Ashley Walters: ‘I joined a crazy police raid for my Netflix crime drama’

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video

Up Next

Previous Page Next Page

‘I do wonder about myself sometimes. Why is this stuff so entertaining to me? I was really eager to do it, but it did hit home that where the world is and what’s going on in people’s lives,’ he shared.

‘The area [the raid] was, you wouldn’t have expected this situation to be happening there. So it did make me think, that could be my next door [neighbour]. That could be happening anywhere in the world.’

The third episode of Adolescence sees Erin make her debut as Briony, a psychologist assigned to Jamie’s case.

Erin Doherty hailed the talents of her co-star Owen Cooper, who plays Jamie in his first ever acting role (Picture: Courtesy of Ben Blackall/Netflix)

During their hour-long interaction, their conversation flits between a friendly back-and-forth to Jamie unleashing an unnervingly intimidating side of his personality.

When doing her own research for the character, Erin reveals that she spoke to her previous therapist to find out what a day in the life was like for them and to ‘try and get in that head space’.

‘But other than that, I just really wanted to be present,’ she added.

Knowing that the episode was going to be filmed in one shot – without cutting away once – the A Thousand Blows actress knew that ‘the only way that you’re going to get something electric is witnessing people alive in a room’.

‘So I didn’t actually really want to bring too much,’ she explained.

‘I think particularly psychologically, people who are in that line of work are very in the moment. I was conscious that what you needed to see was someone who was present, rather than having that context. So I basically did my research and then let it all go, in order to serve the piece as best I could.’

Adolescence is available to stream on Netflix.

Got a story?

If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us [email protected], calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.