Izuka Hoyle Spent Three Months Handcuffed to Tahar Rahim for ‘Prisoner’ — and Had the Time of Her Life

Izuka Hoyle admittedly relished being handcuffed to co-star Tahar Rahim on Sky Original series Prisoner.

“He is, without a doubt, one of the greatest scene partners I’ve had the pleasure to work with,” the Scotswoman tells The Hollywood Reporter. “We instantly clicked and fell in love, so to speak.”

She’s gushing over her colleague ahead of the six-parter’s U.K. release on Thursday, but Prisoner creator Matt Charman is no doubt delighted with Hoyle’s portrayal of his impressively tenacious protagonist, Amber Todd. The series chronicles Amber’s return to work as a prison transport officer shortly after becoming a mother, but the first day on the job involves accompanying trained killer and high-value inmate Tibor Stone (Rahim) to court to testify against his elite crime syndicate.

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