Farthing, 40, also understands the allure of dark, apocalyptic drama. \u201cWe are all catastrophists, aren\u2019t we?\u201d he says. \u201cOur brains are wired to imagine the worst so we can prepare for it. And these days it\u2019s very easy to go down a wormhole of worst-case scenarios.\u201d<\/p>\n
You could argue that our fascination with end-of-the-world scenarios, as demonstrated by the popularity of movies and TV shows, books and games dedicated to the subject, from War of the Worlds to The Walking Dead<\/a> and from Pluribus<\/a> to The Rapture<\/a>, is a cultural articulation of what Freud called \u201cthe death drive\u201d, the unconscious urge towards self-destruction and oblivion. And Farthing is quick to identify why dramatists are drawn to dire straits.<\/p>\n Ruth Madeley as Dr Gabriele Fox and Jack Farthing as Frasier Melville in The Rapture.\u00a0BBC \/ Mammoth Screen<\/p>\n \u201cDramatically, people are at their most interesting in extreme circumstances. Put interesting, witty, intelligent, wounded characters into extreme circumstances and you\u2019re on your way to compelling drama.\u201d<\/p>\n Plus, he says, \u201cWe\u2019re all interested in the answer to the question: how would you behave in such a situation? What would your impulses and instincts be?\u201d<\/p>\n Want to see this content?<\/p>\n Accept and continue<\/p>\n As to how he reacts in a crisis, Farthing makes a claim to being quite practical. \u201cI think I am, but you never really know, do you?\u201d<\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is out now \u2013 subscribe here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Rapture will be air on BBC One and iPlayer from 9pm on Sunday 26 July 2026.<\/p>\n Add The Rapture to your watchlist on the Radio Times: What to Watch app<\/a> \u2013 download now for daily TV recommendations, features and more.<\/p>\n Check out more of our Drama<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> and Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what’s on. For more TV recommendations and reviews, listen to The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine. Jack Farthing was drawn to The Rapture and his character,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":554041,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[146,85,46,411],"class_list":["post-554040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=554040"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554040\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/554041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=554040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=554040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=554040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Ruth](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/570517-8632e56.jpg\" "\\"570517\\"")
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