A heart-wrenching moment in Netflix hit Adolescence that never should have made it to screens has been revealed.

Adolescence arrived on the streaming service on March 13 and has captivated its viewers with its gripping storyline, star-studded cast and cinematographic decision to film each episode in one sH๏τ. 

The four-part series follows what happens to 13-year-old Jamie Cooper (Owen Cooper) when he is accused of killing his female classmate. 

In the final moments of the fourth instalment, creator and writer Stephen Graham – who plays youngster Jamie’s dad – break down in tears in his son’s room and tucks a teddy bear into his bed.

He then tells the cuddly toy: ‘I should have done better’ – and this wasn’t actually what was supposed to happen. 

Director of the crime drama, Philip Barantini told Tudum: ‘We rehearsed it, and it was great…

The heart-wrenching moment in Netflix hit Adolescence that never should have made it to screens has been revealed

The four-part series follows what happens to 13-year-old Jamie Cooper (Owen Cooper) when he is accused of killing his female classmate

This is the moment (above) that should have never made the show – when Stephen Graham’s character Eddie kisses and tucks his son Jamie’s teddy bear into bed 

‘But I just felt like there’s something about him tucking in Jamie’s teddy.

‘This is the only thing that Eddie’s got that he can touch – that’s malleable, that Jamie’s cuddled, and Jamie’s been with.

‘And then Stephen made it his own.’

Netflix’s outlet Tudum also added that Stephen was originally supposed to ‘get inside Jamie’s bed and pull the covers over his body, like he was an avatar for his imprisoned son’.

That wasn’t the only moment that was improvised in the series. 

Owen Cooper revealed a striking four-word comment from the Netflix series that was also completely off script.

The fact that episodes were sH๏τ in one continuous sequence meant that the cast had to think on their feet if something went off script – and that happened to Owen and co-star Erin Doherty – who plays a child psychologist tasked with writing a profile on Jamie ahead of his trial – during one scene. 

During an appearance on The One Show last week, Owen, 15, revealed all and said: ‘In episode three, it was the second take of the day – we do two takes a day.

‘So it was the second take and you know I was tired so a yawn came to me.

Adolescence star Owen Cooper reveals striking four-word comment from Netflix series that was completely off script

The new series, which hit the streaming service on March 13, has certainly got viewers talking over the last week for its gripping storyline AND the fact that it was all done in ONE take 

‘Then Erin did an amazing line, she said, “Am I boring you?” so that took me back and it made made me smile because it wasn’t in the script.

‘I wasn’t expecting that at all, so it took me back a little bit, but it was amazing.’

The One Show host Clara Amfo was also keen to find out how the youngster found filming in such a particular way and how he avoided any mistakes.

Owen said: ‘The people around me. Stephen [Graham, playing Jamie’s father], Erin, she’s amazing in episode three.

‘It was just the people around me that I could bounce off. 

‘It was the script. The script was long, but it was fine because I had the people around me, a lot of it is not followed by the script in episode three, so me and Erin just bounced off each other.’

Stephen, who was also a guest on the show, said: ‘You improvised didn’t you?’

Owen continued: ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah. 

Owen pictured with co-star Stephen Graham, who plays his dad Eddie Miller in the new Netflix hit 

The cast had to think on their feet if something went off script – and that happened to Owen and co-star Erin Doherty during one scene 

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‘She helped me so much, Stephen, Ashley [Walters, who plays DI Luke Bascombe, the lead detective on the murder investigation], all of the cast were amazing.’ 

Earlier on in the interview, Stephen revealed the preparation they all had to undergo to make sure everything was perfect for the continuous sH๏τ. 

He explained: ‘Each episode is sH๏τ over three weeks, but for the first week, our amazing and unbelievable director Philip Barantini, they were absolutely phenomenal. 

‘So for the first week, working on the script, analysing the text, the second week, we kind of work with the camera and we choreograph the whole thing.

‘Then the third week, you shoot two scenes a day. 

‘So ultimately you could end up with 10 takes, but for the first episode, that was our second take. 

‘Your [Owen] episode, which is unbelievable, episode three, take 13. We had a couple of stops. 

‘It’s from the beginning to the very end. It’s all done in one continuous series.’ 

Adolescence is made up of four episodes. The drama was created and written by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham.  

The cast include Stephen, Owen, Erin Doherty, Ashley Walters, Faye Marsay, Christine Tremarco, Mark Stanley, Jo Hartley and Austin Haynes. 

Al episodes of Adolescence are available to stream on Netflix now.