Characters - The Quattro

Philip on driving the Quattro

"The stunt guys could just whizz past the cameras and do handbrake turns. I then had to get in the car for the interior shots and there would be two cameras stuck to the front and one on the side. I'd have to make sure I didn't drive too close to the curb otherwise I would have taken one out on a lamppost."

"The camera stuck to the windshield also meant I couldn't see anything out the front and the heavy equipment combined with actors, who had spent five and a half months eating location food and syrup sponge, left the poor old Quattro scratching along the floor. I always enjoy the driving stuff though, especially throwing around a car which isn't my own."

Philip on filming with the car

"We had two Quattro's this time round so we weren't stuck if one broke down. In fact we did have a couple of instances with the Quattro while filming this series, both involving the stunt men and not the cast I hasten to add! First a stunt guy smashed one of the car's front lights when we were filming a chase scene and the two cars clipped each other. The second incident involved a scare when the Quattro had to hit one of the stuntmen. Unfortunately when the Quattro actually struck him he accidentally smashed the windscreen. Luckily he was alright!"

Keeley Hawes on driving the Quattro

"I love driving the Quattro; the handbrake turns are particularly fun! However, there was one time when we were all in the car with a very expensive camera attached and Phil was driving. We were heading towards the end of the road, in the rain, and suddenly the brakes didn’t work! It was a hairy moment but Phil is a very good driver and managed to stop the car; we are all still here thank God!"