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What is it that Molly sees in Kevin?
"I think what Molly sees in Kevin is the fact that he's in charge. She's got complete control over Tyrone and this is suddenly hugely exciting that she's not really got control of [Kevin] and he's a gameplayer and he manipulates her in a way. She finds that really intriguing and exciting and it's the chase with her - she can't quite get him and doesn't quite understand him. He's a complex character which is the polar opposite of Tyrone."
Molly can't bear being with Tyrone, but Kevin seems happy with Sally - does Molly struggle to deal with that?
"Yes, massively. In a way, she's more truthful to her feelings than Kevin, what with him being older and less emotionally available. Molly's put her whole heart 100% into her relationship with Tyrone, but Kevin - probably because of experience and being an older heart - he can hold himself back and go back to his family. He has a lot more to lose as well and he's probably not as much of a risk-taker. He's older, he's got all the kids and he can see a future where he and Sally could grow old together and settle down, whereas Molly's embarking on the very start of her life."
Is Molly upset by her revelation that Kevin's got less to lose?
"I think it shocks her to the core because she's so naïve to it and that's the first time she's ever been treated like that by a man. Tyrone puts his whole heart into everything and he's the only person she's ever been in love with and that all went very well, so it absolutely devastates her that he's able to pull away and go off with the family. It provokes these jealousy feelings towards Sally. It's of course not 'just', but it's just the way it happens. She resents Sally and resents this happy marriage and we're seeing this new side to Kevin because it's quite weak of him, really."
Do you think Kevin would be happy without Sally?
"I think Kevin and Sally have got something that's irreplaceable. The time they've been together, everything they've gone through together, they've got children together - I think they're soulmates and kindred spirits."
Are you surprised Molly's attempted to shatter that, then?
"I'm not surprised because I don't think she's actively attempted to shatter that. She's not aware of what it is to be married and be with someone for that time. She's naïve to think she could even come close to that with Kevin. What she's done is wrong and I think that's interesting within that character, because people do do things that aren't right and people do things they shouldn't do and react selfishly to things because they want to survive and they want the best for them. People aren't all good or bad, they do wrong things. That's what's interesting about playing her as well, it's not just playing someone who's completely moral."
What happens on Christmas Day between Kevin and Molly?
"It really is a rollercoaster Christmas Day for Molly and Kevin. The day ends so differently than it started out. Molly is trying to make do - it's Christmas Day and she's got all her family round and she's in the kitchen dealing with everyone and they have no idea she's got this whole other world with Kevin. She's basically just trying to get through Christmas Day. She's threatened Kevin that she's going to leave him and make do with her life. I think in some ways she believes it and she's going to try and make the best of a bad situation. Kevin doesn't like it because of course Molly then has control, so he comes round and they hatch a plan which is outrageous but very true to those characters together - they do feed off each other's excitement - so they decide to go for it and make this outrageous choice. They both just get swept along in the excitement of it all - it's so wrong, it's right."
The plan is to go for it and tell everyone?
"The plan is to leave their respective partners. I don't think either of them know how that's going to happen or how they're going to do that but they certainly come to that decision. The end of the episode is will they or won't they leave their partners - will they or won't they have the guts? Reading the episode it doesn't end where you think it's going to end at all. It's a real surprise!"
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