Gerard Kearns portrays Andy Woodward in BBC film Floodlights (Picture: BBC/Expectation TV/Matt Squire)

Like a top striker with a sixth sense for goal opportunities, Gerard Kearns had to act on instinct when the script for Floodlights landed in his lap. ‘I got cast just six days before we started and it was just a 16-day shoot. So there was no time to overthink anything.’