The stars of Brassic have teased that the final season will be ‘higher stakes’ with a “harrowing” last episode.
It was announced earlier this year that the upcoming seventh season will be the last, although Michelle Keegan was quick to state that it’s a “natural end” for the show rather than being cancelled ahead of its time.
Speaking to Digital Spy at tonight’s National Television Awards (NTAs), stars Ryan Sampson (Tommo) and Tom Hanson (Cardi) stated that the show will be raising the bar for its final episodes — and that it might not be goodbye forever.
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“It’s a lot more like high-stakes, horrific drama going on,” Sampson said. “The last episode, spoiler alert, is harrowing. It’s harrowing. It’s gonna get dark, but it’s fun. It’s crazy.”
Two weeks ahead of the season 7 premiere, Sampson also teased that there’s a holiday episode featured in the season that’s unexpected but “really fun”.
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The actor went on to say that it was “proper weird” saying goodbye to the show: “It’s strange that [the cast] can all see each other but I’ll never see those characters again.”
“It’s a long period of our lives that we spent together,” Hanson added, saying that he and Sampson even became next-door neighbours for a time.
“So proud of everything we did,” Hanson continued. “Who knows what will happen in the future? Genuinely, I don’t but hopefully the door will always be open. Be interesting to see what they’re like in 20 years.”
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Although the two actors said that the choice wasn’t up to them, they felt like there’s always going to be an option to return multiple times, mentioning British comedy-drama Cold Feet as an example.
“I’d like there to be a film at some point,” Sampson concluded.
“And I wouldn’t say that about everything, by the way. I didn’t realise how much people love it. It’s beautiful.”
Brassic season 7 is set to premiere on 25 September on Sky Max and NOW.
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