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- ↑ Kanter, Jake (24 January 2021). "'Guerrilla' Star Babou Ceesay To Headline Sky Forensic Crime Series From 'Shameless' Creator Paul Abbott".
- ↑ Power, Ed (10 September 2021). "Wolfe, review: Blood, gore and a stalker hero - welcome to Sky's 'feel-good' crime drama". The Telegraph.
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- ↑ 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.