Sian Clifford - Everyone Else Burns S2
Category: Press Pack ArticleInterview with Sian Clifford (Maude)
What has it been like coming onto the show?
It's been joyous joining the show. Dillon Mapletoft and Oli Taylor, the writer-creators, are absolute geniuses. Maude was a late character addition to the scripts and I was lucky enough that they just ran wild with her and let me do the same. I was also delighted to be reunited with Kate O'Flynn who is an old friend from drama school and of course Kadiff Kirwan, who I knew from Fleabag. It was such a surreal treat walking on to the sets for the first time too because I was so familiar with them as a viewer! I had a proper fan girl moment on my first day of filming when I pulled up to the Lewis house.
Tell us about your character Maude?
Maude is a dedicated Order Member - puritanical to a fault. She goes after what she wants with unapologetic fervour. Brazen, superior, manipulative, a great cook, a lover of analogue technology and of course, squash.
Were you a fan of series one when you got offered the part/auditioned for the role?
HUGE fan, yes. I think this show is so authentically original and brilliantly weird. It takes such a big swing tonally and I love that you can do that so boldly with comedy. It appeals to the sweet spot of my sense of humour -dark, absurd, with bags of heart.
Tell us about Maude’s first scene with the squash?
Maude, like any good Order Member, is a big fan of squash. Nothing like meeting the potential love of your life over a glass of the sweet stuff. It only heightens David and Maude's immediate connection on first meeting, which is electrically charged.
What has it been like acting opposite Simon Bird?
I absolutely loved working with Simon both on and off screen. Not unlike Maude and David, we discovered we are kindred spirits though happily in real life, with far less sinister consequences! Simon is so effortlessly hilarious and we had great fun pushing the boundaries of how Maude and David's bizarre connection manifests in the show.
What can audiences expect from Maude?
Expect the unexpected. Maude will always pop up when you least want her to.