Heartstopper stars Kit Connor and Joe Locke are on this week's Radio Times
Kit Connor, Joe Locke and creator Alice Oseman reveal the secrets to the success of their hit teen romance.
During the summer of sport, many readers felt they'd been deprived of good TV drama (above and beyond the live drama of the Paris Olympics). I'm pleased to say that we can now bring you everything the broadcasters and streamers have up their sleeves for the autumn, so that you can whet your appetite in the run-up to Christmas with some outstanding television.
Everyone at Radio Times is as excited as you will be at the prospect of the superb acting and storytelling coming to our screens over the next two months. With 25 dramas to choose from, what to put on the cover? Well, I'll let deputy previews editor David Brown explain what he likes about Heartstopper...
"Alice Oseman's coming-of-age drama has become that rare thing in today's crowded market: a proper TV phenomenon. It's not hard to see why, as the central love story between school students Charlie (Joe Locke) and Nick (Kit Connor) is both charming and an undeniably progressive representation of the LGBTQ+ community.
"Drama needn't always be about friction, and Heartstopper's foregrounding of friendship, support and hope ensures viewers always come away feeling more comfortable in their own skin. It's won over not just teenagers but adults, too, many of whom wish that shows such as this had been in existence when they were navigating adolescence."
David's obvious enthusiasm for this show helped us make that decision... But as you'll see, we have plenty more quality dramas to choose from. We also have Prof Brian Cox on space travel (and why he'd like a holiday on the Moon), Gyles Brandreth on the English language and lost words, and Jess Gillam on the BBC Young Musician. Like our drama guide, there's something, I hope, for everyone.
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Also in this week's Radio Times:
- Showtrial's Adeel Akhtar side-stepped a career in law for acting, Now he's playing... a lawyer.
- Sarah Parish, Alexandra Burke and Mandip Gill chat about their new dystopian drama.
- Professor Brian Cox on reusable rockets, going to Mars with Musk and finding new life in the universe - follow the water!
- In part one of two very special Radio Times Podcast bonus episodes, the creator and writer of Heartstopper, Alice Oseman, talks about Charlie and Nick's origin story, the explosion of her webcomic, and how it has changed their life.
Heartstopper is available to stream on Netflix from 3rd October 2024. Sign up for Netflix from £4.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream.
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