Silent Witness star David Caves has hinted at what fans can expect from his character Jack Hodgson in the upcoming episodes of series 26. Speaking exclusively to HELLO! alongside co-star Emilia Fox, who plays Dr Nikki Alexander, Caves revealed that viewers can look forward to more action sequences, affectionately dubbed 'Tom Cruise moments' by fans.
The actor teased 'a little bit of Jack-tion' in the final two episodes of the latest series, describing it as 'a cool story filmed on the Isle of Sheppey'. He explained: 'It's fantastic, it's its own little bubble so it's great for the characters to go into that unknown world and they really put people's backs up there. It's not plain sailing at all.'
Elaborating on the action, the 43-year-old added: 'Well, [there's] a bit of running and there is a fight that happens on a beach, which was great fun to do. I think it looks really terrific and it looks pretty epic. So that was a really good one. I was sore that day.'
In the same interview, the pair discussed the romance between their characters and its future in series 26. Fox said: 'The audience has waited for ten years, and they are an incredibly loyal, generous, kind and loving audience, who have invested in the Jack and Nikki relationship. I think everyone agreed what we didn't want to happen was to put them together and then immediately bust them up.'
She continued: 'There's a reason why suddenly this has happened and it would be a shame to lose all the great moments that they have just to create a dramatic effect. So really, what you're seeing is their friendship, which has turned into a relationship and hopefully seeing a side of them which can work, [where they can] work together and love each other and then who knows what's going to happen in the future. I'm all for Jack and Nikki.'
