Adolescence makers meet Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at Downing Street

The co-writer and producer of hit Netflix drama Adolescence have taken part in a meeting with the prime minister in Downing Street to discuss how to prevent young people from being influenced by toxic material online.

Sir Keir Starmer described Jack Thorne's drama about a 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a girl as "at times harrowing".

It served as "a torch that shines intensely brightly on a combination of issues that many people don't know how to respond to", he said.

The meeting came as Netflix said it would make the series available to screen for free in schools, a move Sir Keir welcomed as "an important initiative to encourage as many pupils as possible to watch the show".

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