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To step into the shoes of someone who challenges me, not only as an actor but as a human, it kind of opened my eyes and opened my mind I suppose, and my heart to a different type of person. In terms of whether the characters journey will be one of redemption in the fifth season, Sam left things vague

And in the past, Cillian Murphy has explained that there is actually a good reason for it

Thats what [killed] him in the end, Murphy said

He told Express.co.uk: They were backstreet thugs and petty criminals whose main objective was to show off their fighting prowess

We dont condone it. Going on to share more secrets about the difficulties the cast experience on the set of the hit drama, Helen and fellow co-star Sophie Rundle, who plays Ada Shelby, revealed whether they ever take the thick Birmingham accent home with them after a long day of filming