Wolf on BBC One: enough twists and hooks to keep things fresh and exciting

Great television detectives often follow a template: A maverick tendency to disobey the orders of their superiors; troubles in their personal lives; and a genius for cracking cases.It only takes a few scenes to work out DI Jack Caffery comes from just this mould – but has the charm to pull in audiences regardless. Wolf as a programme, however, takes longer to earn our affection.Based on the Caffery novels by Mo Hayder, the BBC series stars Ukweli Roach, known for TV thriller Blindspot and The Midwich Cuckoos. It’s also marks a graduation to detective inspector from his role as a junior investigator in the BBC’s Annika.Roach brings grit, muscle and a buried charisma to the role of Caffrey – a determined detective who prefers to work alone – which is my guess as to the reasoning for the series name, Wolf.