

“I think everyone in it has just kept their feet on the ground really, and we all understand and appreciate how lucky we are,” she explains. Gemma is very much an embodiment of this, and appears simultaneously honoured, and a little deferring, about why Game of Thrones is such a global success story. But the core of the piece - the actors at its heart - all remain wonderfully humble and grounded. This means better cameras, better sound equipment, more scope for grand action sequences and special effects etc. While the method of filming is largely uncharged, budgets on the show have undoubtedly increased, in line with viewership figures and media attention. “I would never watch something with dragons in it before Game of Thrones" Gemma Whelan
