The Halcyon didn't need to show Kara Tointon's bum to go looking for column inches
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Like me you were probably wondering whether it was absolutely necessary for Kara Tointon to show us her bum in the opening episode of ITV’s new hotel-based wartime drama The Halcyon tonight
Luckily Kara took care of the issue in a pre-show interview: “You question whether it’s needed, but I thought it was great because it introduces you to someone in one swoop: that she doesn’t care, and that’s what she’s about. She’s fun.”
So anyone who thought it had just been thrown in for a bit of Poldark- style titillation could not be more wrong.
I mean, in order to confirm Kara’s character – louche hotel bar singer Betsey – was naked in that bath we CLEARLY had to see some flesh.
The thing is The Halcyon didn’t need to go looking for column inches like that.
(Photo: ITV)
There was plenty of other stuff on show in this opener to suggest ITV has found what it’s been looking for.
Something to plug the Downton Abbey-sized gap in its schedule.