Samaritan Snare was a reflection of modern society. With that in mind, portly actors were hired in order to give the impression of Tweedledum and Tweedledee from Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass". Makeup supervisor Michael Westmore then created a prosthetic design for the actors, intending to make them look "whimsical". Appliances were created for their cheeks, foreheads and the tip of the actor's noses. A further addition was the eyebrows, as Westmore wanted them to look permanently sad. The final step in the makeup process was the creation of sets of false upper teeth, which while Westmore suggested was not immediately noticeable
Matt Lucas Lucas had worked on since "Little Britain". In 2010, Lucas played Tweedledee and Tweedledum in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland". Starting in February 2010, Lucas began hosting his own radio show, "And The Winner Is", in which he handed out a fictional series of awards based on nominations by his guests. On 3 October 2010, Matt played Thénardier in the 25th Anniversary Concerts of ""Les Misérables", at the O2 Arena in London. A year later, from 23 June to 10 September 2011, he reprised the role at the Queen's Theatre, in the West End. He has since collaborated with Alfie