

LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX Do fans still approach you about “Rome?” “It’s much more interesting to play somebody who’s slightly controversial than to be some drippy wallflower,” she said. They were so exquisitely designed and detailed that it sort of took your breath away when you arrived on set in the morning and hadn’t been in that particular room yet, or down that staircase, and then seeing all the regalia. What was your favorite aspect of “Bridgerton?” It’s all a good old game of make-believe. So it’s quite nice to be able to murder someone or prance around in the era. You can sink deep into the part and explore avenues that perhaps you wouldn’t normally explore. It’s much more interesting to play somebody who’s slightly controversial than to be some drippy wallflower.

“I’m incredibly pleased and proud of everybody’s work - and I think it’s getting some well-deserved success,” Walker says of “Bridgerton.” LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX Your character in “Bridgerton” is also not one of the good guys. It’s very far away from who I am, and that’s always fun to play. My character has a sex shop in Soho and has dubious morals. And it’s set in the ’60s and its very tongue-in-cheek and fun. I’m working again with Bruno Heller, with whom I did “Rome.” I think he’s amazing and incredibly talented, so I’m happy to be part of anything he does. So I try not to have any kind of attachment, but I’m incredibly pleased and proud of everybody’s work - and I think it’s getting some well-deserved success. I think I’ve been doing it long enough to know that things you think are going to be a huge hit sometimes never see the light of day. I’m pleased with how the world has received it - you never know, and I try not to have any expectations. David Reiss “Bridgerton” has been a hit and was renewed for a second season. The British actress is no stranger to period dramas. It’s all about the story and the quality of the writing and the people associated with it.

But I like to do whatever I consider is a good project - whether it’s set in the future, the present or in the Regency era. It’s fairly easy for British actors to make it feel modern and present. We do historical dramas in acting school…so it doesn’t seem like such an alien world. Being British, you’re kind of schooled in it from an early age. I feel very comfortable within, just because I’m very experienced in it. Do you have a particular interest in costume dramas? Walker, 54, answered some questions for The Post about her recent roles. on Fox), she co-stars as Peggy Sykes, a powerful dominatrix. And, in the Epix ’60s-era drama “Pennyworth” (Sundays at 9 p.m. In the Netflix hit “Bridgerton,” set in the 1800s, Walker co-stars as the cunning and ruthless Lady Portia Featherington. Since then, she’s had a steady stream of roles (including movies such as “Clash of the Titans”) and is now pulling double-duty in two different costume dramas.

Walker is best known for playing Atia of the Julii in HBO’s toga epic “Rome” (2005-2007).
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