An eligible new bachelor is on the marriage mart, and his name is Lord Debling. "He sees himself as an outsider, and he's someone who goes against the grain of society in the rest of the ton," actor tells . "He's a complex character.
He's introverted and likes to watch from the peripherals of society and I think that makes him quite interesting because he's not honking after a lot of attention. He's just standing and looking from the outside – that was quite juicy to play." As he prepared to step into the character's top hat and tails for season three, the newcomer worked closely with the costume department, hinting at Debling's character arc and eccentricities through his decadent wardrobe.
"There were nods to the fact that he's a conservationist with some of the colours – the greens. We talked a bit about that," explained Sam. "Also because he's not a typical member of the ton, there were flamboyancies to his costumes as well, whether that was how his necktie was done up or a little detail on his jacket.
"There absolutely were [hidden details]," he continued. "They [the costume department] were so wonderful at putting those in and they were really collaborative when talking about those as well." Asked if he had any personal preferences for Debling's wardrobe, Sam recalled thinking that the character, being totally comfortable in his own skin, would have no problem standing out.
"I just wanted him to look a bit different than the average member of the ton because he's qu.
