DOMINIC WEST was once injured while participating in Spain's Running of the Bulls - by a patrolling policeman wielding a truncheon.
The Wire star admits he is a daredevil but was terrified of being trampled or gored at the annual event, in which the wild beasts are allowed to run down closed-off streets in Pamplona, Spain.
West did sustain an injury - but it wasn't a bull who delivered the blow.
He recalls, "One of the best times I've ever had was running with the bulls. It's an amazing moment when the rocket goes off and all the bulls are let loose into the narrow street. The idea is that the crowd runs in front of the bulls, getting as close as possible without getting gored by their horns.
"I was determined to see the whites of their eyes and I did get that close. People do get killed sometimes, usually because a bull goes berserk. As I was waiting for the bulls to come into view I felt this crack on the back of my neck. I looked around to see a policeman on a horse. He was whacking people with his truncheon. So it was the cops and not the bulls who got me in the end."
