Elliot Speller-Gillott (Errol)
Elliot Speller-Gillott (Errol)
Published: 27 December 2016
Me and Nick always have a great time on set. You can see chemistry on screen and there’s also chemistry in real life. We always have a nice joke on set and it’s a laugh. We just have fun really.
What’s the best thing about being in Uncle?
The best thing about being part of Uncle is probably the food. And meeting nice people - the actors and crew. And the filming - and just acting is fun as well.
You’re surrounded by some amazing actors and actresses – what’s the best piece of advice you’ve been given?
I don’t think there’s any one piece of advice I’ve been given, but I suppose I’ve learned by being around lots of great actors and actresses and seeing the way that they do things. I’ve thought “that’s good, I might do that myself.”
Your chemistry with Nick Helm (Andy) is great - what’s the best thing about working with him?
Me and Nick always have a great time on set. You can see chemistry on screen and there’s also chemistry in real life. We always have a nice joke on set and it’s a laugh. We just have fun really.
How have you changed since you started on Uncle?
I think I’ve definitely got fatter! Over the time period of doing Uncle I’ve become more musical, I’m doing an awful lot of music now. Nick does too, because he writes the songs for the show and they’re always really good. That’s kind of what the writers Oli and Lilah (Refson and Vandenburgh) have based the show around, because we’re both musical in real life. They’ve incorporated it into the storyline and made our characters quite musical.
Do you think Errol and Andy influence each other for the better?
I think there are aspects of both their personalities that are lacking. Uncle Andy is lacking maturity, which is why he is the child and he’s struggling with everything. And Errol is very organised and very OCD, and more or less the adult, but he lacks the capacity for fun and rebelliousness. I think maybe both of them plant those different personality traits into each other - two opposite ends of the spectrum, sort of filling in the gaps for each other. So yes, I think they do.
Describe your experience on Uncle in three words
That could be difficult. I’d like to say fun – but that’s a bit boring, I think everyone would say fun. Educational. That’s boring as well, but I’ll keep that. Ok, I will say fun... and… surprising. Uncle was educational, fun and surprising.
When you look back, what do you think will stand out as your most memorable Uncle moment?
There are definitely some parts of the filming process that were a lot of fun. In the first two series we filmed these car scenes, where Nick and I were both in a car. We were just confined to that space and couldn’t move, going over and over it again, round and round in a circuit. Everyone was going insane, all stuck on this low loader. They were just really laid back, and a good laugh.
What would you like to do next?
I’d like to carry on acting and to get some more acting jobs. But I’d definitely like to pursue some sort of career in music because that’s what I enjoy - composing, playing in a band or something like that. Something musical.
