also in the brilliant new adaptation of Dolly Alderton's 'Everything I Know About Love' on the BBC along with Craig, so go and check those out when you're next short of something to watch.

This is a fabulous hour and a bit with Emma and Craig touching on all sorts; The intensity of London, corn exchanges, unsupportive teachers, modelling and creative fulfilment, the s*x pistols, power and planning, and loads, loads more. She's a brilliant guest and we're buzzing she decided to come on.

This is series ten, episode one of the Two Shot Podcast with Emma Appleton!

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14/05/2022

…and our final throwback episode this week is with the fantastic Marc Munden

12/05/2022

Thursday’s TSPTBT is the fantastic - what an honour to have her on the podcast.

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