Inspired by how good Joe Fiennes is in FlashForward - could not have been better cast and this British actor's Yankee accent is spot on.

Likewise I was most impressed by the guy who plays Merlin when I saw him interviewed - he has a heavy Ulster accent normally (I love the Northern Irish accent; ditto Geordies) but in the series he's pure British.

What I hate about soap stars is - they don't act; just play themselves.