The star says the special approach to the show from producer Warp Films, co-creator and writer Jack Thorne and director Philip Barantini, meant that he was "the most zen as an actor I've ever been."

With Adolescence released on the day her son turned 13, our TV columnist Sara Wallis explains why the intense drama filled her with dread

Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper are among the cast of Netflix's new four-part limited series Adolescence which has been met with praise following its release earlier this week

Adolescence is a hard-hitting new series which throws the spotlight on how our children are being influenced online and what the consequences are. Written and created by Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne,

Adolescence is the latest crime drama to land on Netflix and it has already proven to be hugely popular with TV viewers.

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Exclusive: ‘There’s influences that we have no idea of that are affecting our young culture,’ Graham told The Independent

Adolescence was filmed in a different part of the country to where it is set and Netflix viewers have been full of praise for the four-part drama