Wolfe (TV series)

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 Adam Long Shaniqua Okwok Christine Tremarco Talitha Wing Naomi Yang
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)

Wolfe is a British police procedural television series created by Paul Abbott. It stars Babou Ceesay as the titular Professor Wolfe Kinteh, a crime scene investigator and academic in Northern England. ^{[1] [2]} The series premiered on 10 September 2021 on Sky Max.

Cast and characters

Main

• 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

Supporting

• Zak Ford-Williams as Tyler
• Pooky Quesnel as Maxine
• William Ash as Jeff
• Aidan O'Callaghan as Jake
• Cathy Tyson as Fay

Episodes

No. overall	Episode	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	Episode 1	Adrian Shergold	Paul Abbott	10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)
2	Episode 2	Adrian Shergold	Georgia Lester	10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)
3	Episode 3	Sean Spencer	Freddy Syborn	10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)
4	Episode 4	Adrian Shergold	Cat Jones	10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)
5	Episode 5	Adrian Shergold	Furquan Akhtar	10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)
6	Episode 6	Adrian Shergold	Cat Jones	10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)

Broadcast

The series premiered on 10 September 2021 on Sky Max. ^[3]

Reception

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

1. "Sky releases first look of Paul Abbott's Wolfe". 6 August 2021.
2. Kanter, Jake (24 January 2021). "'Guerrilla' Star Babou Ceesay To Headline Sky Forensic Crime Series From 'Shameless' Creator Paul Abbott".
3. "Wolfe: release date, cast, trailer and latest news for Sky Max crime drama". Radio Times.
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

• Wolfe at IMDb