BULLETPROOF’s Noel Clarke revealed a shocking story of an undercover case where an agent slept with a criminal and even bore his children before sending him to prison.
The agent was in so deep that she started a family with the crime boss, but that didn’t stop her from seeing through the task at hand and getting him sent down.
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Most of the research for the show, including working with real police officers, came prior to the first series.
Noel, 44, along with his co-star Ashley Walters, 37, took lessons in how to use firearms and also learnt more about going undercover.
Clarke explained: “They get deep. There’s stories of people having babies, deep undercover stuff.”
Walters added: “[There was] this woman that had gone that deep undercover that she had two kids with a guy.”
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Kidadulthood star Noel continued: “I guess there’s kind of got to be a bit of Stockholm syndrome or feelings for the person.
“But definitely when it was time to do the job, she still did the job, sent him down or whatever. And you’ve got two kids with him. That’s crazy.”
The duo, who have been best friends for 20 years, said they both had the idea of doing a buddy cop drama together and are pleased that they were able to make it a reality.
The pair play, who play wacky detective inspectors Aaron Bishop (Clarke) and Ronnie Pike (Walters), revealed that they were keen to portray black men in a positive light on screen, saying they were “sick” of seeing the same old characters.
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“Shows, predominately shows with people like myself and Ashley, especially two men, don’t always get made or we just don’t see them,” Clarke told Sky News. “That’s what makes Bulletproof so special.
“That’s why everyone says ‘we haven’t seen a show like it’. Well, duh. Because shows like it don’t get made. And that’s why we’re kind of the first people to do that. And that’s what makes it special – one of the things that makes this special.”
The gritty and intense action coupled with humour wowed viewers in series one and it continues to do so in its second instalment.
The next episode of Bulletproof series two will air on Sky One tomorrow night (April 3) at 9pm.
