62 h. ago ‘Charisma in abundance’: why Just Act Normal is the best showcase for new talent since Adolescence

Incredible newcomers! Chickens! Jamelia! The casting director of Stephen Graham’s Netflix smash hit has done it again with this hilariously bleak, utterly unique series. The cast open upOver the last few years, we have found ourselves inundated with sadcoms. Again and again, we’ve been deluged by ostensible comedies that are so concerned with grief and trauma that the laughs end up feeling like a distant afterthought. Striking the right balance between comedy and drama takes absurd levels of effort and craft at the best of times. Doing it with a premise as bleak as BBC Three’s new series Just Act Normal is almost impossible.My hands are tied with embargos, so I have to be vague about certain plot details, but Just Act Normal is a show about three young siblings who decide to struggle on as normal after their mother – a perennially unreliable woman with substance abuse issues – disappears. Their lives are suddenly spent trying to navigate the complex systems of the adult world while ...

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3 d. ago Sting praises Adolescence choir for creating ‘beautiful’ cover of Fragile

The 73-year old former frontman of the rock band, The Police, shared the post on Monday with a video from the hit Netflix drama.

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3 d. ago Sting praises 'beautiful' adaptation of song in Netflix hit series Adolescence

Adolescence - which stars Owen Cooper and Stephen Graham - launched last month on Netflix and musician Sting has now addressed one of his songs being used in it

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3 d. ago MSP Dornan reveals he was charged with attempted murder as a teenager

James Dornan said he decided to open up about the incident which happened 57 years ago following the release of the Netflix drama Adolescence.

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3 d. ago Freddie Flintoff shows off his new face and says 'I am different now' after near

Freddie Flintoff was left with serious facial injuries following a high-speed collision during filming of the BBC show in December 2022. The cricket legend has spoken about the long-term toll it has taken on his mental health

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6 d. ago Just days left to watch 'dazzling' film on Netflix and fans are devastated

Hidden Figures, starring power-trio Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monáe, is about to leave Netflix and fans are urged to watch the 'truly wonderful' movie

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6 d. ago Adolescence's Owen Cooper reveals his 'worst nightmare' after show's success

The 15-year-old became the breakout star of the hit Netflix drama starring Stephen Graham

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7 d. ago Adolescence breaks Netflix UK records knocking Michelle Keegan drama off the top spot

Netflix's Adolescence has broken records yet again - with Stephen Graham's gripping four-parter having overtaken the streamer’s biggest drama of last year

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8 d. ago Faye Marsay reveals 'important' line she improvised in Adolescence and details Stephen Graham's 'empowering' pep talk to cast before filming that left them in tears

The actress, 38, starred in the global hit series as DS Misha Frank and voiced how 'passionate' she is about the heavy subject matter.

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1 week ago A stunning Stephen Graham film from Adolescence director is on TV tonight

The creative team are behind theNetflix sensation

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1 week ago 5 Stephen Graham films and TV shows to watch after Netflix's Adolescence

Stephen Graham has appeared in some brilliant TV series and films over the years - here are five of the best that you can stream now.

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1 week ago Horror classic that will leave you 'unsettled' and unable to sleep now streaming for free

The 1999 psychological horror film that has left viewers unable to sleep is available to watch on this streaming platform

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1 week ago Warning that Adolescence may 'do more harm than good' if Stephen Graham Netflix show is shown to children

Showing Netflix series Adolescence in classrooms could lead to feelings of worthlessness in young men and boys, and push them into looking for direction from negative spaces, expert warns

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1 week ago ‘If you want dystopia, look out your window!’ Black Mirror is back – and going beyond tech hell

After years of creating dark, disturbing, thought-provoking TV, Charlie Brooker is changing it up. The creator and star-studded cast of Black Mirror talk about why this season is the most moving and vulnerable yetCharlie Brooker has been contemplating the passing of time, and he’s not happy about it. We’re on set at Shepperton for USS Callister: Into Infinity, the sequel to the 2017 space opera from his terrifying tech anthology Black Mirror. “The cast don’t seem to have aged at all,” he grumbles, “whereas I am a wizened old gentleman.”There is a more reflective, almost nostalgic tone to this seventh season. The episode Plaything flashes back to Brooker’s early years as a gaming journalist in a Bandersnatch-adjacent slice of computer-induced madness; Eulogy immerses Paul Giamatti in his memories as he literally enters decades-old photos; gaslighting parable Bête Noire forces Siena Kelly’s chocolatier to reckon with youthful misdemeanours; Hotel Reverie stars Emma Corrin as a 19...

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2 w. ago Val Kilmer's greatest films: from The Doors to Top Gun, his top 10 performances

The best of Val Kilmer, who has sadly died at 65, but has left a brilliant legacy of films behind him

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2 w. ago Emotional moment Val Kilmer's lost voice was regenerated in Top Gun: Maverick in scenes with Tom Cruise that left 'tears in their eyes'

Val Kilmer's final ever film role left tears in fans' eyes as he returned to screens as Lieutenant Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky in the Top Gun sequel.

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2 w. ago White Lotus star 'firm favourite' to play James Bond as fans swoon over hunk

One White Lotus actor is clearly a fan favourite to take the spot of James Bond after Daniel Craig left the role following his final 007 film No Time To Die back in 2021

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2 w. ago Adolescence star Stephen Graham praised for 'brilliant' performance in war movie

The actor has been on the rise for a while now

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2 w. ago Adolescence star backs calls to ban social media for under 16s

Australian parliament passed landmark legislation in Novemeber banning social media platforms from allowing users under 16 to access their services

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2 w. ago Stephen Graham addresses Gogglebox return following backlash to star's Adolescence remark

Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters have teased the idea of returning to the celebrity edition of Gogglebox after their appearance on the 2023 Stand Up to Cancer special

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