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Jules Knight has left the pop opera band Blake to join Holby City. He’s playing a dishy doctor called Harry Tressler, who enjoys flirting with Gemma and Mary-Claire. Jules tells TV Choice how he prepared for the drama, and how he still has fond memories of friendship with Will and Kate.
What kind of research did you do for the role?
I had some time in a hospital where I shadowed a surgeon. I absolutely loved it, but it was probably the most tiring day I’ve ever had. You’re on your feet everyday, rushing around and it was really interesting, just amazing to get so close to what was going on. It gave me a real feel of what it was like to work in a hospital. And you know, huge respect to anyone who does. I wasn’t sure how I’d be with the whole blood and guts thing. It turns out, I’m fine with it. I just found it deeply fascinating.
Did you witness any operations?
Yes, a laparotomy – it’s a sort of abdominal surgery. And I watched some stuff I can’t talk about – pretty nasty stuff, involving different parts of the body.
Was it a shock to your band members when you left Blake?
Yeah, it was. I wasn’t able to give them as much notice as I would have liked. And I do appear on the album that’s about to be released, which took a long time to make. And which I’m proud of. It’s been weird for them, but they’ve got their heads round it now, and they’ve been very supportive. We’re good friends. I’ve known one of them since I was seven. And I hope they go on to great success without me.
How does being on the Holby City set compare to being on the road with a band?
It’s bloody hard work. It’s a lot harder work than what I was doing. Because I get up at 5am every morning with this job, and I get back in at about 9.00pm. So they work you hard, and of course it takes quite a long time to film everything. It’s a laborious, repetitive process. But there’s a sense of everyone working towards a goal, which is very satisfying. The amount of labour that goes into one episode is really quite amazing.
Are you ready for some female attention, because women do love a doctor.
Do they? I’m glad you warned me. Erm, yes, I’m ready. Actually, I’ve had some instances recently, which I can’t go into, where some unwanted attention has come about, and its quite stressful actually. I suppose that is part of the job. Unfortunately, there are some unwell people out there in the world, and they’re attracted to anything in the public eye. You have to deal with that as best as you can. I can’t complain, though, because the vast majority of the attention is lovely.
Before you went to drama school, you were at university with Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton. Are you still in touch with them?
I haven’t spoken to them for quite a long time. You know, I think university was a fair amount of time ago. We had a wonderful four years, and I knew them both very well. We studied the same subjects, and I lived practically next door to Will. And we had an idyllic four years at St Andrews, which was very much a bubble, and it was very much a different world.
BBC1, Tuesday
David Collins
Source: www.tvchoicemagazine.co.uk/interviewextra/jules-knight-holby-city
What kind of research did you do for the role?
I had some time in a hospital where I shadowed a surgeon. I absolutely loved it, but it was probably the most tiring day I’ve ever had. You’re on your feet everyday, rushing around and it was really interesting, just amazing to get so close to what was going on. It gave me a real feel of what it was like to work in a hospital. And you know, huge respect to anyone who does. I wasn’t sure how I’d be with the whole blood and guts thing. It turns out, I’m fine with it. I just found it deeply fascinating.
Did you witness any operations?
Yes, a laparotomy – it’s a sort of abdominal surgery. And I watched some stuff I can’t talk about – pretty nasty stuff, involving different parts of the body.
Was it a shock to your band members when you left Blake?
Yeah, it was. I wasn’t able to give them as much notice as I would have liked. And I do appear on the album that’s about to be released, which took a long time to make. And which I’m proud of. It’s been weird for them, but they’ve got their heads round it now, and they’ve been very supportive. We’re good friends. I’ve known one of them since I was seven. And I hope they go on to great success without me.
How does being on the Holby City set compare to being on the road with a band?
It’s bloody hard work. It’s a lot harder work than what I was doing. Because I get up at 5am every morning with this job, and I get back in at about 9.00pm. So they work you hard, and of course it takes quite a long time to film everything. It’s a laborious, repetitive process. But there’s a sense of everyone working towards a goal, which is very satisfying. The amount of labour that goes into one episode is really quite amazing.
Are you ready for some female attention, because women do love a doctor.
Do they? I’m glad you warned me. Erm, yes, I’m ready. Actually, I’ve had some instances recently, which I can’t go into, where some unwanted attention has come about, and its quite stressful actually. I suppose that is part of the job. Unfortunately, there are some unwell people out there in the world, and they’re attracted to anything in the public eye. You have to deal with that as best as you can. I can’t complain, though, because the vast majority of the attention is lovely.
Before you went to drama school, you were at university with Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton. Are you still in touch with them?
I haven’t spoken to them for quite a long time. You know, I think university was a fair amount of time ago. We had a wonderful four years, and I knew them both very well. We studied the same subjects, and I lived practically next door to Will. And we had an idyllic four years at St Andrews, which was very much a bubble, and it was very much a different world.
BBC1, Tuesday
David Collins
Source: www.tvchoicemagazine.co.uk/interviewextra/jules-knight-holby-city