Adolescence’s Owen Cooper has revealed the chilling eight words that his co-star Stephen Graham used to rile him up before filming their one-take episodes. 

The 15-year-old sH๏τ to fame earlier this month after taking on the role of school boy Jamie Miller in the Netflix drama. 

The crime drama series, written and created by Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne, explores the important issue of toxic masculinity in today’s society.

Owen’s alter-ego Jamie is accused of killing his female classmate – and the show follows the aftermath of when the police burst into his family home to arrest him. 

And the young star has explained how his co-star Stephen, who plays his on-screen dad Eddie Miller, helped him get into character. 

Speaking with Variety, Owen said: ‘Obviously Stephen was always checking in on me.

The chilling eight words Adolescence’s Stephen Graham used to rile up Netflix co-star Owen Cooper – leaving him ’emotional filming every single take’

Owen’s alter-ego Jamie (pictured right) is accused of killing his female classmate – and the show follows the aftermath of when the police burst into his family home to arrest him

‘But there was a time in episode one, when it was just us two, with no camera, in the police cell, and he scruffed me up and said “you’re never going to see your mum again, you’re never going to see your dad again,” and was going on and on. 

‘Before then I’d been frustrated because I hadn’t been getting emotional. 

‘But after that point I was emotional in every take. So that helped me a lot.

‘He was amazing to work with.’

Adolescence is Owen’s first ever show – and fans have begged for him to receive a BAFTA for his work.

Speaking about his acting experience with the publication, he admitted: ‘Literally nothing. 

‘I only really wanted to start acting a couple of years ago.

‘It’s not been long. I grew up wanting to be a footballer. I don’t know what it was that made me want to do it, but I just wanted to do it.

‘And then I went to lessons and enjoyed it.

Owen (pictured with his on-screen dad Stephen Graha) said that the actor was ‘amazing’ to work with 

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‘And then I got into a little agency thing, and then I got a self-tape request for Adolescence. And everything came from that really.’ 

It comes after Adolescence’s writer has confirmed that there IS an answer to the Netflix drama’s biggest unsolved mystery that ‘left fans hanging’ after the final episode.

Many of those who have watched the four-part drama are desperate to know where the knife is that killed Jamie’s classmate. 

Jack Thorne told ᴅᴇᴀᴅline: ‘There is a real joy in how partial this show was able to be. It was written in a really partial way, we couldn’t cover all corners.   

‘For instance, episode two has a whole question going through it, of where is the knife? That’s why DI Luke Bascombe (Ashley Walters) is there.

The crime drama, which is written and created by Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne (pictured), has been hitting headlines over the past week after landing on the streaming on March 13

Many viewers have wanted to know where the knife is that killed Jamie Miller’s (Owen Cooper, pictured) female classmate 

‘We cannot answer that. We don’t answer that. 

‘I could have tried to fit it into dialogue in episode three, but that would have felt inauthentic and wrong.’

He added: ‘The audience understands the rhythm that we’re in as dramatists.

‘An audience has certain expectations as to what will happen when that has been embedded in the backs of their heads through watching drama as long as we all have.

‘What this show can do through the one-sH๏τ format is challenge those expectations in a different way.’

Some fans have also spotted a major clue that ‘gives away’ Jamie’s fate just minutes into the groundbreaking Netflix drama. 

One took to TikTok to point out something that has blown a lot of viewers’ minds. 

They shared a clip from the first episode, when the police burst into Jamie’s family home to arrest him for the murder and Jamie is in bed in his bedroom.   

The schoolboy looks scared as the police surround him and he places his hand on the wall, where part of the wallpaper has come off, and some think that the mark looks like a knife. 

Adolescence viewers spot major clue that ‘gives away’ Jamie’s fate just minutes into the groundbreaking Netflix drama – but did you notice it?

The four-part series – which premiered on the streaming service on March 13 – follows a young lad called Jamie (Owen Cooper, pictured), who is arrested for killing his female classmate

They wrote on the video: ‘Foreshadowing. Did anyone else notice?’ 

And captioned the post: ‘This cannot have been an accident. 

‘The level of detail in this show made it a masterpiece. #adolescence #owencooper #netflix #cinematography.’

Many rushed to the comments section on the post to share their thoughts. 

One said: ‘The rip in the wallpaper is like a knife and its as if he is holding it. It amazes me how so many people let this show go right over their heads.’ 

Another added: ‘It’s something I noticed on the last ep too when the dad was in his room.’

‘He even checks his hand as if he’s checking he cleaned them properly,’ a third chimed in. 

A fourth added: ‘And the very last scene when the dad is on his bed is like the knife in his back.’

One fan said of the rip in the wall: ‘the rip in the wallpaper is like a knife and its as if he is holding it. It amazes me how so many people let this show go right over their heads’

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Meanwhile another said: ‘Did not notice that! good spot.’

Another wrote: ‘I kept looking at the tear on the wall. It bothered me, but I didn’t put that together! Brilliant!’

‘I was wondering about that rip as it seemed a important thing,’ a third added. 

A fourth chimed in: ‘I didn’t realise this until I saw another TikTok!’ 

Adolescence is created and written by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham.

The show is directed by Philip Barantini. 

Jamie Miller is played by Owen Cooper, while his dad Eddie is played by Stephen Graham. 

Christine Tremarco plays his mum Manda, while Amélie Pease plays his sister Lisa Miller.

Top Boy legend Ashley Walters took on the role of DI Luke Bascombe and Erin Doherty plays psychiatrist Briony Ariston.  

Recently the future of the show was ‘revealed’ after the series broke streaming records. 

Adolescence reached 24.3million views in just the first four days of its release – and many have begged for another season.  

A source told The Sun: ‘Execs are thrilled by the results and acclaim for Adolescence, it’s seen as a format that can run and run, at least to a second series if not further, as it could take in a different teen issue each series.

‘The topic has resonated with viewers because it taps into parents biggest fear and there’s plenty of scope for more in the same vein.

‘Stylistically, the one-take creative approach could become the hallmark of the series. It’s one of the aspects which has got everyone talking.’ 

Stream all episodes of Adolescence on Netflix now.