This was the most open and honest interview I've ever given...

The 47-year-old Bafta-nominated Londoner says it was “a moving experience” answering The Assembly’s questioners.

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“I'm quite naturally an emotional person anyway; I’m very sensitive.

“I’d been doing a lot of press because [filming took place] around the time of the release of my film, Marching Powder, so I was getting really bored of my own voice, but this revitalised me somewhat,” says Danny. “It got me excited about being interviewed again.”

Doctor Who and Broadchurch actor David Tennant will appear in episode two of The Assembly, and there are future episodes featuring footballing and sports pundit Gary Lineker and Little Mix member and now solo singer Jade Thirlwall, to look forward to.

Executive producer Michelle Singer says that finding celebrities who are open to the format is a “challenge” but one that has a “beauty” to it.

“If that celebrity is prepared to be open and honest and accept that any question is going to come their way, and they should and will answer it, if you go into it with that sort of spirit of openness, it’s phenomenal,” she says.

“It's a rare beast that you are invited to speak honestly about any number of subjects, from the totally nonsense and superficial to the incredibly profound.

“It’s a rare experience for them, and frankly, that’s a rare experience for any of us, celebrity or otherwise.”

During filming, the interviews last for three hours a pop, giving everyone a chance to relax into it, the celebrities included.