MobLand's Mandeep Dhillon reveals 'really lovely' behind-the-scenes moment

MobLand season two has just got underway on Paramount+ and the gang drama promises to be even bigger and better following its 18-month hiatus. Speaking exclusively to The Express, Eddie Harrigan actor, Boon, said he was thrilled to return as the cast are "all proper mates now". "It's so nice to go to work every day with your pals," he shared.

"Season one, we were all getting to know each other and season two, you just have that added level of comfort. I feel as an actor, when you are really comfortable with the people you are in a scene with, you feel like you can do your best work." Seraphina Harrigan star Dhillon agreed, adding: "Yeah, because you have got no limitations, you are able to just go for it. It was great, it's like putting your slippers back on."

As the stars were so comfortable with one another this time around, they were able to share some heartfelt moments behind the scenes, with Dhillon paying tribute to her co-star Helen Mirren, who plays matriarch Maeve Harrigan. "I love Helen, she is just brilliant as a human in general and she loves it when you give it back," she shared.

"I feel like with Helen, because she is so playful on set, it gives you licence to play as well and she loves it so much, like even if we do a bit of improvisation at the end or whatever, she comes alive with it. It makes you feel very safe to go head-to-head with her, but also she's so lovely."

The Seraphina star went on to share a sweet behind-the-scenes moment she shared with the Hollywood actress, with the pair setting up a "book club". She went on to say: "There is so much time in between where you are just sat there having a cup of tea, having a chat. We had a little bit of a book club going on this season.

"So we would end up all talking about the book we were reading, so that was really lovely, and then they say 'action' and she's calling me a b**** b****** again." Her co-star Boon agreed that working with Mirren was an unforgettable experience, and he enjoyed spending even more time with her this season.

"We did get to spend a lot more scenes together," he shared. "And to just play out that relationship and go to work every day with a legend like that. I have learnt so much from working with Helen, it's just been amazing.

"I didn't actually go to drama school, so when I get to work with actors like that, that's my little slice of drama school. They are so generous, Pierce [Brosnan] and Helen, you just learn so much from them."

The series was renewed for a third season ahead of the season two launch, proving its popularity continues to grow as old and new fans rally behind the Guy Ritchie gang drama. Boon was thrilled after hearing the update, sharing: "We love making this show, so I am over the moon that we get to do it all over again.

"It's really nice to be able to carry these characters for a number of years and really get to see where they go, take them somewhere. It's rare that you get to spend that long with a character, so I'm over the moon." He felt "everything has just grown tenfold" in season two and was equally as excited to watch it as fans at home.

"We always used to talk about it when we were shooting, there is so much going on with your character, you spend so much time focusing on it that you lose track of all the other storylines in the script. So when we go to watch it and my family turn to me and say 'What's going on here?' I'm like 'I have no idea, I'm just going to have to keep watching it like you', because there is so much going on, it really has just grown exponentially in terms of story and plot."

MobLand season 2 is streaming weekly on Paramount+