We often see him portraying a family man on the small screen, but actor Stephen Graham once offered to adopt one of his very own co-stars. The beloved Liverpudlian TV star is a hot topic of conversation at the moment, having wowed in A Thousand Blows before the release of Adolescence on Netflix.

With Adolescence released on the day her son turned 13, our TV columnist Sara Wallis explains why the intense drama filled her with dread

Fans of Stephen Graham have been left calling for the actor to be handed an award after the release of a hit Netflix show, which he wrote and starred in.

British acting legend Stephen Graham, 51, is also in the cast, delivering a gut-wrenching performance as Jamie’s dad Eddie Miller who’s striving to be there for his son while grappling with the tragedy that’s occurred. For years, plenty of people have hailed A Thousand Blows and Peaky Blinders star Stephen as one of Britain’s greatest actors ever.

Stephen Graham's latest drama Adolescence has had fans gripped since it was released on Netflix but the series was filmed in just one shot adding to the realness of it

The star says the special approach to the show from producer Warp Films, co-creator and writer Jack Thorne and director Philip Barantini, meant that he was "the most zen as an actor I've ever been."

Adolescence creator Stephen Graham has shared what he considers the show’s “biggest achievement”. The 51-year-old is the star and co-writer of the new acclaimed Netflix series, which follows the family of 13-year-old schoolboy,