‘Franklin & Bash’s’ Jane Seymour on Heather Locklear Liplock; Hookers Vs Sex Surrogates
“I just decide to kiss her and see if there’s any life in her,” the actress tells TheWrap
Tony Maglio | June 26, 2013 @ 3:43 PM
Last Updated: February 26, 2018 @ 2:02 PM
Jane Seymour continues her limited story arc on TNT’s “Franklin & Bash” Wednesday night, where she needs the title characters to get her acquitted of a prostitution charge.
Seymour plays Coleen Bash, the mother of Peter (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), who happens to be a sex surrogate.
TheWrap spoke with the one-time “Bond” girl about her unique career as an actress and designer, how closely she keeps up with the “Bond” films and what it’s like kissing Heather Locklear. Yes, that happens in Wednesday’s episode.
The interview began with Seymour explaining her role as the TNT comedy-drama’s first sex surrogate — which is not to be confused with a hooker, according to her on-camera son and attorney. In the episode, Seymour is arrested for being a lady of the night, though it’s not quite the same job. She explains what goes down in the show:
Seymour: When [Franklin and Bash] come to get her out of jail, all the other prostitutes in jail think, “Oh, that’s cool, we’ll be sex surrogates too.” So really the episode is about how they tried to defend [Coleen] and understand what it is she actually did and is doing … It’s very funny and needless to say the two guys banter with one another, and Peter is completely teased by his partner for having a mother who is a sex surrogate.
Then at one point in the office I see Heather Locklear‘s character, Rachel King, and I find out from a conversation over a glass of wine she hasn’t had sex in six years, so I just decide to kiss her and see if there’s any life in her.
TheWrap: Well that won’t hurt ratings, I imagine.
Seymour: It won’t hurt ratings, and all I can say is if I tell you any more I’ll spoil the episode. But they say — and I haven’t seen the final episode yet — that it’s one of the funniest they’ve had in the series.
TheWrap: Good kisser?
Seymour: I think you have to wait and see!
TheWrap: So what is the difference between a prostitute and a sex surrogate, just so I understand this?
Seymour: Prostitutes always have sex with their subjects and sex surrogates don’t. You have to see the episode to understand it, but a sex surrogate is someone who is paid to help someone with their sexual issues.
TheWrap: You’ve had such a varied career with a number of iconic roles, what are you most recognized for?
Seymour: The younger generation would say “Wedding Crashers,” unless their parents forced them to watch “Dr. Quinn.” Everyone for some reason still knows me as a “Bond” girl, which I find amusing, and then “Somewhere in Time” of course. More and more people are falling in love with that movie long after it came out. I meet people all the time — especially men — who are obsessed with that movie. I mean, they don’t watch it once, they watch it 15 times. It’s a bit of a sickness.
TheWrap: The residual checks don’t hurt I’m sure.
Seymour: I don’t get a penny from it. But I did have the great pleasure of working with Christopher Reeves on that one, which was lovely. I’ve been doing a lot of comedy recently which I really enjoy. I just did something in England with Greg Wise and James Fox called “The Unknown Heart,” but I’m not sure when that’s coming out here. I keep working.
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Widely regarded as the first Bond Girl, Honey Ryder's emergence from the ocean clad in a white bikini is considered one of the most iconic moments in 007 franchise history.
Eunice Gayson as Sylvia Trench, "Dr. No" (1962) & "From Russia With Love" (1963)
Sylvia Trench introduced herself to James Bond as "Trench, Sylvia Trench," which inspired him to reply with his now iconic "Bond, James Bond" phrase. She's also the only Bond Girl to appear in more than one film.
Daniela Bianchi as Tatiana Romanova, "From Russia With Love" (1963)
Tasked with seducing and killing James Bond, Tatiana falls for the British spy instead, ultimately teaming up with him to take down the deadly Rosa Klebb.
Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore, "Goldfinger" (1964)
Perhaps the most suggestively named Bond Girl of all time, Pussy Galore led a crew of all-female pilots, and originated in Ian Fleming's novels.
Shirley Eaton as Jill Masterson, "Goldfinger" (1964)
Poor Jill Masterson made her biggest impression posthumously, forever remembered for being painted gold from head to toe by the villainous Goldfinger.
Claudine Auger as Domino Derval, "Thunderball" (1965)
Another bad-girl-turned-good, Bond encountered his enemy's girlfriend, Domino Derval, underwater, and persuaded her to turn on her man, Emilio Largo.
Diana Rigg as Teresa di Vicenzo, "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969)
The only woman who ever became Mrs. James Bond, Teresa di Vicenzo became Tracy Bond before being murdered by Ernst Stavro Blofeld, one of Bond's most famous nemeses.
Jill St. John as Tiffany Case, "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971)
A diamond smuggler who worked with Bond villain Blofeld, Tiffany Case became yet another bad girl who could not resist Bond's moves and was persuaded to join the side of the good.
Lana Wood as Plenty O'Toole, "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971)
Another suggestively named eye-candy of a Bond Girl, Plenty O'Toole thought she was bagging a rich playboy in Bond, but got caught in the crosshairs of his rivalry with Blofeld and pushed out a window for her troubles.
Jane Seymour as Solitaire, "Live and Let Die" (1973)
A psychic who would lose her powers if she ever made love to a man, Solitaire inevitably proved unable to resist James Bond and indeed lost her gift as a result.
Barbara Bach as Anya Amasova, "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977)
A KGB agent codenamed "Triple X," Anya Amasova reluctantly teamed up with Bond to retrieve stolen microfilms after the KGB and MI6 realized they had the same goal.
Carole Bouquet as Melina Havelock, "For Your Eyes Only" (1981)
A vengeful beauty toting a crossbow, Melina Havelock teamed up with Bond to find the man who killed her parents.
Maud Adams as Octopussy, "Octopussy" (1983)
The only Bond Girl to be named for the title of the film she appears in, Octopussy ran an all-female floating island and jewelry smuggling ring and helped Bond kill her former partner after he turned on her.
Grace Jones as May Day, "A View To Kill" (1985)
A deadly assassin who at first tried to kill James Bond, she eventually turns good, ultimately meeting her death while working with the spy to try and dismantle a bomb.
Famke Janssen as Xena Onatopp, "Goldeneye" (1995)
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Michelle Yeoh as Wai Lin, "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997)
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Halle Berry as Jinx, "Die Another Day" (2002)
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Rosamund Pike as Miranda Frost, "Die Another Day" (2002)
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Eva Green as Vesper Lynd, "Casino Royale" (2006)
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Olga Kurylenko as Camille Montes, "Quantum of Solace" (2008)
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Gemma Arterton as Strawberry Fields, "Quantum of Solace" (2008)
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Bérénice Marlohe as Severine, "Skyfall" (2012)
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Naomie Harris as Eve, "Skyfall" (2012)
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Lea Seydoux as Madeleine Swann, "Spectre" (2015)
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Monica Bellucci as Lucia Sciarra, "Spectre" (2015)
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