English actor Matthew Goode plays Detective Chief Inspector Carl Morck in Dept. Q – the latest gritty Netflix drama which is gripping viewers.
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(Image: Matthew Goode arrives for the special screening of Netflix’s Dept Q. Photo credit: Ian West/PA Wire) The show, which is based on the novels by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen, follows flawed-but-excellent detective Carl Morck (Goode), who after a traumatic shootout that killed a cop and paralysed his partner, returns to work to find that he’s been assigned to a new department.
The show, which also stars Trainspotting’s Kelly Macdonald, moves from Copenhagen to the Scottish capital Edinburgh, and is directed and written by multiaward-winning Scott Frank.
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Speaking to BBC Radio Scotland, Goode said: “My brother used to go to Glasgow University, so I spent quite a hefty amount of time going back and forth and when I went up to Scotland I was going, ‘I wish I’d come here instead’.
“There were two unions there and my brother used to go to the Sports Union. I think they had the Hive nightclub attached to it.
“He met me, after about 10 pints, and he went off and did an exam. Those were the heady days.”
Speaking in a brilliant Glasgow accent, the actor added: “There was another place where we’d end up eating cheesy chips.”
Fans of the actor flocked to the social media video to share their joy at Goode’s memories of the city and his spot-on accent.
One person said: “Wow, brilliant Glaswegian accent and absolutely loved Dept Q.”
Another said: “Matthew Goode knowing The Hive was not on my bingo card.”
