Netflix drama Adolescence hailed as 'flawless' TV

Viewers and critics have heaped praise on Netflix's hard-hitting drama Adolescence, with many hailing it as a landmark TV show.

The four-part British series was released last week and is the most-watched show on the platform around the world over the weekend.

The Times' Tom Peck described it as "complete perfection", a view echoed by the Guardian's Lucy Mangan, who said it was "the closest thing to TV perfection in decades".

Fans on social media ranged from US director Paul Feig, who called the first episode "one of the best hours of television I've ever seen", to Jeremy Clarkson, who called it "masterful".

Adolescence shows the aftermath of the stabbing of a teenage girl, with a 13-year-old boy from her school arrested for her murder.

Jamie, the young suspect, is played by newcomer Owen Cooper, with Stephen Graham as his dad.

Its story shines a light on the corrosive impact of social media and misogynist influencers on some teenage boys.

Graham said he was inspired to make the show after seeing two separate reports of boys stabbing girls to death.

"I just thought, what's going on in society where this kind of thing is becoming a regular occurrence":[]}