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Lord of the Flies is a seismic, chilling masterpiece – of course Adolescence creator Jack Thorne chose to adapt it

Lord of the Flies is a seismic, chilling masterpiece – of course Adolescence creator Jack Thorne chose to adapt it

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter We can all be thankful that a young editor from Northern Ireland saved William Golding’s masterpiece, Lord of the Flies, from potential obscurity when he rescued the unknown author’s debut novel from a publisher’s “slush pile”. Charles Monteith took the time to read through Golding’s yellowing, stained manuscript – which bore the original title “Strangers from Within” – even though it had already been turned down by 21 publishers and dismissed by a previous Faber editor with the words, “absurd and uninteresting fantasy. Rubbish and dull. Pointless. Reject.” Monteith asked Golding, then a 42-year-old English and philosophy teacher, to drop the first chapter, about an evacuation from nuclear war, and open with the moment where two schoolboys (Piggy and Ralph) meet on a desert island, after a plane crash has stranded a group of boys aged six to 13. Incidentally, Faber …

Adolescence’s Jack Thorne clarifies Stephen Graham’s sequel comments

Adolescence’s Jack Thorne clarifies Stephen Graham’s sequel comments

Published by Daniella Wilson

Last month, Stephen Graham got Adolescence fans excited when he teased a follow-up to the acclaimed series, while accepting his Golden Globe for starring in the series. After picking up the award, Graham was asked about a sequel to the show, which he and co-creator Jack Thorne have repeatedly stated is a stand-alone, with Jamie Miller’s story having been told in full. Graham said at the time: “I cannot answer that question because it’s somewhere in the deep recesses of my mind and Jack [Thorne, co-creator]’s mind, and we’ll pull it out in three or four years, so stay tuned.” Now, Thorne has clarified Graham’s statements when speaking with us exclusively for our video interview series The Radio Times Writers’ Room, in which we get to know what makes screenwriters tick – and it’s not good news for fans. When asked about Graham’s comments, and what they mean for the future of the show and any potential follow-up, Thorne said while laughing: “I love Stephen Graham, but sometimes…” He continued: “What I can tell you …

Jack Thorne on Adolescence, The Beatles movies and Lord of the Flies

Jack Thorne on Adolescence, The Beatles movies and Lord of the Flies

Published by Daniella Wilson

Add Lord of the Flies to your watchlist Welcome back to The Radio Times Writers’ Room! This time around we’re welcoming Jack Thorne, the writer known for his work on films such as Enola Holmes, series including This Is England and His Dark Materials, and stage productions like Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Oh, and he wrote Adolescence, which only won 8 Primetime Emmys, including Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Having at one time thought he would go into politics, acting or directing, Thorne developed a love for writing plays at university, and started his screenwriting career writing episodes of Channel 4 shows Skins and Shameless. After co-creating the mockumentary series Cast Offs, he teamed up with Shane Meadows to follow up the latter’s acclaimed film This Is England with three miniseries, set in 1986, 1988 and 1990 respectively. Since then, he has created series including The Fades, National Treasure, Best Interests, Toxic Town and The Hack, while also adapting Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials for the BBC – …