8 h. ago ‘Stephen Graham recognised me from Nando’s’: how James Nelson

His role in This City Is Ours has had the Liverpool FC squad perform line dances with him, he’s wowed in Black Mirror and he’s bringing Bez’s life to screen. It’s all down to meeting his hero in a chicken restaurantJames Nelson-Joyce is still buzzing. Two days ago, he not only watched his beloved Liverpool FC clinch the Premier League title but led a celebratory dance with his heroes. “I ended up in the Anfield boardroom after the match, then partied with the team,” he grins. “The DJ clocked that I was there, played Andy Williams’ House of Bamboo and it all went right off.”The 36-year-old Merseysider is now starring in BBC gangland thriller This City Is Ours, in which a local crime family perform a choreographed line-dance to the loungecore classic. “Harvey Elliott and a few other players dragged me on to the dancefloor and made me do it with them,” he chuckles in disbelief. “They all love the show, which is a huge compliment.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Adolescence creator Jack Thorne says he has faced ‘abuse’ over his appearance

Thorne made the comments while speaking to MPs.

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1 week ago Netflix fans have just days left to watch acclaimed Stephen Graham drama with perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score

The actor made headlines after he co-created and starred in Adolescence which hit the streaming platform last month.

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3 w. 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 w. 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 w. 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 w. 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 w. 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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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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