“His Dark Materials” star Daphne is eager to take on the role of a “complicated, complicated” woman.

The cast and crew of the hit BBC and HBO fantasy drama Your dark materials The Edinburgh Television Festival took over on Thursday.

In a special session called “Your dark materials – Pushing Boundaries Into New Worlds,” starring Daphne Keane and Amir Wilson, casting assistant Simon Kirby, writer Jack Thorne, director Amit Gupta and Bad Wolf executive producer/producer Jane Tranter discussed working on Philip Pullman’s adaptation. . Affairs

They also shared exclusive clips from the upcoming third and final part of the trilogy, which were well received by members of the public who were asked not to spoil the details.

The series follows orphan Lyra as she searches for her missing friend and uncovers a kidnapping plot involving an invisible cosmic substance called dust.

Keane, who plays Lyra Belacqua, aka Lyra Silvertongue, said of her role that it was “very interesting to explore complex, complex female characters” because “they’re often seen as ugly”. She said she found it interesting to play Lira “because we don’t have characters like her”.

Wilson, who plays Will Perry, was asked how his character changed at the start of season three. “Willie has grown up” and is “more self-aware and more aware of who he is than he was before,” he said.

During the panel, Thorne praised the show’s cast. “People say things, but the truth of the scene is in the faces,” especially on this show, he said. “Authorship is always attributed to the writer, but authority is shared by everyone in the work. And when you enter the third season of the series, the authorship is completely in the hands of the actors. And they are such beautiful, brilliant actors. “