The news that Harry Lawtey would not return for Fourth season by HBOs “Industry” Left fans of the show set in London’s ruthless financial world that feels less than chuffed. For three seasons, Lawtey Robert Spearing played, Pierpoint Banks with working classes that develop into one of the show’s most empathic characters: a banker with conscience.
Mickey Down, who created “industry” with Konrad Kay, told Thewrap that scheduling conflicts and Robert’s bow reached its natural end led Lawtey to decide not to revive his role. Lawtey stars in the upcoming movie “Mr. Burton, ”where he plays young Richard Burton, and as the actor noted in a recent paragraph in TelegraphHe will soon shoot “The Billion Dollar Spy”, a cold war thriller with Russell Crowe and directed by Amma Asante. (Production on “Industry” season 4 begins this week.)
“We love Robert as a character. We love Harry as an actor. We think he will go into massive things – he has already done, ”Down said. “And it was, I think, a kind of mutual decision that we could not make it work for the time we had, but also that we had reached the end of the character. And I think Harry reached his own conclusion. “
Robert ends season 3 and says goodbye to Yasmin (Marisa Abela), his colleague whom he has been tormented for since day one and left Pierpoint to try his luck in Silicon Valley. Over eight sections, he becomes more aware of how dehumanizing high financing can be and makes the choice to recover from a toxic environment that is only driven by profit.
“When the character feels like they have had some kind of redemption, or if they have found the light at the end of the tunnel, there is no more to say,” Down said. “I’m sorry we couldn’t make it work. But Harry had a fantastic ending at the end of section 8 of Season 3. And we gave him redemption that I think much of the audience wanted after we put him through the ring during season 3. “
Down and Kay would welcome Lawtey back if Robert’s return was meaningful for “industry.” “Creatively, we both felt that his story was clear, but also, we were much of the idea that we would leave the door open for him to come back,” Kay said. “He didn’t die from an aneurysm. He only does his own thing here as the relentless world continues. And you know, we’ll see what happens to this story in the future. “
“We are extremely grateful for Harry for his work on the show,” Down said. “He is an amazing actor and I can’t imagine that he will have trouble finding a huge role and then having a massive, massive career.”
“Industry” is now flowing at max.
