Day five

And we have our last exterior shot for a while, which is just as well as it appears global warming has resulted in a sub arctic temperature becoming the norm in Hackney. Shot is good, with Lyndsey again reprising her role as 'character handing out flyers'.

Then it's back to Shrubland road for the interior kitchen scenes. Today is the first day we've had Kieran, our Billy, in, and it really changes the dynamic. He's great, and Ian plays off him really well. This is especially apparent in the kicthen scenes, which are some of the best things he's done so far.

Final scene is also the first for Richard, Emily's boyfriend, played by a young actor called Giles (thankfully not me). The chemistry and tone here have to be just right, and I'm very relieved to see they are. It is also fast becoming obvious that lyndsey has one of those movie star faces that really light up the screen, and with Mike's lighting she looks great as well as being an amazing actor. Today was the best work by so many of the cast it would be unfair to pick one, so I'll just thnak Blackburn for taking two points off Man U instead.

but best of all tomorrow we film at the Luminaire in Kilburn, five minutes from my house, so finally I get a lie in. It really doesn't get much better than that.