Adolescenceis a new British miniseries on Netflix that has been getting a lot of attention, and rightfully so.

Meanwhile,Philip Barantinigets the credit for directing every single groundbreaking episode.

Those who prefer lighter fare with easy answers and conventional storytelling may find this difficult to watch.

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First he tries to wash it off with a soapy sponge, but it’s not nearly strong enough.

Like the other episodes, the plot in this one is simple.

They’re caught in a perpetual in-between, as their painfully awkward phone call with the boy also demonstrates.

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Overall,this is the extraordinary premiereof what is amongthe best series of the past decade.

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Stephen Graham as Eddie Miller crying in Adolescence.

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Owen Cooper and Stephen Graham in Adolescence

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Ashley Walters in an black button-up shirt as a detective in Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’.

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Owen Cooper as Jamie in ‘Adolescence’.

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