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Millennium:
Lucy Butler
From Chris Carter
(Creator of The X-Files), comes MILLENNIUM - a spellbinding
series about the struggle between forces of good and evil at
the end of the 20th Century.
Lance Henriksen is
Frank Black, an ex-FBI agent whose ability to enter the
minds of killers has come as both a blessing and a curse.
After a breakdown caused by fears for his family’s safety,
Frank has moved them across the country - as far away as
possible from Washington, DC.
In Seattle, Black’s
ability to delve into the psyche of murderers has made him a
valuable consultant for the mysterious and clandestine
Millennium Group, an organisation of former law enforcement
officials dedicated to fighting the rise in crime as the new
millennium draws closer. Frank helps the Group solve the
most difficult of cases through his special abilities and
begins to feel he is finally using his gift to protect
others.
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Sarah-Jane
Redmond who played Lucy Butler is seen here with Lance Henriksen,
taking a break from filming to pose for a
personal keepsake photograph. Lance portrayed
Millennium Group Consultant Frank Black. |
Chris Carter's Millennium premiered in 1996
and ran for three consecutive Seasons until shortly before
the 'real' Millennium occurred. Sarah-Jane Redmond portrayed
the seductive and fascinating Lucy Butler, an earth bound
manifestation of pure evil and a representative of Legion.
Ten Thirteen Production's (Chris Carter's Production Company
named after Carter's Birthday no less) also cast Sarah-Jane
Redmond with the fantastic Lance Henriksen, who was
pre-determined by Carter to play the role of central
character Frank Black. Carter also introduced Terry O'Quinn
as the mysterious but overwhelmingly professional Peter
Watts (Black's supervisor and mentor in the Millennium
Group, himself a distinguished ex-veteran of the FBI's
Violent Crime Task Force). The triangle was complete and
would be forever savoured by the series' loyal fans.
Sarah-Jane provided an immediate and
intriguing depth to the role of Lucy Butler, leaving fans of
Millennium always eager for more information about her exact
nature, what she could be capable of and most of all further
appearances. There can be no
doubt that this role, amongst the many brought to life by
Sarah-Jane, will always be the most revered by those viewers
of Millennium.
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Sarah-Jane's
6 hour transformation from Millennium's Lucy Butler
into a
frightening vision of Frank Black is complete as she
poses for a personal keepsake prior to filming. |
A glimpse of true evil, Sarah-Jane adorns the
prosthetics to appear in a terrifying night-time
vision. This scene took place within the mind of
Frank Black for Millennium Season Three's episode,
Antipas. |
Sarah-Jane
on Lucy Butler
| "I wanted so much
to work on Millennium, as I found Chris
Carter a prolific and captivating writer, and was
pleased to hear I had an audition for him, in an
episode that David Nutter was to direct. I knew at
the time that I felt very strong about the audition,
and was surprised to say the least when the casting
director called me at home. She said that they did
not want to give me the part I had auditioned for,
because they had a new recurring character that they
would like me to play. This was the part of Lucy
Butler." |
| "Of all the
episodes I did, I think the first one
[Lamentation] was my favourite. The first day,
going to set, I had barely done any work previous to
this part, and the scene required me to be
interrogated by Terry O'Quinn and Lance, but I had
to dance circles around them, so I had to control
the scene. I honestly did not know how I would do
it, but as soon as I got to set, the character takes
over, and I found that I had more of Lucy in me than
I realized. The power felt natural and intoxicating,
calm, yet the 'fires of hell' were burning,
bubbling. It
was also fascinating to get the moulding done for
the face of the devil. It took 6 hours to apply, and
I had a chance to go back to my trailer and work
with the 'mask'. What you find is that you can
completely loose all other aspects of yourself, and
you have the permission to go completely to areas
you perhaps only touch upon in life. This was the
dark side, for me. Which I enjoyed exploring
immensely." |
| From an interview with
This
Is Who We Are conducted by
Scott Pugliese. |
Next... Lucy
Butler: The Story of Legion |
