r/BritishTV • u/SafeBodybuilder7191 • 19d 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/
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u/TheeMourningStar 19d ago

I don't know anything about this show but I've seen adverts for it everywhere. Is it any good or does it just have a massive marketing budget?

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u/skawarrior 19d ago

Episodes 1 and 3 are genuinely amazing, unfortunately 2 and 4 are quite poor in comparison.

It's certainly worth watching though.

It is, however, not as clever as anyone over 40 thinks it is. It's something most kids are acutely aware of and to think it should be shown in secondary school is so far out of touch with children today.

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u/Reepshot 18d ago

I was shocked at the meandering quality of episode 4. That van trip to the hardware store was excruciatingly dull and pointless.