You Can’t Take Your Eyes off This Brutal Six-Part Drama Because It’s So Intense That You Feel Like You’re Seeing Something You Shouldn’t. This Shocking BBC Iplayer Series Dives Into a Dark, Psychological Story of Two Boys Whose Lives Become Dangerously Intertwined, Set Against the Raw Backdrop of 1980s Glasgow. When a Shy, Vulnerable Teen Is Forced To Share His World With an Older, Volatile “Brother” Fresh Out of a Young Offenders’ Institution, What Begins as Protection Quickly Turns Into Something Far More Disturbing. Led by Powerful Performances From Jamie Bell Alongside a Cast That Brings Unsettling Realism to Every Scene, the Story Explores Manipulation, Violence, and the Fragile Line Between Loyalty and Control.
Gadd and Jamie Bell are so frank they’re almost feral in a show so violent you’ll think you can taste blood in your mouth. This man can…