Outlander's fifth season premiere is right around the corner, adapting the events of Diana Gabaldon's novel 'The Fiery Cross', which see Jamie and Claire Fraser struggle to deal with political tensions that will to lead to the American Revolution.
Fan-favourite character Lord John Grey only appears in this particular novel through letters between him and Jamie, although the TV folks have made the wise decision to have him appear in person throughout this season.
Clearly they know what their audience wants, but could they go one step further and adapt the multiple Lord John novels into a spin-off show? Actor David Berry told Digital Spy and others that he'd be up for it.
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"I think the character is a great character," he said, "I really enjoy those novels. He's sort of in the realm of hypotheticals so in a hypothetical world, yeah, I'd jump at the chance to play the character again in the right series.
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"The source material is really strong. Diana has written a wonderful character and a wonderful series of books, and I really enjoyed playing him."
Another thing we'd all like to see for Lord John is a love interest, which has always been an issue for the character seeing as homosexuality was punishable by death at that time.
Berry also argued that it would not be as fun.
"Maybe if you gave him that love he wouldn't be as compelling to watch", he explained. "When you get Lord John and Jamie in a room together there is that frisson, that unrequited love... I think Lord John's mystery and fascination for viewers, and for me, is how he carries in his heart this tragic romance for someone who he will never be able to possess.
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"Keeping that and wondering if he will ever have happiness is his life is something quite tantalising. I think that the fun of it is to think who would Lord John find happiness with? The moment we arrive on that, like when Mulder and Scully get together, it loses its steam, you lose interest.
"I hope he does but also for our viewers and dramatic purposes I hope he doesn't, because I might become a very boring character."
Outlander season 5 begins on February 16 on Starz in the US. The show streams on Amazon Prime in the UK.
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Critic and writer Jo Berry has been writing about TV and movies since she began her career at Time Out aged 18. A regular on BBC Radio, Jo has written for titles including Empire, Maxim, Radio Times, OK!, The Guardian and Grazia, is the author of books including Chick Flicks and The Parents’ Guide to Kids’ Movies.
She is also the editor of website Movies4Kids. In her career, Jo has interviewed well-known names including Beyonce, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Kiefer Sutherland, Tom Cruise and all the Avengers, spent many an hour crushed in the press areas of award show red carpets. Jo is also a self-proclaimed expert on Outlander and Brassic, and completely agrees that Die Hard is a Christmas movie.
