Idris Elba: ‘Wow, this really was my life’
Being on set for In The Long Run is like a time capsule for Idris Elba. The charismatic star, 47, created the Sky One comedy, which is loosely based on his own childhood and vividly and colourfully transports us back to 1980s London.
He also stars in the show – which is back for a third series – as factory worker Walter Easmon. The character is based on his dad, Winston, who died from lung cancer in 2013. And he recollects moments during filming when “I might sit on the sofa for five minutes, and just look around and go, ‘Wow, this really was my life’.”
