Adolescence star Stephen Graham breaks down in tears during live interview
He was talking about his dad.
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Previous Page Next PageOn the evening BBC show, Stephen recalled how when he was a teenager his father asked him if he was serious about pursuing acting. When he said yes, Stephen’s dad took him to the video store where they rented three films: The Godfather, Taxi Driver and The Deer Hunter, all starring Robert.
‘We watched them all over the weekend,’ Stephen said, adding: ‘You were the beginning of my whole love of favourite films, really.’
Turning to the actor, who is currently starring in The Alto Knights, Stephen added: ‘I don’t think I ever told you that. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.’
Stephen’s Adolescence character Eddie Miller – spoilers ahead – discovers his youngest child Jamie killed a teenage girl in cold blood, stabbing her multiple times in a carpark.
‘We wanted the audience to feel the same feelings that Eddie feels when he looks at it and realises what Jamie did,’ Stephen said in an interview with Tudum, while talking about the audience being led to believe Jamie couldn’t be capable of such a crime.
By the end of the first episode, the whodunnit is solved. But the question of why a 13-year-old boy did such a thing keeps the show gripping.
Stephen wanted to dispel any question of Eddie being a bad person, and so entirely to blame for his son’s murderous path. He is imperfect, but decent.
He said: ‘He’s a hardworking father who goes to work early in the morning, comes back late at night, and puts food on the table. Eddie brings in as much love as he can. He does to the best of his ability.’
Owen Cooper, who plays Jamie, told the outlet: ‘Jamie is always trying to impress his dad and make sure his dad is proud of him. But I don’t think he finds that.’
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