Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw discuss Black Doves series two, stunts and Bond
Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw discussed the second series of Black Doves, its stunts and the next James Bond in a BBC One West interview as the Netflix show was released.
How it was covered
- BBC One was the only channel found covering it, concentrating on the Black Doves interview, stunts and the next James Bond.
- Channel 5, BBC News, BBC Two, Channel 4, GB News, ITV and Sky News: not found in tracked broadcasts.
The Full Story
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BBC One West reported that Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw had discussed the second series of Black Doves, its stunts and the next James Bond. The channel said the actors spoke to its entertainment correspondent, Colin Paterson, ahead of the Netflix show's release that day.
In the interview, Knightley described learning to kick down a door as a highlight. She said she had not realised how much the ability to kick in a door was missing from her life until she did it. BBC One West reported that she eventually got the door off its hinges for real, helped by an explosive piece of balsa wood.
The channel reported that Knightley plays a British spy in the Netflix show who teams up with an assassin played by Whishaw. The interview covered the show's tone, with one of the actors calling it 'utterly ridiculous' while saying it still had depth in its characters and emotional journey.
BBC One West reported that Whishaw, who has appeared in the last three Bond films, was asked about the next James Bond. Knightley suggested the next 007 could wear a tiny baby-blue velour swimsuit with short shorts, a look she traced to Sean Connery. She said whoever takes the role would look great in it.
Key Claims
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| Black Doves' second series came out on the same day as the BBC One West interview. | |
| Keira Knightley plays a British spy who works with Ben Whishaw's assassin in the Netflix series Black Doves. | |
| Knightley said she had missed kicking in a door until she performed the action for Black Doves. | |
Channel Perspectives
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BBC ONE West treated the story as a light entertainment interview within its midday news bulletin. It focused on the actors' playful discussion of stunts, including Knightley's door-kicking, and on the next James Bond. The channel gave space to the pair's jokes about a baby-blue velour swimsuit and did not pursue a harder news angle.
- “I didn't realise how much it was missing in my life, the ability to kick in a door, until I did it.”
- “I basically want the tiny little velour swimsuit back”
- “When do we actually find out so that we can stop answering questions about James Bond?”
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- 13:28 GMT
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