While the series isn't based on a true story, Graham -- who portrays Eddie Miller, Jamie's dad in the series, in addition to being a co-writer -- told Rolling Stone UK that he drew inspiration from the several real-life incidents that happened among youth in the U.K., specifically several incidents that involved the stabbing of teen girls.

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Listening to Stephen Graham being interviewed by Chris Moyles live on air as part of his Radio X show, I was struck by a parallel that I hadn’t until now spotted in relation to Graham’s Netflix masterpiece Adolescence.