The drama returns to E4 for an eight-part new series later this month, featuring the actor as new guy Rudy, following the departure of Robert Sheehan as Nathan.

Gilgun revealed: “[Rudy] is a bit of a rough diamond, really. He just tries to shag everything and everyone. He’s rude and obnoxious and arrogant, but he’s also quite sweet. He doesn’t go out of his way to hurt people’s feelings, I don’t think. He’s just an idiot, a massive idiot.”

He added: “I think he’s actually slightly sociopathic. He doesn’t seem to gauge people’s thoughts or feelings very well at all. But I don’t think he intentionally sets out to hurt anyone.”

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