Katey talks to the Emmy-nominated breakout star of the year's breakout comedy series Widow's Bay, about how she created Patricia as one of television's most lovable oddballs and how kicking off her screen career with director Mike Leigh — who she'll reunite with for Tender Loving Care this fall — set her up for a remarkable career.
00:00 Intro
01:02 Coming Up...
02:33 The Audition Process
04:20 Naive Confidence After Drama School
05:53 From Glass Menagerie To Patricia
07:13 Patricia's Fragility And Mean Girls
08:29 The Childlike Fear Of Widows Bay
09:52 Keeping Up With The Improv Titans
11:45 Hamish's 200-Year-Old Zombie
13:13 Meeting The Sea Hag
14:49 When The Tone Clicked
16:44 Her Accidental Comedy Career
19:14 Patricia's Exasperation
20:18 The Patricia Fandom Explosion
21:15 Stage Applause Vs. Screen Silence
22:30 Working With Mike Leigh Again
25:33 Season Two And The Island's Secrets
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