Helena Bonham Carteris no stranger to the classics.
“It’s actually funny, because Sherlock himself is quite misogynistic, the original Sherlock.
“It’s the invisible woman.”
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“It was like the smallest, greatest part I’ve been offered.
Nicki, my agent, said, ‘You don’t want to do this.’
(She ended up appearing more in the final film than she did in the initial script.)
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“It’s got an energy and a dynamism to it.”
That includes Eudoria’s lively lessons in jujitsu, for which she and Brown trained prior to filming.
Although it was ironic, because I was meant to be teachingherhow to do jujitsu.”
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Bonham Carter’s admiration for her young costar goes beyond Brown’s facility for martial arts.
“She’s from a different time, and she’s her own mistress.
There’s something very wonderful about her and slightly scary.”
Bonham Carter was won over, too, by Emmy-winning director Harry Bradbeer, who previously helmedFleabag.
“He’s a real collaborator and a great listener, and you have fun.
It was really fun making it, and that was down to him.”
She hopes it will be the same for those watching the film at home.
“I’ve watched it and I thought it was a real tonic.
And it’s a diversion from lockdown,” she says with a laugh.
“It’s really sweet and fun and boy, do we need some fun now!”
