On her actual time spent on the series (Gbemi won’t mention how far she made it), “it felt like low level torture in places,” reflecting on what it was like to hold back laughter around fellow comedy writers and comedians. 

In series two, following her son’s death, Marsha isolates herself in rural Scotland. Her peaceful stay is interrupted when her seemingly sweet neighbours aren’t who they appear to be. She is composed and somewhat calm when essentially in Adams’s own words “fighting for survival.” 

“…That's the cool thing about this film, I don't think we're posing any answer(s), but just asking some questions and playing the truth of any human that finds themselves, you know, on the wrong side of the justice system.” says Jonsson of what it was like to play Taylor; a prison inmate just trying to keep his head down ahead of his impending early release.

“This is the one job that I don't mess about. Because it's so genre specific, with specific terminology. I just don't want to get it wrong. So I pretty much stick to the script.”

Noughts and Crosses has stood the test of time in terms of its ability to be staged and still feel fresh and its latest stage adaptation at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is no different. As the sun sets the intimate cast including Halle Brown take to the stage to bring this tale to life.