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Rafe Spall

posted 14 years ago by Batsu73
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I've noticed Rafe Spall in a bunch of things over the years - Shaun of the Dead, Green Street, Hot Fuzz etc but this has to be his best role to date.

His character, Jay, is a truly memorable pyscho. He is somehow likeable in a boyish way but terrifying underneath. The two scenes in episode 2 with the garage owner and then Andy's pregnant girlfriend were genuinely unsettling.

Someone else mentioned The Killing and Spiral and I think Shadow Line is proving we that UK TV can produce that sort of quality crime drama with a strong cast delivering great performances.

I am a big fan of Chiwetel Ejiofor and Christopher Ecclestone but I think it is going to be Rafe Spall that gets noticed here.

[–] SMORacka 10 years ago

Totally agree. Rafe was a lovable psycho and he did a phenomenal job on this. My faves in this series ended up being the bad guys - and even some of the bad good guys.