{"id":12327,"date":"2022-03-17T01:01:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T00:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1606849"},"modified":"2022-03-17T01:26:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T00:26:08","slug":"jack-caffery-adaptation-casts-ukweli-roach-sacha-dhawan-iwan-rheon","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/jack-caffery-adaptation-casts-ukweli-roach-sacha-dhawan-iwan-rheon\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Caffery adaptation casts Ukweli Roach, Sacha Dhawan, Iwan Rheon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Minnie Wright\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 17 March 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The BBC has revealed the cast for the new crime thriller Wolf, based on Mo Hayder\u2019s acclaimed Jack Caffery <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Birdman-Jack-Caffery-Mo-Hayder\/dp\/055382046X?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">novels<\/a>, with Ukweli Roach (Humans, The Midwich Cuckoos) taking the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor Who\u2019s Sacha Dhawan, Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones), Sian Reese-Williams (Line of Duty), Juliet Stevenson (Bend It Like Beckham) and Owen Teale (Line of Duty) also star in the six-part series.<\/p>\n<p>The synopsis reads: \u201cDI Jack Caffery is a young man searching for himself. Obsessed with the neighbour he believes murdered his 10-year-old brother in the nineties, Jack finds himself trying to right the wrongs of others, but at what cost?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn an isolated house in Monmouthshire, the wealthy Anchor-Ferrers family find themselves the victims of a psychopath\u2019s cruel games, trapped and terrorised. When the two narratives collide, it\u2019s a thrilling, nail-biting and deeply disturbing race against time.\u201d<\/p> <p>\u201cI\u2019m honoured to be taking on the role of Jack Caffery in Wolf,\u201d Roach said. \u201cMegan Gallagher has brought Mo Hayder\u2019s dark storylines into focus in a way that will be challenging, but also every actor\u2019s dream. I can\u2019t wait to bring Jack to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>English actor Roach is best known for his portrayal of Dr Robert Borden in US crime drama Blindspot.<\/p>\n<p>Dhawan, known for his role as The Master in Doctor Who, will play DI Honey, while Rheon has been cast as DS Molina.<\/p>\n<p>Reese-Williams is DI Maia Lincoln, a woman with a case to prove, Stevenson is Matilda Anchor-Ferrers, an intelligent yet neurotic housewife, and Teale plays Oliver Anchor-Ferrers, Matilda\u2019s wealthy and well-connected husband.<\/p>\n<p>Wolf is produced by Hartswood Films (Sherlock, Dracula) and written and adapted by Megan Gallagher (Borderliner, Suspicion).<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>. Visit our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/&quot;\">Drama<\/a> hub for all the latest news. Order Mo Hayder\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Birdman-Jack-Caffery-Mo-Hayder\/dp\/055382046X?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Jack Caffery novels<\/a> on Amazon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong><strong>isten to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Minnie Wright Published: Thursday, 17 March 2022 at 12:00 am The BBC has revealed the cast for the new crime thriller Wolf, based on Mo Hayder\u2019s acclaimed Jack Caffery novels, with Ukweli Roach (Humans, The Midwich Cuckoos) taking the lead. 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