In House of Guinness , which you can watch with a Netflix subscription , James Norton plays the loyal henchman for the Guinness family , Sean Rafferty. Rafferty is a no-nonsense character who doesn’t shy away from doing the dirty work for his employers. One of the most memorable moments comes in Episode 7 of the Steven Knight-led show when the Raffery and the family begin “cleaning up” the docks around the brewery.

The inspiration for Norton’s reaction in the scene, which features Rafferty (one of the many very cool characters on the show) walking away from an explosion, leaving one of the old tenements in rubble, came from a very unlikely place: a song and a video by Andy Samberg and The Lonely Island called “Cool Guys Don't Look At Explosions.”

Rafferty Looks Back

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