1 hour ago Adolescence writer Jack Thorne shares horrific online abuse that 'proves point of show'

Jack Thorne, who co-wrote hit Netflix series Adolescence, has revealed he has become the subject of vile trolling as he promotes the show with fans saying it 'proves the point'

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24 h. ago Lily Allen's husband "extraordinary" three year affair with young colleague behind her back

The singer’s marriage had already been rocked by her discovery that the Harbour, who plays Jim Hooper in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things, had secretly been using a dating app behind Lily’s back.

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25 h. ago Adolescence writer Jack Thorne reveals how a 'dark' discovery during work on the Netflix hit series left him worrying about his family

The miniseries was released ten days ago, and tells the story of a 13-year-old boy who murders a female classmate after being influenced by online misogyny.

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48 h. ago Adolescence writer Jack Thorne calls for social media ban for children to protect them from online harm

Jack Thorne’s hit Netflix drama tells the story of 13-year-old Jamie, who is accused of murdering a girl at his school

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4 d. ago ‘The younger me would have sat up and nodded’: Adolescence writer Jack Thorne on the insidious appeal of incel culture

Researching mine and Stephen Graham’s Netflix drama, I realised the brains of under 16s are unable to cope with ideas as dangerous as those in the ‘manosphere’. The government needs to ban smartphones for childrenTwo and a half years ago, Stephen Graham phoned me up to ask if I was interested in writing a show about knife crime. He wanted to talk about young male violence towards women and he had two stipulations: he wanted to do it in a series of single shots, and he didn’t want to blame the parents.I enthusiastically got involved and suggested we write together. At first, we didn’t know why Jamie, the perpetrator of the attack, did it. We knew he wasn’t a product of abuse or parental trauma. But we couldn’t figure out a motive. Then someone I work with, Mariella Johnson, said: “I think you should look into ‘incel’ culture.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Adolescence boss explains why he deliberately left out Jamie's ultimate fate

Adolescence has left viewers with plenty of questions and writer Jack Thorne has explained why there are so many blanks.

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