Tamsin Greig has clarified recent comments she made about her casting in the Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner.
In a recent interview, the actor had said she “probably shouldn’t” have played a Jewish matriarch In the show.
When host Emma Barnett clarified that the discussion was over Greig playing a Jewish role as a non-Jewish actor, Greig said: “That’s the conversation at the moment…
Greig, who is a practising Christian with Jewish ancestry, played the part of Jackie Goodman in the comedy, which follows a Jewish family living in north London.