Emmerdale's Jamie Tate star opens up on 'immediate spark' with co-star in LGBTQ role

Emmerdale actor Alexander Lincoln, who played Jamie Tate on the long-running ITV soap, is starring in a new film called A Night Like This alongside Jack Brett Anderson, who has been in The Great, Genius: Picasso and Wolfblood. The movie, set in London, focuses on Alexander's character Oliver meeting Jack's character Lukas on one cold night in the city. Lukas is an out-of-work actor, and Oliver runs a nightclub on the brink of bankruptcy.

After drowning their sorrows in bars,Oliver persuades Lukas to spend the night out with him as the pair learn more about themselves and come face-to-face with some uncomfortable truths. Opening up to us about his immediate spark with co-star Jack, Alexander explained: "I've been relatively fortunate generally in the fact that I've worked with nice people.

"But meeting Jack... we had that spark immediately. Like we chatted for 20 to 30 minutes straight away after the chemistry test. It sort of really flowed together, and I think we have similar ideas about the world and life, and everything.

"A lot of what's in the script is about the universe and all that kind of stuff, actually, so we had a lot of discussions like that, which was just so wonderful."

The former soap star admitted their similarities "took me aback" as he explained how "beautiful the film is".

"It's beautiful because it's about a thing which doesn't happen anymore, which is striking up random nostalgia and building relationships with strangers," Alexander added.

"In London, everyone's got their head down and looking at their phones in their hands." He said people rarely strike up a conversation, and the film explores how the two men form a connection after striking up a conversation by chance.

"The risk is mitigated because they're not going to come back into your life necessarily afterwards," he added. "I feel like that's such a beautiful, powerful part of the film."

A Night Like This is out in cinemas on September 26.