Wolfe (TV series)

British television drama

Not to be confused with Wolf (British TV series).

Wolfe

Genre| Police procedural
Drama
Created by| Paul Abbott
Starring| Babou Ceesay
Natalia Tena
Amanda Abbington
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
No. of series| 1
No. of episodes| 6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers| Paul Abbott
Martin Carr
Paul Coe
Producer| Emma Burge
Running time| 60 minutes
Production companies| AbbottVision
Sky Studios
Original release
Network| Sky Max
Release| 10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)[1]

Wolfe is a British police procedural drama television series created by Paul Abbott for Sky Max. It follows Professor Wolfe Kinteh, a crime scene investigator and academic who solves crimes in Northern England.[2] It stars Babou Ceesay as the titular lead.[3] It began on 10 September 2021.

## Cast

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* Babou Ceesay as Professor Wolfe Kinteh
* Natalia Tena as Val Kinteh
* Amanda Abbington as Dot
* Adam Long as Steve
* Shaniqua Okwok as Dominique
* Christine Tremarco as DCI Betsy Chambers
* Talitha Wing as Flick
* Naomi Yang as Maggy
* Zak Ford-Williams as Tyler
* Pooky Quesnel as Maxine
* William Ash as Jeff
* Aidan O'Callaghan as Jake
* Cathy Tyson as Fay

## Episodes

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No.
overall| Episode| Directed by| Written by| Original release date| UK viewers
(millions)

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1| Episode 1| Adrian Shergold| Paul Abbott| 10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)| N/A
2| Episode 2| Adrian Shergold| Georgia Lester| 10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)| N/A
3| Episode 3| Sean Spencer| Freddy Syborn| 10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)| N/A
4| Episode 4| Adrian Shergold| Cat Jones| 10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)| N/A
5| Episode 5| Adrian Shergold| Furquan Akhtar| 10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)| N/A
6| Episode 6| Adrian Shergold| Cat Jones| 10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)| N/A

## Reception

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Ed Power of The Telegraph gave it two out five stars, deeming it 'uneven'.[4] Suzi Feay of the Financial Times gave it three stars.[5] Barbara Ellen of The Observer praised Ceesay's performance, stating it elevated the series.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Wolfe: release date, cast, trailer and latest news for Sky Max crime drama". Radio Times.
2. ^ "Sky releases first look of Paul Abbott's Wolfe". 6 August 2021.
3. ^ Kanter, Jake (24 January 2021). "'Guerrilla' Star Babou Ceesay To Headline Sky Forensic Crime Series From 'Shameless' Creator Paul Abbott".
4. ^ Power, Ed (10 September 2021). "Wolfe, review: Blood, gore and a stalker hero - welcome to Sky's 'feel-good' crime drama". The Telegraph.
5. ^ Feay, Suzi (3 September 2021). "Wolfe mixes horror and humour on Sky Max". Financial Times. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
6. ^ Ellen, Barbara (12 September 2021). "The week in TV: The North Water; Wolfe; My Childhood, My Country; Imagine: Tom Stoppard; Big Age". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

## External links

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* Wolfe at IMDb

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TV series created by|

* Children's Ward (1989–2000)
* Springhill (1996–1997)
* Reckless (1997)
* Touching Evil (1997–1999)
* Butterfly Collectors (1999)
* Clocking Off (2000–2003)
* Linda Green (2001–2002)
* State of Play (2003)
* Shameless (UK, 2004–2013)
* Exile (2011)
* Shameless (US remake, 2011–2021)
* Hit & Miss (2012)
* No Offence (2015–2018)
* Wolfe (2021)

Films written|

* Police 2020 (1997, TV pilot film)
* Reckless: The Sequel (1998, TV)
* Tomorrow La Scala! (2002)
* Twenty8k (2012)

Related|

* State of Play (2009)

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