They are not all hooligans. Some of them just come along for the fun. Instead of playing on their PlayStations, they have a go at the riot police.

It's a sign that the laws of the republic apply to everyone and that we will not give in to violence.

The peak is now behind us. People have had enough. People are afraid. It's time for this to stop.

Although there were only about 24 episodes made it seems to run forever. They take a couple of episodes and put them together, making a feature film once in a while. I had good fun making the series.

There's a great sense of achievement, testosterone, fun, being able to live out your masculinity when you play an action role or an action-adventure or a real tough-guy role.

I sang in a rock band when I was training as a lawyer. You know, not professional, we just did it for fun. We just did gigs all over Edinburgh and some in Glasgow and some at festivals.