Adolescence is one of the big new hits on Netflix, although one of the stars nearly quit the TV show.
The four-part series follows the story of a 13-year-old boy who is accused of murdering a girl at his school, and is quickly gaining attention and critical acclaim. The drama’s episodes are notably done in all one-shot, continuous takes.
Keep reading to find out more…
In a new interview, Ashley Walters, who plays DI Luke Bascombe in the series alongside co-stars Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper, spoke out why he nearly had to leave the acclaimed show.
Ashley revealed that he had a back injury while speaking at the Adolescence premiere in London, via The Mirror.
“I took it for granted, I’m not gonna lie. Because I wanted to do the one-shot process so much. And I turned up to set with a bad back, by the way. My back had gone. I’d just been playing basketball with my daughter before I got on the train and my back was completely gone. I suffer with sciatica,” he revealed.
“So I kind of got out the car, and I think Jo [Johnson, producer] and Hannah [Walters, executive producer - no relation] were standing there like, ‘For f–k’s sake!’ Excuse my language. It was really bad. It nearly didn’t happen, but we found a good chiropractor and it worked.”
He went on to say that he still found the experience quite difficult, regardless of his back problems.
“When I got there… I f–king regretted it,” he remarked.
“Every day, Phil [Barantini, director] will tell you, I was in tears! Every day I was going home, crying in my script. Rocking, you know. It was the hardest thing in the world. No, no it was. I was so insecure. I was so insecure, and it’s a lot. I had to learn the whole script,” Ashley went on to say.
“And I had a lot to say in that first episode. And you’re leading a lot of it, as well. A lot of it is police jargon and whatever.”
Find out which Netflix shows just got canceled in 2025.
Watch the trailer…
