{"id":16029,"date":"2022-05-26T13:13:13","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T11:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1651644"},"modified":"2022-05-26T13:26:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T11:26:12","slug":"peter-capaldi-says-the-devils-hour-character-isnt-what-he-appears","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/peter-capaldi-says-the-devils-hour-character-isnt-what-he-appears\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Capaldi says The Devil\u2019s Hour character \u2018isn\u2019t what he appears\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 26 May 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>Highly anticipated new series <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/devils-hour-peter-capaldi-first-look-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Devil\u2019s Hour<\/a> stars Jessica Raine as Lucy, a woman who wakes up at exactly 3:33am and whose son is withdrawn and emotionless.<\/p>\n<p>Co-starring alongside her is Peter Capaldi, reuniting with his former <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2022-specials-release\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who<\/a> showrunner Steven Moffat, who executive produces the series. Capaldi plays a reclusive nomad, Gideon, who is driven by a murderous obsession.<\/p>\n<p>However, the actor has now teased that his character may not be exactly what we expect. Speaking at an event with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press, he said: \u201cGideon\u2019s someone who\u2019s fallen through the cracks a little bit and is responsible for a number of very disturbing crimes, and certainly is getting closer to Jessica and to her child, and it seems very likely that he\u2019s going to do something very terrible to them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut he is not what he appears. He has a plan. It\u2019s a very clever and compulsive plan. And he is scared, he\u2019s poor, he\u2019s lost, but he belongs to the night.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/JessicaRaineasLucyinTheDevilsHour3-d4949ff.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/JessicaRaineasLucyinTheDevilsHour3-d4949ff.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/JessicaRaineasLucyinTheDevilsHour3-d4949ff.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/JessicaRaineasLucyinTheDevilsHour3-d4949ff.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/JessicaRaineasLucyinTheDevilsHour3-d4949ff.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/JessicaRaineasLucyinTheDevilsHour3-d4949ff.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/JessicaRaineasLucyinTheDevilsHour3-d4949ff.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/JessicaRaineasLucyinTheDevilsHour3-d4949ff.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/JessicaRaineasLucyinTheDevilsHour3-d4949ff.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/JessicaRaineasLucyinTheDevilsHour3-d4949ff.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/JessicaRaineasLucyinTheDevilsHour3-d4949ff.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/JessicaRaineasLucyinTheDevilsHour3-d4949ff.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/JessicaRaineasLucyinTheDevilsHour3-d4949ff.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/JessicaRaineasLucyinTheDevilsHour3-d4949ff.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1651647\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/JessicaRaineasLucyinTheDevilsHour3-d4949ff.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Jessica Raine in The Devil\u2019s Hour<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Amazon Studios\/Hartswood Films<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Capaldi explained that \u201cJess plays a character who Gideon has absolutely targeted. He is coming for her, he is coming for her child, he will not be stopped. But the reason that he\u2019s doing it is not what you think\u2026 or maybe it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Capaldi previously called the series <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/peter-capaldi-devils-hour-dark-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">\u201cspectacularly dark\u201d<\/a> and said that creator Tom Moran\u2019s scripts were \u201cwonderful and inventive and such a brilliant idea at the core.\u201d<\/p> <p>He said: \u201cKind of an aspect of it is that you should listen to your nightmares, because they may be communicating with you in some way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Co-starring alongside Raine and Capaldi in the series is Nikesh Patel, who plays detective Ravi Dhillon, who is looking for Gideon as part of a police manhunt.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Devil\u2019s Hour will stream on Amazon Prime Video. 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