Wow! This week I have watched the T.V. mini-series "Adolescence" - courtesy of Netflix. My apologies to you if you cannot access Netflix.
Set in a town in northern England, the drama focuses chiefly upon the Miller family and their thirteen year old son Jamie. There are four episodes and the immediacy of each episode is greatly assisted by keeping the camera rolling. No breaks - just long , continuous shots.
The core storyline touches upon some difficult modern issues such as: What is masculinity? The largely unbridled influence of social media upon young people's lives is also questioned. Teenagers sit in bedrooms staring at their screens with their headphones on but who knows what is really happening in those lost hours and who cares anyway?
I don't wish to give too much of "Adolescence" away as there will be blog visitors out there who intend to watch the series in the next few weeks. In TV entertainment, I am not someone who is drawn to crime drama. In fact, usually, I spurn it - but this was different. In my humble opinion, it deserves all of the plaudits it has already received.
Stephen Graham as Eddie Miller is as brilliantly earthy as always and Erin Doherty played the role of a visiting psychologist to perfection but for me the real star of the show is Owen Cooper in his very first TV appearance - taking on the challenging role of thirteen year old Jamie Miller who is accused of a dreadful crime.
The official trailer is provided below though I am not sure that it will be accessible in foreign lands like Australia and the USA. Anyway, I think the official trailer possibly gives away too much....
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