Deadwater Fell’s Cush Jumbo on how ‘scary, abusive’ Tom exerts control over Jess

DEADWATER Fell has had viewers gripped ever since it aired on Channel 4 earlier this month, and now actress Cush Jumbo has spoken out about her character's experience.

The 34-year-old actress has revealed why she decided to take on the part, and what she has learned from the role.

In an interview with Stylist, Cush - who plays Jess Milner in the four-part drama - said she couldn't turn the part down.

When asked what attracted her to Deadwater Fell, she replied: "It was a page-turner. And the exploration of friendship between two women was interesting. About how adult friends can seem close but are they really?"

Deadwater Fell sees tragedy strike in a remote Scottish village when a fire rages out of control at the Kendrick home, killing a mother and her three young children.

Only the father Tom (played by David Tennant) survives but it emerges that all five were drugged.