![]() Postman does have a promising start - the period portions set in 1995 are convincingly-shot, and I immediately burst into laughter when the Rajini fan who has been in coma for twenty-three years wakes up to hear his idol’s political announcement and faints the next second, saying, “Thalaivar arasiyalku ippo dhaan varara?” But these references do little to salvage this weakly-written and amateurishly-made 10-episode series. So often the writer is the forgotten man in television, but actually he is the most important person in the whole production.The episodes are named after his iconic lines like ‘Natpu na enna nu theriyuma’, ‘Katham Katham’, and ‘Thirumbi vandhuten nu sollu’, and the two major timelines in the story kickstart on the date of Baasha’s release and Rajini’s political announcement, respectively. ![]() Like Alan Bleasdale or Dennis Potter, he is a great writer for TV. "I've wanted to work with Jimmy McGovern for as long as I can remember. Mark concludes by paying homage to the lead writer on The Street. I know someone just like that', or even better, 'I'm just like that'." You want them to say, 'I recognise that man. The aim is for viewers to identify with your character. "If you make these characters human, people will instantly warm to them. So I always begin by looking for the truth and from there it can lead in any direction you like. "Early on when I made Career Girls with Mike Leigh, I learnt that as long as you start from the truth, you can go anywhere. I love the challenge of playing those characters and trying to find out why they do things."Ī striking sense of honesty has always characterised Mark's screen appearances and his performance as Wayne is no exception. When you're on the outside and have nobody, you look at life differently. They have another perspective on the world. "People on the margins are really interesting. The actor, originally from Cleveland, goes on to stress that what makes The Street such gripping viewing is that so often it focuses on the dispossessed and the powerless, people, in fact, just like Wayne. Sometimes you can only see what's happened when you've hit rock bottom and you say, 'oh my God, look where I am now!' But the great thing is, the situation is absolutely true to life." He has seen what he has become and said to himself, 'I'm going to change now'. "It's brilliant to play a broken man and see him regain his self-respect and claw his way back. The episode is about how he finally fights back and tries to get out of this hole. Mark, an actor who generates immense warmth on screen, outlines what appealed to him about portraying Wayne: "He's a complete loser who has reached the point where he can't get any lower. ![]() People misinterpret their friendship, and Wayne's life Things get even worse when he befriends Damien, an illiterate, 15-year-old truant. His wife has left him, taking their two sons and the dog with her, his dodgy back is deteriorating which makes his postal round harder by the day, he is flat-broke, and tempted by a life of crime. Now he is adding to this already impressive list by playing Wayne, a postman to whom life has been less than kind, in The Street. He has played a string of much-loved losers in productions such as Early Doors, Murphy's Law, I'm With Stupid, Catterick, Northern Lights, Booze Cruise, and Career Girls. Mark Benton has made a huge success out of failure.
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