Death Valley's Timothy Spall: 'I'm in my late 60s – I'm not yearning to play romantic scenes'

Death Valley's Timothy Spall: 'I'm in my late 60s – I'm not yearning to play romantic scenes'

This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine."The thing is," says Timothy Spall, "when you try and explain where the character you’re playing comes from, you’re talking about something that is ineffable. If you’re not careful, you end up sounding like a prat."Nonetheless, the BAFTA-winning actor’s latest role, which is actually two roles, needs some explaining. In comedy crime drama Death Valley, Spall is a fictional television detective,…