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ABC aired its Diane Sawyer special The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later on Tuesday, with an impromptu police stoppage.
Sawyer, 76, traveled to filming locations of the 2003 rom-com Love Actually in Brooklyn and London to speak with cast and writer-director Richard Curtis.
During one of her stops in London, she was talking to Thomas Brodie-Sangster, 32, when their interview was cut short with an “abrupt” police visit.
Interruption: ABC aired its Diane Sawyer special The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later on Tuesday, with an impromptu police interruption
Abrupt: During one of her stops in London, she was talking to Thomas Brodie-Sangster, 32, when their interview was cut short with an ‘abrupt’ visit from police
Sawyer and Brodie-Sangster sat on the same couch in London where he filmed an iconic scene with his stepfather Daniel (Liam Neeson) on screen.
During their conversation, a crew member comes up to them and tells them to leave because they “don’t have the proper permit and are going to arrest them.”
Brodie-Sangster called the interruption “abrupt,” while Sawyer responded with a joke.
Couch: Sawyer and Brodie-Sangster sat on the same couch in London where he filmed an iconic scene with his stepfather Daniel (Liam Neeson) on screen
‘Oh, are they? Now we’re going to run,” Sawyer said, laughing.
Brodie-Sangster had appeared in a few TV episodes and TV movies before Love Actually, though his role of Sam marked his feature film debut.
He revealed during the interview that Neeson served as a father figure to him during filming.
Thomas as Sam: Brodie-Sangster had appeared in a few TV episodes and TV movies before Love Actually, though his role of Sam marked his feature film debut
“Liam was great. He treated me like his son. He absolutely loved me,” Brodie-Sangster revealed.
“He just created an environment where I felt very comfortable,” he added of his opponent.
“At the time I thought, you know, I was pretty grown up and I’d been doing this for a few years now and I knew what I was doing,” he admitted.
Mature: “At the time I thought, you know, I was kind of grown up and I’d been doing this for a few years now and I knew what I was doing,” he admitted
“I was very serious about it. But looking back I forgot how small and new I was,” said the actor.
The special also includes interviews with Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Bill Nighy, Laura Linney, Olivia Olson, Richard Curtis and a message from Martine McCutcheon.
The special will “look at how the film became a beloved Christmas tradition and a global sensation, offering new insight into behind-the-scenes secrets and iconic scenes,” while also exploring “how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we love and connecting and the ubiquitous acts of kindness within our families and communities.”
Small: ‘I was very serious about it. But looking back I forgot how small and new I was,” said the actor
Cast: The special also features interviews with Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Bill Nighy, Laura Linney, Olivia Olson, Richard Curtis and a message from Martine McCutcheon