‘I created Netflix’s Black Doves – I had to fight for the finale’
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. *Warning: This contains spoilers for Black Doves. ‘Let’s go full John Lewis advert’ are not normally words uttered by the showrunner of a Netflix thriller – but that was Joe Barton’s vision for the ending of Black Doves.
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The six-parter stars Keira Knightley as spy Helen who is out for blood to avenge her lover MI5 agent Jason’s (Andrew Koji) death after he’s found slumped on a bench in London’s Southbank. She is joined by best friend and hitman Sam (Ben Whishaw) as she defies her boss Reed’s (Sarah Lancashire) orders in her quest for retribution.
So far, so crime drama, but Joe told Metro he wanted to depart from the genre’s trademark scenes of gore, bloodshed and strife for Black Doves’ conclusion – and instead channel Home Alone. However, his desire to inject some festive magic in the tale about corruption at the heart of Westminster and a ruthless London crime family was met with pushback.
‘I’m really into Chrismas and enjoy that time of year so I was like, “Let’s go full John Lewis advert. Let’s go all out with a turkey and lights and snow and everything,’ Joe, 39, explained. ‘The other crew members are cooler than me and they were like, “Are you sure?” But I was like, “We’ve got to go full Home Alone.”.
‘I was insistent that we do that as it felt like a nice wrap to the story.’. In the final scenes, after finally tracking down Jason’s murderer and preventing the outbreak of another World War, Helen enjoys some deserved family time with a lavish Christmas spread.
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