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Nakedandfamous

Lisa McCune

COVER STORY

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‘‘There are a lot of fine ac-tors who bring a level of in-telligence and integritywith them when they aremaking something andthere are actors who havea great relationship withthe camera that’s inexplic-able,’’ she says. ‘‘Richardhas both.’’

While playing a clean-skin has cemented herplace on the local screen,scoring popular acclaimand record Logies for herrole on Blue Heelers, it washer own ability to go bad inRake that appealed to bothits producers and McCune.

‘‘She’s so cunning andthe lengths she goes to isextraordinary. In such awarped way it was wonder-ful to play such an extremecharacter.

‘‘It’s great to think Petersees you have the range todo this kind of stuff. The nu-dity is not there to shock,it’s there in the context ofthe character. She’s got tobe like that and I’m not self-conscious about it. They’rejust boobs,’’ she adds, ‘‘I seethem every day.’’

Blase about the impacther fleshy TV appearancewill make, the mum ofthree says: ‘‘To be honest,once you’ve breast-fed theyare tools of the trade. It’snot something I’m con-cerned about and I’m closeto 40 so I thought, ‘Why notget ‘em out now’?’’

McCune is also cur-rently filming the finalseries of Sea Patrol.

Rake, ABC1, Thursday,

8.30pm.