The rising star also spoke about a big sequence in the hit series that did not make the cut.
English actress Ciara Berkeley’s star is on the ascent. This is thanks to her first lead movie role in the Irish boxing thriller Swing Bout and also her upcoming part in the much-anticipated video game The Witcher IV.
JOE recently interviewed Berkeley about Swing Bout, which is now available on digital download. You can check out her comments about that film here.
During the conversation, we also asked the rising star about her role playing the younger version of Sharon Horgan’s character Eva in season two of the Apple TV+ hit Bad Sisters.
Berkeley appeared in the emotional closing moments of season two, which cut between Eva and her sisters as teens having fun at Dublin’s Forty Foot and the sisters as adults experiencing a more bittersweet moment at the same iconic location.
JOE asked the actress what her experience on the hit Apple TV series was like. In particular, we were curious if there were any scenes and footage involving Berkeley that were not used.
In response, she said:
“That was a really tricky one. I don’t know if all of it was used in the end. But there was a big sequence in the actual sea at the Forty Foot, where one of the sisters is drowning, and then I’m pelting it over in the water to save her.
“That was extremely difficult to shoot because everyone is in the water, the whole camera crew, all of the lifeguards helping you offside. And then there’s a huge team waiting to make sure that everything is still going according to plan.
“So that took a couple of weeks of rehearsal for what ended up, I think, shooting for a five or six-minute scene or something.
“But it was really good fun because we got to meet Sharon and all the other brilliant actors who play the other sisters. So, yeah, it was a lovely vibe on that set.”
At this year’s Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) awards, Horgan hinted at a possible season three of Bad Sisters, telling the press: “I think about plots all the time.”
As such, we also asked Berkeley if she would be interested in returning as a young Eva, if needed for season three.
Giving an emphatic “yes”, the actress then said: “I don’t know what I’d have to do in order to get myself back on that show. It would be great. I would love that.
“Fingers crossed. We’ll see.”
