'Hotel Portofino’s Mark Umbers on What His Delightfully Dastardly Cecil Will Be Up To in Season 3

Hotel Portofino returns for its third season this Sunday on PBS. Since the show’s inception, Mark Umbers’ Cecil has been up to no good. The impeccably dressed Cecil constantly schemes against his wife, Bella (Natascha McElhone), while getting himself into all sorts of trouble with his questionable get-rich-quick schemes.

But what will this season hold for the character we all love to hate? Telly Visions had the chance to talk to Umbers during the recent Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Pasadena. Our conversation with him ranged from whether or not he considers himself a villain, the Season 3 time jump forward to 1929, and exactly what his character thinks he's doing in Season 3.

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.