
'Adolescence' co-writer Jack Thorne and producer Jo Johnson headed to Downing Street on Monday, along with selected charities and young people, to meet with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and discuss the influence of online toxic – and especially misogynistic – material on young people.
Sir Keir described the show as "at times harrowing" and said it "lit a touch paper," shining a light “on a combination of issues that many people don't know how to respond to".