Andrew Scott: Romantic comedy is 'very underrated'

Andrew Scott thinks romantic comedy is "very underrated".

The 43-year-old actor played the Hot Priest on the second series of \'Fleabag\', and Andrew has revealed he relished the role because he\'s always wanted to star in a romantic comedy show.

He told British GQ magazine: "After \'Sherlock\', there were a lot of sub-Moriarty roles that were offered to me.

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"I played a villain in one of the Bond films - I was like, \'Yeah, I want to be in the Bond film!\' - and that was a really good experience. But I think after a while you have to go, \'No, I don\'t want to do that any more.\'"

Andrew was excited to star in a romantic comedy, and he was also eager to work with Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who created the hit TV show.

He said: "I think romantic comedy is very underrated; I was always looking for something that explored romantic love in a really intelligent and human way and I felt, when I first started talking to Phoebe about it, that this was ideal."

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Meanwhile, Andrew has admitted to being annoyed about the snobbery surrounding TV shows.

The acclaimed actor - who has enjoyed success on stage and screen - insisted people enjoy watching TV box sets "because they\'re good".

He explained: "A four-hour Shakespeare play? People watch box sets for six hours and they watch them because they\'re good.

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"They don\'t watch them because they have to, because it\'s on the syllabus or it\'s like, you know, eating more vegetables."

Read the full feature in the June issue of GQ, available via digital download and on newsstands now. (www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/andrew-scott-interview-2020)