In honor of Matthew Lewis’ new television series, Bluestone 42, airing tonight (at 10pm on BBC Three) we decided to do a news roundup to get you up to speed.  All news is thanks to our partner site, Matthew-Lewis.com, so be sure to visit for all the latest Matt news.

Matt stars as Corporal Gordon House aka Tower Block in the second series of the show.  Bluestone 42 follows the antics of a bomb disposal detachment serving in Afghanistan. In an interview with the Gloucestershire Echo Matt discusses his joining the show and his character:

“I watched the first series and remember thinking that I’d love to be part of a show like that. It’s a comedy and aims to make people laugh but it’s not trivialised,” says Lewis, who made his first appearance in the Christmas special and cements his character in the new six-part series. Cheeky chappy Gordon, nicknamed Tower Block, was brought in to replace Corporal Millsy (Gary Carr) as number two to Captain Medhurst (Oliver Chris).

“He’s the best of the best and came top in all his classes, but when he arrived in Afghanistan he was very green and thought he knew a lot more than he actually did,” explains Lewis, who admits his alter-ego “had a bit of a chip on his shoulder” at first.

“He didn’t get on with Medhurst initially, there was a bit of friction between them. Gordon’s a lad and loves getting stuck in with the banter – especially giving Medhurst stick for being a posh public schoolboy, but then he did a lot of growing up in that half-hour special.”

In another interview, Matt’s co-star Oliver Chris talks about their characters’ relationship:

How is the class war between Nick and Tower Block [Matthew Lewis] developing?
“I’d say it’s added a new dynamic. One bit of feedback we got from series one was that my character’s quite posh and no one seems to pick him up on it. Who better to do it than a whippet-licking, tripe-smoking Yorkshireman with a massive chip on his shoulder? Matt Lewis has fitted into the group brilliantly.”

Radio Times has posted Ten reasons to watch Bluestone 42 and, Matt is one of the reasons to tune in:

Neville Longbottom from Harry Potter

We know what you’re thinking. When did the gap-toothed, gormless kid from Hogwarts transform into such a hunk? It’s a wonder what a few gym sessions, some stubble and a decent haircut can do for a fella. If you tuned in at Christmas you’d have seen Matthew Lewis join proceedings as Nick’s deputy Gordon “Towerblock” House, replacing Gary Carr’s Sergeant Millsy. We’ve been promised shirtless scenes.

Finally, view the trailer for the show below:

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