Starmer backs campaign to show Adolescence in schools

Was Netflix’s Adolescence based on a true story?

Some, including Kemi Badenoch, have suggested the series was based on a real-life crime committed by a boy who wasn’t white—but the show’s co-creators say it wasn’t based on any single case.

In Defence of Adolescence: A Deeply Subversive Satire of Post-Liberal Britain – The Daily Sceptic

Michael Rainsborough watched Adolescence expecting to see stale, regime propaganda. In fact, he thinks it's a deeply subversive, vituperative satire of post-liberal Britain. The post In Defence of Adolescence: A Deeply Subversive Satire of Post-Liberal Britain appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

ITV and BBC could not afford to make Adolescence, Wolf Hall director says - Jersey Evening Post

Wolf Hall director Peter Kosminsky has said there is “no way” the BBC and ITV could afford to make Netflix hit Adolescence. The crime drama, which stars This Is England actor Stephen Graham as the father of a boy accused of killing a classmate, had more than 100 extras and had each of the episodes filmed in a continuous single shot. The four-part limited series, made near Pontefract in West Yorkshire, has received backing from Prime Minister Sir…

ITV and BBC could not afford to make Adolescence, Wolf Hall director says

The four-part limited series, made in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, has received backing from the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Adolescence Writer Says Role Models Aren’t Enough: ‘We've Got To Change The Culture’

Adolescence writer Jack Thorne feels the government needs to take stronger action to tackle the issues raised by the show.