Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage says leaving the show was 'hard' after a decade

The 52-year-old, who lived in Ireland, says the fantasy drama series cast and crew were 'family' 

Peter Dinklage during the filming for the Graham Norton Show at BBC Studioworks 6 Television Centre, Wood Lane, London, to be aired on BBC One on New Year's Eve. Picture: Matt Crossick/PA Wire

Game Of Thrones star Peter Dinklage has said the "hardest thing to walk away from" when he left the show was the life that went with it.

The actor, 52, who portrayed scheming nobleman Tyrion Lannister in the hit fantasy drama series for a decade, said the cast and crew were "family".