Every so often a television drama comes along which forces previously poorly understood issues firmly into the public – and political – consciousness.
The Netflix drama Adolescence, which explores the profound impact of a 13-year-old boy’s wanton act of violence, can join those hallowed ranks.
As many of you will know, Adolescence explores the real-life impact of incel culture and misogynistic ideas that are spread online.
The drama hinges on an act of violence – something which thankfully remains extremely rare – but the misogynistic attitudes expressed by the central character, 13-year-old Jamie Miller, will have rung true to many secondary school heads, safeguarding leads and teachers.
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