The "Teenagers" in the Room with Us Now

An overlooked takeaway from the acclaimed miniseries Adolescence

By now, there have been enough reviews glowing about the technical excellence of Adolescence, a four-part miniseries written by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham and directed by Philip Barantini. These accolades are well-deserved, too. The series features excellent acting by 15-year-old Owen Cooper, who plays a 13-year-old schoolboy arrested for murder, al…