The SEX files

hen Gillian Anderson was first given the script for the pilot of the critically acclaimed British comedy-drama , she immediately tossed it away. “I read a teeny bit of the first episode and threw it in the. “Pete essentially took it out of the bin and read it and loved it, and said, ‘You’re mad. This will be really good for you to do.’ I read it and I thought it was hilarious.” So, does Morgan get a percentage of the actress’ earnings? “No,” Anderson says with a laugh. “But he does keep reminding me the success of it all is down to him.”