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For Your Consideration: After Netflix's Adolescence, here are three more unmissable British dramas starring Stephen Graham
This is England, The Virtues, and Boiling Point were all important stepping stones to making Netflix's top-rated show Adolescence
Since its debut on the streaming service, Netflix viewers have been hooked on Adolescence, the four-part British miniseries centering around the investigation into the murder of a high school student. It’s a stunningly good, if occasionally difficult, piece of filmmaking that showcases a cast including Peaky Blinders’ Stephen Graham (who also co-wrote the series), The Crown’s Erin Doherty, and newcomer Owen Cooper as the accused, Jamie Miller — but, as special as the series undoubtedly is, it’s also part of a body of work that showcases some of the best British television drama of the past few years. If four episodes of Adolescence left you wanting more, then I present for your consideration: Three British TV shows that helped make Adolescence was it is.
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