Former Coronation Street star Sally Lindsay has revealed why the "secret" romance in her returning show works so well.
Lindsay, who played Shelley Unwin on Corrie, is the star of cosy crime series The Madame Blanc Mysteries. Returning for a fourth season tonight, the show follows Lindsay's character Jean White, an antiques dealer and amateur sleuth who works as a consultant for the police in the south of France.
Appearing on The One Show ahead of the fourth season premiere, the actor told hosts Alex Jones and Vernon Kay about Jean's relationship with Dom, played by Steve Edge.
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"We wanted to represent a middle-aged couple," Lindsay said.
"The difference is when you get together at this age, you don't want kids, you don't want to move in with each other, you just want to take it easy."
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Jean and Dom are currently laying low with their relationship, keeping it a secret from all other characters.
"Because they live in this microcosm of busybodies, they just want to keep it a secret to see how they get on," Lindsay said.
"There is no rush and they can take their time and they can do what they want," she added.
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"They keep it a secret from everybody else so it's just the audience and them two who know they are together."
This season, Jean will team up with Police Chief Inspector André Caron (Alex Gaumond) to uncover more mysteries, whilst struggling to keep her budding romance private.
Meanwhile, several guest stars were confirmed for the new batch of episodes, including Samantha Power, Charlie Condou, Richard Blackwood, Danny Hatchard, Graeme Hawley, Lorraine Burroughs and Edward MacLiam.
The Madame Blanc Mysteries returns on March 20 at 9pm on Channel 5.
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