Coronation Street’s Tristan Gemmill has told how there’s “never a dull moment” in Twelve Angry Men — and why it’s a special show for him to be a part of.
The show tells the story of a jury who has murder on their minds and a life in their hands as they set out to decide the fate of a young delinquent accused of killing his father. “And you’re thinking, ‘oh God how’s that going to work for two hours?’ But it somehow does. It’s so meticulously crafted and every piece fits together into the next piece.“There’s never a dull moment. There’s moments of explanation and little hiatuses, but everything moves on at a really clever pace.
“He and I were talking afterwards — the late, great, Bill Kenwright — and I said, by way of keeping the conversation going, ‘so, I don’t suppose you’ve cast Twelve Angry Men yet?’ “We all bounce off each other really well. We do love it, every time that we do it — as challenging as it is." Gemmill told how he feels “very lucky” that he always knew acting was the career path he wanted to follow.
He said, “I was lucky — I did The Bodyguard. I’m not really a singer. I mean, I can hold a tune in the shower, but I’m not really a singer that would inflict my music on the general public. The Crown actor told how he feels lucky to have been able to play one of the roles he had set his sights on already — and whether there are any other roles he would like to try one day.
“I’d be more than happy to go back to television, or film, or do another stage show. Whatever comes next. I’m not one of those actors that knows immediately what they’re doing next, so we’ll see.”