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Stephen Graham got emotional while discussing his involvement in Netflix's forthcoming drama series Adolescence, which draws inspiration from real-life tragic events. The four-part

series revolves around a teenager accused of killing a classmate, with Graham playing the role of the boy's father. This gripping drama highlights the growing concern of knife crime

incidents among youngsters in Britain. And Graham, who lives in Ibstock, Leicestershire, explained his motivation for being part of the series, stating: "I just thought,

'What's happening in our society where that's becoming a slightly regular occurrence?" As he fought back tears during the interview with The Telegraph Magazine, Graham

continued: "I don't know why it gets me emotional... Well I do exactly. It's the loss of a young life, you know? For no reason at all." He added: "None whatsoever.

Kids, killed by kids themselves. I thought we could look at that. Not something preaching, but as relatable as possible, because this could happen to any of us." The series focuses on

the "normal" family of the accused boy, rather than the victim, which Graham pointed out is what we usually see. Graham plays the part of a father with a three-bedroom plumbing

business, whose son is accused of this drastic crime which could happen to any family member, reports the Manchester Evening News. In discussing his vision for the series, he clearly

expressed what he wished to avoid: "There's quite a few things that go, 'Oh, let's look at these people through a microscope, shall we? Let's see what's wrong

with them. Let's colour them with this trauma.' It's like, for f**k's sake, not everyone's like that. Sometimes in art, the working class are depicted as not fully

rounded human beings." The anticipated show Adolescence stars Top Boy's Ashley Walters and Erin Doherty from The Crown. Pegged as a gripping crime thriller, Graham shared insights

at the Next on Netflix event: "The idea came as - over the past 10 years or so - we've seen an epidemic of knife crime amongst young lads, up and down the country. "And for

me, there were certain instances that really stuck out where young boys - and they are young boys, you know, they're not men - were killing young girls."