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The real crisis of Adolescence

18 April 2025

9:51 PM

18 April 2025

9:51 PM

While Stephen Graham’s new drama ‘Adolescence’ may exaggerate the links between knife crime and the digital manosphere, as well as the presence of violent misogyny in white working-class boys, it does paint an accurate picture of modern schools.

The second episode of the limited series shows a school wrestling with the aftermath of the murder of one student by another student, following the detectives as they navigate from classroom to classroom asking for help in their investigation.

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