The emotional troughs of Heartstopper are shallow sandbars. The art teacher is a font of useful advice. Most students are lucky enough to have supportive friends. And the really lucky ones even have Olivia Colman for a mum.
On Netflix’s new queer romance series, secondary school is a place where bullies lose, nerds have great hair, and everyone knows your name. Having spent eight episodes in its warm clutches, I’d happily enrol.
