Curfew on Sky One: El Capitano star reveals he MIMED in behind-the-scenes bombshell

Sky One’s new show Curfew promises to be unlike anything the channel has made before.

Set a few years into the future, Curfew takes place in a world where people have to adhere to a strict curfew after a mysterious virus has caused havoc and worldwide panic.

The only way to find freedom is to participate in an epic and dangerous car race, in which the winner will be granted access to a safe zone away from all the chaos.

One of those characters who’s decided to take part in the race is El Capitano (played by Jason Thorpe) as he and a group of fellow therapists get into a Volkswagen camper van equipped with a much-needed Tiki bar.

However, considering the amount of driving that’s done in the show, viewers would have expected the programme’s producers and director to make sure their actors were good behind the wheel.

Apparently, that wasn’t such a big deal for them as Jason revealed that he only has a provisional driving license.

This came after fellow Curfew star, Phoebe Fox, revealed she had only just passed her test before filming.

“You were saying how Phoebe only just passed her test,” Jason began.

“I’ve only got a provisional licence. And I said that in the cast, and they went, ‘It’s fine. We’ll work through that.’

The actor then added that “a lot of miming” helped him through the shoot.

Jason also spoke about his character, El Capitano, whose a rather interesting individual.

“Our stories are developed quite a lot for each of the episodes,” he said.

“It’s a bit of a ride with our band, which is a slight bozo dog band.

Jason then turned to co-star Billy Zane, who plays Joker Jones, and asked him how best to describe their characters.

Jason asked: “How did we describe it, Billy? You said something on the radio today which was wonderful about the character Joker Jones. How did you describe him?”

Billy replied: “Kind of a gonzo cowboy. We can talk about where we start a little bit.

“I think the cats out of the bag. We’re therapists, and I guess the response was I hark back to a Dadaist movement and a reaction to World War I if that mechanised meat grinder the sanity then we’d choose insanity.

“That’s a modern interpretation of that surrealist movement.

“We get in probably the slowest moving vehicle on the planet and enter a high-speed race, but equip it with a Tiki bar which is where the high octane lives in our vehicle, and we still maintain some proper therapy on the road.”

Curfew airs today on Sky One at 9pm.

source: express.co.uk