*Warning: This contains spoilers for BBC drama Wolf.
Could there ever be anyone more psychopathic than the Game of Thrones character Ramsay Bolton (Iwan Rheon)?
Before answering, let’s consider Ramsay’s rap sheet: some of his inconceivably barbaric acts of violence include – but are not limited to – chopping off Greyjoy’s penis, hunting humans with dogs and raping Sansa Stark after forcing her to marry him.
Ramsay, however, might have met his match in Iwan’s latest role as Molina in your next BBC crime drama obsession Wolf, which also stars Ukweli Roach copper Jack Caffery, whose decades-long investigation into uncovering the real killer of his brother collides with a present-day case.
Ukweli, 36, spoke to Metro.co.uk ahead of the six-parters launch and, yes, he was just as spooked as you were by Iwan’s performance.
Agreeing the Misfit actor’s turn was truly terrifying, the Annika star said: ‘I know. I think he’s masterful and he’s a great actor.
‘Working with a high-caliber actor is not only just great to watch and to witness, but it’s also much easier to act alongside because both of you fuel each other that.’
Much like Ramsay, Molina, who poses as a detective to trap the wealthy Anchor-Ferrers family in an isolated Welsh country house, revels in torture, subjecting his captives to a series of mind games.
It’s not Molina’s first rodeo, who was actually, along with Lucia Anchor-Ferrers (Annes Elwy), responsible for the disembowelment and murder of two teenagers, known as the Donkey Pitch murders.
Did Ukweli predict the shocking twist?
‘No I didn’t see it coming at all,’ he admitted. ‘I enjoy all the twisty tourney [elements] and dead ends it leads you down.
‘I think it allows you to build a theory about what you think is going to happen and then it completely pulls the rug out from under you.
‘But I didn’t see that coming at all when I read it. That’s part of what really drew me to the project is that I liked how bendy it was.’
Ukweli was also drawn in by Wolf’s dark blend of crime and horror, explaining the ‘grittiness’ gave ‘so much more for Jack to play against.’
He continued: ‘The stakes are higher, there’s more substance, it’s scarier, so his drive has to be higher in order to push through those elements.’
Want also to push through those ‘scarier elements’ of Wolf? Put the lights on, find yourself a solid sofa to hide behind and prepare to be chilled to your core.
Wolf is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
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