Adrian Edmondson and Zoë Wanamaker shunned ‘unnecessary’ sex scene due to their age

‘We held hands instead,’ actor said after sharing bed with co-star in new series
Adrian “Ade” Edmondson and Zoë Wanamaker decided against doing any sex scenes together in their new series due to their age .

Former Young Ones star Edmondson, 69, was required to join Wanamaker, 76, in bed for a scene from the remake of detective show Bergerac – but they baulked at the idea of performing anything intimate and instead opted to hold hands.

He said the hand-holding made for a far sweeter moment and resulted in a shot that became his highlight of the series.

“My favourite scene was our bed scene – not much of a scene really, just a shot of us in bed,” Edmondson revealed.

“We both thought it was unnecessary to see people our age getting intimate, so we determined to hold hands while sleeping instead.

We knew we'd got it right when we heard the director go, "Awww’.”
He praised My Family and Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone actor Wanamaker in an interview with The Mirror , stating: “It's always very educational to work with people who are so good at their craft.

I learnt a lot.”
Edmondson also said the actor is “as mad as a box of frogs”, adding: “I'm sure Zoë wouldn't mind me letting everyone know that.

Some of the best people are.” Despite knowing each other for years, this marked the first time the actors have worked together.

Olivier Award-winning and Bafta-nominated actor Wanamaker has performed many times with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre throughout her five-decade career.

Her TV credits include Prime Suspect , Agatha Christie’s Poirot and Mr Selfridge .

Edmondson is best known for the comedy projects he wrote alongside Young Ones and Bottom co-star Rik Mayall, who died aged 56 in June 2014.

His more recent credits include TV shows 3 Body Problem and Alien: Earth .

Bergerac is a remake of the BBC detective series starring John Nettles, which originally aired from 1981 to 1991.

A remake, starring Damien Molony in the lead role, was released by U&Drama in 2024, with a second series airing now.

Edmondson was a new cast addition.

“[We’ve had] the best of the NHS, the best music – we had all the trimmings,” he told The Telegraph .

“We’ve all got our houses, when a house cost three times your earnings.

Now it’s, like, 27 times your earnings.

How did we let it get like that?

“It’s unbelievable the f***ing mess we’ve made.”
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