Wolf Hall director Peter Kosminsky has said there is “no way” the BBC and ITV could afford to make Netflix hit Adolescence.
The crime drama, which stars This Is England actor Stephen Graham as the father of a boy accused of killing a classmate, had more than 100 extras and had each of the episodes filmed in a continuous single shot.
The four-part limited series, made near Pontefract in West Yorkshire, has received backing from UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, and creators Graham and Jack Thorne have accepted an invitation to a parliamentary meeting by Labour MP Josh McAlister to discuss online safety with MPs.
It has prompted a number of conversations around so-called…