Joe Gilgun 'smoked dope' to unwind during Brassic

Joe Gilgun "smoked dope" and gave up masturbating during \'Brassic\' filming.

The 35-year-old actor didn\'t go out and socialise with his cast mates while working on the upcoming Sky comedy, and instead the \'Misfits\' star preferred to have a joint to unwind.

Speaking to Metro.co.uk, he gestured to his co-stars and said: "These lot go out a lot. I don\'t because I\'m not very social.

"I sit at home and f***ing smoke dope and give up on masturbation a lot. I just started doing that at 35, has anyone else started doing that?"

The show follows a group of working class friends looking to survive in suburban Lancashire through scamming, conning and bribing.

Joe\'s character Vinnie had a troubled childhood - his mum left and he was raised by his alcohol dad - and faces a constant battle with bipolar disorder.

The star - who also gained popularity through his role as Woody in 2006\'s \'This Is England\' - added that although the cast of the new six-part comedy series are close is is "a lot of work to be done".

Joe is joined in \'Brassic\' by the likes of Michelle Keegan (Erin), Damien Molony (Dylan) and Tom Hanson (Cardi), and he heaped praise on the quality and work ethic of the group of performers gathered together.

He gushed: "We\'re incredibly lucky to have the cast we\'ve got. Honestly, they\'re flawless... I keep using this bloody analogy; some actors you can let them off the lead and they\'ll wonder about and have a s**t and a p**s, they mix well with other dogs, you don\'t have to worry about them bolting off if they see a cat, these are them.

"There are other actors, you let them off the lead and they just f**k off. My lot are mint. We really have picked a f***ing great group here. We do get on, we all really get on."