Olivia Colman has said that she won’t ask for an increased wage when she returns for Broadchurch’s second series.
Majorly hinting that her character DS Ellie Miller will be seen in the hit drama’s sophomore run next year, the star is quoted by today’s Sunday Mirror as insisting that she’s just happy to be in work.
“It would be a bit much to go in and ask them to up my fee,” she said.
“I’m just grateful for a job. I don’t want to shoot myself in the foot.”
Broadchurch was a massive hit for ITV1 in March and April, with the final episode of the murder mystery attracting just under 10 million viewers.
The show, which saw Colman play alongside David Tennant as one of the main investigators on the case, has been renewed for a second “very different” run of episodes, due to air in 2014. Olivia, 39, says she’s seen what creator Chris Chibnall has in mind, and is very excited.
“It won’t be the same format again,” she said. “It sounds really, really exciting and I think it will be even better.”
The tabloid also quotes her as saying that her friends and family were annoyed with her for not telling them who the killer was first time around.
“My mum and dad were furious I wouldn’t tell but we’d signed so many confidentiality agreements,” she said.
Source:entertainmentwise.com – Olivia Coman wont ask for pay rise for Broadchurch series two
