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Aidan Turner tells of struggle with deciding accent for Leonardo da Vinci portrayal
The Dubliner, who starred in hit show Poldark, is portraying the master artist in Amazon Prime’s new murder-mystery, Leonardo (Image: BBC)
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Actor Aidan Turner has revealed the struggle he had with deciding an accent for his portrayal of Leonardo da Vinci.
trailer dropped in November, fans were treated to lush Irish landscapes, promises of romantic drama, and Jon Hamm doing Jon Hamm stuff. They were also treated to what
The Guardian called “paddywhackery cliches and dodgy accents,” at least according to some critics. The National Leprechaun Museum of Ireland even weighed in on the trailer, saying “Even we think this is a bit much.”
Wild Mountain Thyme stars Jamie Dornan and Emily Blunt said they saw it all coming, though. As Dornan tells
The A.V. Club in the video above, the Irish (he’s from Northern Ireland) have a history of “taking the piss” out of each other, and that for a small island, Ireland has over 300 different dialects meaning it would be hard for even someone from Ireland proper to get “an Irish accent” perfect.
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