Hello, I'm Craig Parkinson, and this is the two-shot podcast of The Catalan, and let's dive in.

How the devil are you? It's been a while since I was there. I'll ask again. How the devil are you?

Craig, where have our podcast been? We thought you dropped off the rise of the earth. No. Look what got in the way.

Life, moving house, work, other work. Last week it was my birthday, thank you. I was taken to Paris for a couple of days.

Very nice. I came back, got COVID, sex book. Yeah, I know. Almost a year to the day since I first had it. So this episode, you're about to hear, was supposed to kick off the new episode last week.

But I was in bed with the deepest, croakiest, most painful voice, and it was impossible for me to record.

Which is why I didn't know this week. So it's here, a brand new two-shot podcast. Now, before I went away from my birthday, I went to London to meet producer Graff and to sit down and record a couple of episodes.

And the first one you're about to hear is with Freeman Adjerman and what an absolute delight she is. This is going to be one of those sort of historic TSP episodes.

Yeah, I'm not going to say much more week. Do you know what? I don't want to put thoughts in your mind about what it's going to be or what I think it is or using.

Let's have a debrief at the end. Of course, you know, Freeman. She's an incredible actor. And she burst onto our screens as Martha Jones in Doctor Who.

And sort of she's taking it all in a stride ever since as you'll hear because she's an absolute delight. She's got a new show coming to Sky Atlantic and now TV on the 6th of April.

It's called Dreamland, it co-stars, Lily Allen. And it's suffice to say this is the two-shot podcast. We don't really talk about it because we get to know the person.

We really do. She's an absolute hope. Okay, whatever you're doing, stop.

All carry on. If you're on a treadmill, don't stop if you're doing that. I'm so pleased you're back with us. We're really, really thrilled to bring this episode.

This is the two-shot podcast with the wonderful Freeman Adjerman. Enjoy. See you at the end.

But it's perfect. And we're sat here a couple of Pisces with some tea. I think this is quite a good rainy International Women's Day, don't you know?

It is. It is. A very all-liquid base for these Pisces.

It's all coming together for you. It's like we planned it. And speaking of International Women's Day, Freeman, answer me this.

What woman, dead or alive, do you most admire?

Oh, man. That's a huge one.

Do you want to ever think about it or move on? We're going to something.

These are just little warm-up things. They can answer. There can be a big answer, a bit smaller.

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