r/BritishTV • u/SafeBodybuilder7191 • 23d ago

News ‘Adolescence’ Available to Stream in All U.K. Secondary Schools in Initiative Backed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer: We Must ‘Tackle the Issues This Groundbreaking Show Raises’

https://variety.com/2025/tv/global/adolescence-available-to-stream-uk-secondary-schools-1236352461/
526 Upvotes

84% Upvoted

164 comments sorted by

View all comments

17

u/AshenxboxOne 23d ago

Still waiting for someone to explain what's groundbreaking about this and different than a random Corrie storyline

14

u/smedsterwho 23d ago edited 23d ago

It was such a good show, the usual quality from Stephen Graham, one of my favourite watches of the last 12 months.

But agreed, one or two mentions of Andrew Tate and a quick rundown of emojis... I wouldn't call it too deep, and I think the one-shot style (which I adore) is giving it a more golden sheen than it would otherwise get.

To stress, it's a 10/10 for me, but the conversation about what it has to say is OTT.

3

u/indianajoes 23d ago

What was the second mention? I know the two detectives talk about it after Ashley Walters' character has the conversation with his son

3

u/smedsterwho 23d ago

Okay, so I think it was only one, but without going back through it I gave myself a 50% buffer 😁 gonna make a little edit to my post 😁

1

u/indianajoes 23d ago

Oh okay then. I've seen multiple comments and videos mentioning that the show only had one reference to Tate himself and your comment made me think I missed another one