Adolescence star Owen Cooper reveals the truth about one of the Netflix hit’s most INFAMOUS scenes.
Adolescence star Owen Cooper has revealed the striking four-word comment from the Netflix series that was completely off script
The new series, which hit the streaming service on March 13, has certainly got viewers talking over the last week for its gripping storyline and the fact that each episode was done in one take.
Adolescence follows the story of a young boy called Jamie Miller (played by Owen) who has been accused of killing his female classmate.
The fact that it was all done in one continuous sequence meant that the cast had to think on their feet if something went off script – and that happened to Owen and co-star Erin Doherty – who plays a child psychologist tasked with writing a profile on Jamie ahead of his trial – during one scene.
During an appearance on The One Show last week, Owen, 15, revealed all and said: ‘In episode three, it was the second take of the day – we do two takes a day.
‘So it was the second take and you know I was tired so a yawn came to me.
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Adolescence star Owen Cooper reveals striking four-word comment from Netflix series that was completely off script
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The new series, which hit the streaming service on March 13, has certainly got viewers talking over the last week for its gripping storyline AND the fact that it was all done in ONE take
‘Then Erin did an amazing line, she said, “Am I boring you?” so that took me back and it made made me smile because it wasn’t in the script.
‘I wasn’t expecting that at all, so it took me back a little bit, but it was amazing.’
The One Show host Clara Amfo was also keen to find out how the youngster found filming in such a particular way and how he avoided any mistakes.
Owen said: ‘The people around me. Stephen [Graham, playing Jamie’s father], Erin, she’s amazing in episode three.
‘It was just the people around me that I could bounce off.
‘It was the script. The script was long, but it was fine because I had the people around me, a lot of it is not followed by the script in episode three, so me and Erin just bounced off each other.’
Stephen, who was also a guest on the show, said: ‘You improvised didn’t you?’
Owen continued: ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Owen pictured with co-star Stephen Graham, who plays his dad Eddie Miller in the new Netflix hit
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The cast had to think on their feet if something went off script – and that happened to Owen and co-star Erin Doherty during one scene
‘She helped me so much, Stephen, Ashley [Walters, who plays DI Luke Bascombe, the lead detective on the murder investigation], all of the cast were amazing.’
Earlier on in the interview, Stephen revealed the preparation they all had to undergo to make sure everything was perfect for the continuous shot.
He explained: ‘Each episode is shot over three weeks, but for the first week, our amazing and unbelievable director Philip Barantini, they were absolutely phenomenal.
‘So for the first week, working on the script, analysing the text, the second week, we kind of work with the camera and we choreograph the whole thing.
‘Then the third week, you shoot two scenes a day.
‘So ultimately you could end up with 10 takes, but for the first episode, that was our second take.
‘Your [Owen] episode, which is unbelievable, episode three, take 13. We had a couple of stops.
‘It’s from the beginning to the very end. It’s all done in one continuous series.’
Adolescence is made up of four episodes. The drama was created and written by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham.
The cast include Stephen, Owen, Erin Doherty, Ashley Walters, Faye Marsay, Christine Tremarco, Mark Stanley, Jo Hartley and Austin Haynes.
