I taught Eddie the way of the Jackal...
Daily Express|November 13, 2024
AN ex-Para surveillance specialist has detailed the spy's tricks he taught Eddie Redmayne for his Day of the Jackal role, including how to use a phone as a weapon.
George Mathias
I taught Eddie the way of the Jackal...

Paul Biddiss spent 25 years in the Parachute Regiment and now instructs A-listers in espionage and military skills.

He also tutored Eddie over two months in threat assessment, self-defence and evasion - even sending him in disguise into central London to track down Paul's wife Debbie as she shopped.

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