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\u2018crazy\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The gripping new series, which launches today and is <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/12\/netflix-drama-adolescences-trick-isnt-a-gimmick-vital-22714138\/\">filmed in ‘one-shot’<\/a>, follows a 13-year-old boy called Jamie (Owen Cooper) who\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/12\/netflix-add-most-terrifying-show-parents-ever-tomorrow-22712558\/\">arrested when accused of murdering a girl<\/a> from his <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/school\/\">school<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Owen,15, making a star-making turn in his first ever acting role, the cast also boasts <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/stephen-graham\/\">Stephen Graham<\/a> as Jamie\u2019s dad Eddie, <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/02\/24\/invigorating-erin-doherty-show-a-thousands-blows-binge-immediately-22618928\/\">Erin Doherty<\/a> as the teenager\u2019s psychologist Briony and Ashley as DI Luke Bascombe, who\u2019s in charge of investigating the case.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the release date, <strong>Metro <\/strong>spoke to Ashley and Erin to delve further into roles, which is when the <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/top-boy\/\">Top Boy<\/a> star revealed the extreme lengths he went to when preparing to play a police detective in the thick of the action.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I went on a raid,\u2019 the 42-year-old shared, while Erin, 32, expressed her shock over her co-star\u2019s revelation while she was sitting next to him in the London hotel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on all things Netflix\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p> Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro’s TV Newsletter.<\/p>\n<p><a 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Phil [Adolescence director Philip Barantini] came and we literally went on a raid.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"323\" src=\"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_243595179-0087.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22715654\" alt=\"Adolescence. Ashley Walters as Detective Inspector Bascombe in Adolescence. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix ?? 2024\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The actor plays a police detective investigating the murder of a schoolgirl (Picture: Courtesy of Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ashley explained how he first went to the police station to set up with the officers in the morning, and was able to watch the conference where the lead detective \u2018is telling the officers who we\u2019re going for, why, what\u2019s going on\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Then, he \u2018jumped in the van with loads of armed police\u2019 and drove to the person\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike in Adolescence, when the police batter down the door of Jamie\u2019s family home, in real life, the man who the police were apprehended opened the door for them.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I kind of stayed back, because obviously I was thinking, I shouldn’t be allowed to go inside. And the police were like, no, come in with us,\u2019 Ashley recalled.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So literally, they had this guy handcuffed on the floor, and I’m walking around his house, and they’re looking for whatever they’re looking for. It was really crazy.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"322\" src=\"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_243595128-60dd.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22715652\" alt=\"Adolescence. (L to R) Ashley Walters as DI Bascombe, Stephen Miller as Eddie Miller in Adolescence. Cr. 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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,\u2019 he shared.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The 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.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The third episode of Adolescence sees Erin make her debut as Briony, a psychologist assigned to Jamie\u2019s case.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"323\" src=\"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_241375344-de5e.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22621736\" alt=\"Adolescence. (L to R) Erin Doherty as Briony Ariston, Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller in Adolescence. Cr. 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So I basically did my research and then let it all go, in order to serve the piece as best I could.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Adolescence is available to stream on Netflix.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T2M14S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/03\/13\/10\/96147493-0-image-m-30_1741860650098.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-03-13T10:07:51+0000″,”description”:”The Top Boy star told Metro how he rode along with a real-life police raid squad in preparation for his new role in Netflix’s Adolescence.”,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2025\/03\/13\/7194522509572460341\/480x270_MP4_7194522509572460341.mp4″,”height”:270,”width”:480} To view this video please<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/13\/ashley-walters-i-joined-a-crazy-police-raid-for-my-netflix-crime-drama\/\" class=\"readmore\">Continue reading<svg class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\"> <use href=\"#icon-arrow-right\" xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use> <\/svg><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ashley Walters: \u2018I joined a crazy police raid for my Netflix crime drama\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1839"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1839"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1845,"href":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1839\/revisions\/1845"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}