But the place, the costumes, the chase,

the exchange between me and Eddie’s stunt doubles.

There is so much work to be done in there,

and it is the rumble of (Lashana humming) which

it makes you feel like something bad is about to happen.

(dramatic music)

Now that the show is out,

I can share some behind the scenes secrets

with you on the production of the show.

Hello Sky, play Day of the Jackal.

It’s my TV now.

(dramatic music)

It was my first,

actually my first big sequence for Bianca.

It was really intense actually.

I feel like the cast and crew were there.

It was hot in Budapest.

We had all our tactical gear and lots of sunscreen,

and now you’ll see us bursting through the door,

which did not happen once by chance.

(Man) Man on the ground.

There are moments in the show

which are a direct replica of the original.

For me, it’s important to have this balance,

and I think half has arrived

honor the character of Jackal

and the other half came

by modernizing through the character of Bianca.

Bianca’s character wasn’t Bianca.

He was a very different man.

It was as if this retelling of the story

was an opportunity for us to dive

how women can serve in the world of espionage.

And I think she’s an example of that.

(dramatic music)

I’ve been into the spy genre before,

but also going into something like this as a student.

How would Bianca approach her fascination

and its weapons expertise.

Two packs of immediate X-ray extraction now.

Many of these thoughts came from the women I spoke to

from the Metropolitan Police to MI-6,

and they gave me a lot of information

about how they relate to their weapons,

from their initial training,

to then see certain things,

horrible things in their career,

to then perhaps become a mother

and have greater responsibilities in life

and perhaps no longer want to touch weapons.

Here I must really like to take my time

and understand the brains behind military women.

I love the fact that we do more for them,

and I love that someone like Bianca exists on the page.

(Operational) 40 meters from the rear, moving,

Mobile.

When you watch TV at home with your family,

you see something new

it subconsciously reminds you of the kind of work

that we all do to push back the barriers.

Being a producer while filming is one thing,

but produce during the post-production process

is so juicy.

I love talking about sound.

I love talking about notes and editing

and how it also informs the narrative.

So I had very good conversations with our composer, Volker,

and our music supervisor, Catherine,

who were so, as meticulous as me.

Creating suspense is one of the most important things,

especially when it comes to this kind.

(phone rings)

We created like a symphony of history,

what it should look like

and what it should look like.

(dramatic music) (gunfire)

Damn.

Ok, everything, including this word

that you just heard over there, which concerns naughty children,

the sound of the gun, the car leaving, my footsteps,

it was all between Foley and ADR,

and I love that it’s another way

that you can create suspense

and drama and tension.

Huffing and puffing is awesome to do in ADR,

you may hyperventilate at these times,

which is actually fun.

Well done tango, we were trapped.

He knew we were coming.

Watching it on TV is like entering the mind

of what my parents’ experiences would be like

and what would be the experience of the nation.

When you can go to the cinema, it’s great.

When you look at something that is made for the home,

you want it to sound good.

The sound here is crisp, it is sharp,

and I saw it.

Hello Sky, turn up the volume.

I’m not going to lie, this might be my favorite scene.

Okay, from the beginning,

you were really honest with me

how much you love your job

and how important it is to you, okay?

But last night you brought danger into our house.

Between this knife held to my daughter’s neck

and that gun you pointed in his direction,

Jasmine could have been killed.

But she wasn’t.

I took care of it.

She said you tortured this man.

I still feel very sad for Bianca watching this scene

because she tries.

From the outside it doesn’t look like it,

but she is trying hard.

I remember being tired at that time

because there was a lot of emotion,

and you can see it in my eyes,

it can be seen before the eyes.

On the page, she taught me

on how she wants to be represented,

and how she wants to be represented is in the raw

as in a carnal way.

She just feels very naked.

It was just a very honest and raw argument

between two people who love each other

but I also don’t really know how to do it at the moment.

If I’m not where they tell me to be

at the exact time they tell me to be there,

then someone dies.

Do you understand?

It’s actually heartbreaking to see her go through

types of internal wars,

and here she is in an impossible situation with her work

and his family life intersecting in a certain way

it was very dangerous and very compromising.

But again, that’s another reason

why we have characters like this.

So we get to see people’s very questionable morality play out.

and sit with it.

Sit with the ugliness.

I don’t recognize you anymore.

(dramatic music)

Throughout your career, you work with a lot of new people,

but every once in a while, there’s a familiar face somewhere.

And in this case, it was the young, brilliant,

fascinating actor that is Florisa Kamara

who played my daughter, not only in this series

but in another Sky show called Bulletproof,

and I love that I got to watch her grow

from a 9 year old child to a 15 year old child

and just become that bright, established,

really intelligent actor.

Hello Sky.

Fast forward 24 minutes and 18 seconds.

Oh, excellent.

(dramatic music)

I love that Eddie and I shared a scene, which is so rare.

(dramatic music)

The location, the costumes, the chase,

the exchange between me and Eddie’s stunt doubles.

There is so much work to be done in there,

and it is the rumble of (Lashana humming) which

It makes me feel like something bad is about to happen,

(dramatic music)

Oh, I’m also allergic to horses, so that was helpful.

I remember that I always walked at arm’s length

to make sure I was like, you’re so beautiful,

but also maybe you could give me an asthma attack.

(Lashana laughs)

One thing that really attracted me to the series,

and Eddie and I talk about it a lot,

is that gray area between good and evil.

This is in no way binary.

It’s not black and white, the Jackal, he is apparently evil,

but in fact, when you continue to know him

throughout the show, we see his gentleness

and its soft side

and what makes him want to make these decisions.

And the similarities between the two

really reminds us that we can’t look at just one person,

whether on TV or in real life,

and I think he’s a good person.

He’s a bad person.

I can’t trust them

because there is a crossover somewhere.

There are decisions we have to make all the time

it’s a bit compromising

that we don’t always want to do.

And here you can explore the psychology behind it.

(dramatic music)

Damn.

(dramatic music)

And this moment here is my favorite

because I was determined to make Bianca scream

(Bianca screams)

with big words, which is necessary, I think,

Right now.

She just lost the guy.

Well, thanks for watching.

I hope you enjoy this exclusive look behind the scenes

of you, day of the jackal.