Netflix star talks ‘psychology’ of department q as it’s compared to adolescence


Netflix star talks ‘psychology’ of department q as it’s compared to adolescence

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Netflix has released brand new detective series Department Q, which follows the brilliant but flawed DCI Carl Morck (Matthew Goode) as he heads up a new Cold Case unit for the Edinburgh


police department. The thrilling new drama, which boasts a star-studded cast with plenty of familiar faces, has plenty of twists and turns as it unravels a gripping mystery. Much like


Netflix ’s Adolescence, it also deals with the themes of male loneliness and aggression, highlighting the importance of men talking about their emotions in a way that feels both fresh and


authentic. Reach sat down to speak with Department Q stars Alexej Manvelov, who plays Akram, and Leah Byrne, who portrays Rose, in an exclusive chat. Addressing these themes, Alexej said


thoughtfully: “I think the psychology behind it all is just brilliant. This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Free


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on-demand TV content without a satellite dish, including hit shows like The Last of Us, Black Mirror and all WWE programming. from £15 Sky “It is so on point and when I got to watch the


whole show, because you shoot your own scenes and then are kind of shut out of the rest, I saw it and I was like ‘wow’,” he praised. “This is so deep on so many levels and it speaks to that


anger that is inherited and is concealed to you. “You think that it serves you but really it is a disservice to yourself. And I think that really shines through in the script.” Elsewhere in


the interview, Leah praised her co-stars, which include Matthew Goode, Kelly Macdonald and Mark Bonnar. She said: “I think just seeing the cast list for the first time and seeing how many


incredible Scottish actors were going to be there and then to get the scripts through and to see I was having scenes with most of them… So exciting. “Every person that came to set whether


they were crew or cast were incredible and such a joy to work with.” The official Netflix synopsis for Department Q reads: “DCI Carl Morck is a brilliant cop but a terrible colleague. His


razor-sharp sarcasm has made him no friends in Edinburgh Police. “After a shooting that leaves a young PC dead, and his partner paralysed, he finds himself exiled to the basement and the


sole member of Dept. Q; a newly formed cold case unit. “The department is a PR stunt, there to distract the public from the failures of an under-resourced, failing police force that is glad


to see the back of him. “But more by accident than design, Carl starts to build a gang of waifs and strays who have everything to prove. “So, when the stone-cold trail of a prominent civil


servant who disappeared several years ago starts to heat up, Carl is back doing what he does best - rattling cages and refusing to take no for an answer.” _All episodes of Department Q are


available to stream now exclusively on Netflix._