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Murtaghs surprise entrance felt like a real event.
Just like Jamie, I teared up.
Was your training for the blacksmithing lengthy?No, it was just a couple of sessions.
I made my own knife.
I have it adorned on my wall.
I think the character was meant to be coming back in season three in Jamaica.
It was really very exciting.
I think he was, like, hooked on some Jamaican drug.
I was very excited.
It sounded like Marlon Brando inApocalypse Now, so I was getting very carried away.
I think it turned out for the best.
I dont think the studio went for it.
I dont think they liked the drug addict Murtagh plotline, unfortunately.
Denied me my holiday in South Africa, which Im very bitter about.
Id love to personally, of course, explore that missing period.
It kinda works with Murtagh theres so much mystery to him anyway.
Jamie and Claire are in this new world, where theyre missing someone they trust unconditionally.
I think thats the primary reason that Murtaghs still alive, and I think that works.
That bond between Jamie and Murtagh was immediately tested when Jamie asked him to come live at Frasers Ridge.
Murtagh declined and asked Jamie to join him by opposing the royal governors corrupt tax collectors.
Jamie says he wont join, but he also wont give a shot to stop Murtagh.
Jamies a man himself now.
So the relationship has changed.
Their priorities have changed.
Their love is still there, but now there are tensions due to these changes in circumstance.
Thats the major plotline for him this season, his revolutionary drive with the Regulators.
How much research did you do on the Regulators?
So the writers gave me a few historical essays to read about that period.
That feels especially apropos now.
Initially we didnt plan on having snow-white hair.
That happened last minute I think a couple of days before my first scene.
So he came together this season very quickly.
you could look foolish trying to play old, I think.
I was just concentrating on little tiny things like that.
Now you have the wig.[Laughs.]
How did the wig change things for you?It worked out, almost accidentally.
We tried a few wigs on, they werent working.
We tried this on and it just seemed to materialize in the mirror.
I didnt react well to the wig for the first few episodes.
I got in trouble for taking it off myself.
I got a good scolding.
It was getting quite itchy and I took it off, and all hell broke loose.
I now respect the wig.
Did you name the wig?
I kinda want to know.Hmmm.
No?Well … Grannys muff, I call it.
Last question: I read that you kept one of Murtaghs kilts when you left in season three.
So its just this little sliver of plaid.
And thats now part of his costume in the New World.
