‘I'd be the last to know’: Stars of The Gentlemen react to Meghan reports

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The world premiere for series 2 of the Netflix drama took place on Wednesday night in London.

The drizzle cleared up arsenic stars arrived astatine the Guildhall, with Vinnie Jones, Kaya Scodelario, Joely Richardson and Ray Winstone each successful attendance.

When asked astir the reports regarding Meghan, Jones said he's heard “only what you have".

But helium joked: “We’ve got a batch of beauteous women successful this. So I’m not definite there’s country for immoderate more.”

"Way supra my wage grade," Scodelario said, portion Bonneville commented helium had “no idea” if determination was immoderate information to the rumours.

Jama, meanwhile, said arsenic a newcomer herself to the cast, she had nary tips to stock with Meghan.

“Oh my God, she’s a seasoned actor. I person nary proposal for her. She knows what she’s doing,” added Jama.

Ritchie, who besides attended the premiere, did not talk to the press. But writer and enforcement shaper Matthew Read told BBC News they were looking guardant to "bringing up much vigor and surprises successful bid 2 and further connected successful the series”.

Not a nary then, I asked.

"I conscionable don't deliberation it's close to speculate astatine this stage, truthful I wouldn't similar to accidental yes oregon no,” helium added.

In the archetypal series, Eddie Halstead (played by James) inherited his affluent family's state property pursuing his father's death, overmuch to the fury of his older member Freddy. He past discovers the property is partially being utilized to turn cannabis for an highly palmy underground cause empire.

This clip around, the transgression endeavor is expanding retired of the British countryside and into the lush lakeside mounting of Italy.

On the 2nd series, James said: "If you're going to bash it, you've got to marque definite it's better.

"So we worked, I hope, beauteous hard to marque definite we germinate the world. It was much complex, and we had much quality development."

That was echoed by Scodelario, who plays 1 of the show's toughest and astir assured characters, Susie Glass. She runs the cannabis workplace nether the estate's grounds.

"We've truly tried to rise the stakes arsenic overmuch arsenic possible," she said. "Some of the episodes instrumentality a overmuch darker turn, but we inactive person the amusive and the joyousness that everyone truly liked astir it."

Bonneville, different newcomer to the formed for bid two, said moving with Ritchie was "wonderfully chaotic, but with a large intent successful mind".

The actor, who antecedently starred successful Downton Abbey, besides joked determination was nary quality betwixt the play play and the transgression underworld of The Gentlemen. "It was precisely the aforesaid world," helium said.

"No, it was amusive to participate this somewhat skewed satellite of the perverted aristocracy up to nary good," helium added.

"I'm definite it was going connected astatine Downton Abbey, but present the lid is lifted connected what truly happens successful these stately homes."

The Gentlemen bid 2 is released connected Netflix connected 3 September.