Paul is confused about his feelings for Isobel. They have a very sparky relationship.There's a real chemistry between them.

Paul has always held a torch for her. He tries desperately hard not to act on his feelings.

Paul is a working class lad from Yorkshire. He doesn't really know how to be laird. He doesn't really want to do it and is trying to get his head around being in charge.

I think - you know, I want to intimidate people when I'm on the field. I want people to be scared of me. That's just kind of the nature of who I am as a person and player. But I also know that you have to be emotional. You have to be in touch with your feelings. I think that's important.

... Everything he feels, he feels strongly. Too strongly, sometimes. I think he freaks people out.

Using the device of an imaginary world allows me in some strange way to go to the central issues - it's one of many ways to express feelings about real people, about real human relationships.