Gabby: Armed with over 350 CVS we quickly sifted out those who weren't appropriate. We were left with a fairly big 'maybe' pile and a very modest 'yes' pile. We wanted to try and audition a mix of people who would fit together as a family unit, so we laid them all on the floor in the television studio in Digital Arts Centre, in lines of each character. We picked actors who interested us, who we felt had a particular interest in the project, who had done interesting projects in the past and who felt would gel well with our other selections.
We than started to ring around. It actually took the rest of the week to finish getting in touch with everybody and arranging casting slots. Far longer than we thought, but then neither of us had ever really been involved in the pre-production of a drama before as our experience stemed from the technical production.
