We pop along to Comic Con North East to get a flavour of the event and to speak to some of the stars of the show.
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00:00There's a real sense of community, I feel, within the convention world.
00:04So I love to see people from all different ages, different walks of life,
00:09coming and finding a collective joy in meeting people
00:13from all of their favorite movies and TV shows.
00:16What I recognize and really appreciate are the fans that come,
00:21because they make the event.
00:23They truly do, the way that they enjoy themselves.
00:26And it's really a place where people can just be themselves
00:30and be celebrated for whatever their interests are.
00:33And you don't see that typically, you know, just out on the streets.
00:38So we have lots of cosplay attendees who come,
00:42and they have that sense of community where they feel safe,
00:46where they feel comfortable.
00:48Everybody is so kind to one another, which it's just wonderful to see.
00:53I'm glad I can share something in common with so many different people,
00:57right off the bat.
00:59But what's cool is I see them all being really supportive to each other, too.
01:03People that never had anything to do with the making of the game,
01:06and they're all friends, and they all do their cosplays and support each other.
01:10It's really, really cool.
01:12So it's great for our traders.
01:14We have traders from all over the UK, but we have lots of local traders,
01:17so we get local businesses involved.
01:20It brings so much revenue to the area as well,
01:23which is great for everybody involved.
01:25It's very important to people to feel allegiance to the shows that they love
01:29and that they, you know, they watch.
01:32And you've got to remember that they're the audience
01:35and that there wouldn't be anything if they didn't watch.
01:40And it's great for people to be able to come out and show their enthusiasm
01:45and be able to connect with the people that they watch on the screen.
01:49So I think it's quite important for actors to do that,
01:52and I'm very happy to do it.
01:54Just seeing so many people happy and, you know, enjoying themselves,
01:58I think that's probably what I like the most about it.