Scandal fans will soon be able to relive the show’s most memorable moments via a podcast produced by Shondaland Audio — through the lens of one of the series’ most beloved duos.
20.11.2022 - 07:41 / dailyrecord.co.uk
As foul-mouthed billionaire Logan Roy in Succession, Brian Cox rarely has a good word to say about anyone. But the Hollywood actor has revealed that meeting a blind and disabled dad who has been buying food for his elderly neighbours during the cost-of-living crisis reduced him to tears.
The Dundee -born star told how ex-removal firm driver Peter Leith shops at community food banks for more than 15 of his neighbours and friends despite having a degenerative eye condition. Cox, filming in his home city for two-part documentary How The Other Half Live, called Peter his hero.
He said: “It still sits with me as one of the most heroic things ever. I was at the community larder and interviewing people about how tough it was. While I was there, this chap came in with a stick and I asked if he was doing this for his family.
"He said he was doing it for about 15 people who can’t get there because they live in high-rises and they’re older and can’t manage the journey.
"I said, ‘That’s very humbling.’ He had this label sewn onto his arm. When I asked what it was and he said, ‘It’s to show I’m blind,’ I was blown away.
“I said, ‘And you still do this?’ and he said, ‘Well, if I don’t, who will?’ For me, it was one of those moments when you just feel shame. You go, ‘This is an amazing human being.’ It’s humbling and it’s shameful but at the same time this is the great side of who we are, what we possibly can do and possibly be.
“It’s incredibly laudable. This man is a hero and it makes you feel, ‘Well, there’s still hope when we have people like this doing what they do.’” Peter, who also suffers from cataracts and crippling arthritis in his hands and legs, said he was deeply honoured to hear of Cox’s praise.
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Scandal fans will soon be able to relive the show’s most memorable moments via a podcast produced by Shondaland Audio — through the lens of one of the series’ most beloved duos.
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