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Unbeknown to Krod, his mentor, the great General Arcadius (Roger Allam), was a deeply suppressed homosexual who did not discover his sexual orientation until he was locked away in a dank and fetid dungeon with a dark-eyed Latino smooth boy called Bruce. But their love is doomed. And Arcadius dies in Krod's arms, with Bruce a broken-hearted witness to Dongalor's fatal shot.

Thereafter Bruce becomes Krod's spiritual connection to his late mentor. He tries to guide Krod and keep the General's spirit alive, all with his irrepressible and anachronistic gay pride on full display.

Stand-up comedian Marques says: "Krod Mandoon is about fights, sex and laughs! But not necessarily in that order... I think I was the last to join the cast, but I knew about the role for a few months because I helped a friend out with his audition. I was on a plane to Hungary a few days after my second audition. It was a head-spinning few days but so much fun!"

Bruce is certainly very colourful: "Other than his sense of fashion, I think Bruce's strength is his ability to be brutally honest and still manage to keep the gang together. Oddly, these may be his weaknesses as well, accompanied by the fact that sometimes he's a little too sensitive."

He continues: "I think my favourite scene was in Dongalor's castle, when Matt Lucas's character and I talk about famous singers. It's a very short scene that probably won't be aired, but that was was pretty much all improvised. Each of us just tried to make each other break character, and some of the things that came out of our mouths were hilarious.

"Working with Matt was a great learning experience. I think he's a comedic genius, and I just tried to soak up every single thing he did. He's hilarious at every time of the day, whether cameras are rolling or not. On top of that, he's just a great guy.

"Sean was the guy who kept us all together on and off screen. He's a real professional and made it easy for everybody to have a voice in this wonderful project. He's got great hair too. Seriously, it has to be fake. As for India, she is so talented and beautiful. She really can do it all, plus she works hard at her craft. She's got a GREAT laugh, and is great at stunts."

He adds: "We had a blast making this show, so I really hope people are entertained by it. I would do another series in a Hummingbird beat, which is the fastest heartbeat in the animal kingdom at about 1,200 beats per minute. I should know – my Great-Great-Great-Grandfather was a hummingbird!"