So with 'Ascent,' one of the things I wanted to do was not make it too remote from the reader, for it to be engaged with the human side and not just to be about the cold metal of planes… — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
'Frankenstein' is a timeless classic. As science advances, it becomes more relevant, not less. Its fantasy moves closer to fact, its horrors closer to… — Jed Mercurio Copy Share
I think a lot of police procedurals are very conventional. With the stuff I'm doing, I'm trying to approach the institution of the police… — Jed Mercurio Copy Share
Standards in public life have decayed over time... Incompetence is the norm. — Jed Mercurio Copy Share
For something like 'Line of Duty' to work, it has to be both plausible and unexpected. — Jed Mercurio Copy Share
I like to stay away from writing about good versus evil. I think the world is more complicated. — Jed Mercurio Copy Share
In the modern workplace, sexism has adopted a more subtle persona; therefore, people can be accused of sexism where it's far harder to determine… — Jed Mercurio Copy Share
If you look at American medical fiction written by doctors, like 'The House of God' by Samuel Shem and 'The Blood of Strangers' by… — Jed Mercurio Copy Share
I'm interested in institutions, particularly in the way institutions close ranks. They have hierarchies and their own ethics. — Jed Mercurio Copy Share
It's important that the actor doesn't feel like they're working in a vacuum. If the actor is told, 'Oh, it's a secret; just play… — Jed Mercurio Copy Share
I'm always thinking about my work, always thinking about where it's taking me. — Jed Mercurio Copy Share
The footballer I've admired most in the last ten years is Zinedine Zidane... one of those rare individuals who had the skill but also… — Jed Mercurio Copy Share
'Line of Duty' is a social realist drama, so it's set in a world that has the recognisable features of the authentic world we… — Jed Mercurio Copy Share
I like to sit at my desk... sometimes I get inspiration when I'm going about my normal day-to-day life. — Jed Mercurio Copy Share
So with 'Ascent,' one of the things I wanted to do was not make it too remote from the reader, for it to be… — Jed Mercurio Copy Share
