As actor Stephen Graham accepted the Emmy for Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, the room held its breath. 'This kind of thing doesn't normally happen to a kid like me,' he said. 'I'm just a mixed race kid from a block of flats in a placed called Kirkby.'
Graham won for his role as Eddie Miller in the acclaimed Netflix drama Adolescence, a show he also co-wrote. It was a profound personal moment, highlighted by an emotional tribute to his wife, actress Hannah Walters, that left her in tears: 'You know and I know that without you I would be dead.'
