Stephen Graham OBE is a multi-award winning actor, most recently known for his lead role in Adolescence (Netflix), which he co-created, co-wrote and starred in. Produced by Matriarch Productions, which he runs alongside Hannah Walters, the one-shot limited series became Netflix’s second most-watched English-language show worldwide. It earned fourteen Emmy nominations winning eight, including Best Lead Actor (for Graham), Best Writing, and Best Limited Series, Anthology or TV Movie. Stephen also earned a BAFTA TV Award, a Golden Globe, a Critics Choice and an Indie Award for his role. Graham recently starred in and exec-produced BAFTA award-winning Boiling Point (BBC) and A Thousand Blows (Disney/Hulu). Other notable credits include This is England, Boardwalk Empire, Help, The Virtues and Time. He can next be seen in Ibelin, Bunker and an untitled Apple TV project based on the novels by Lars Kepler.

Orly Klein is a psychology lecturer and researcher, with over two decades of experience at the University of Brighton and Brighton Met. She began her career working with homeless people in central London, which shaped her interest in marginalisation and community organisations. She has published widely on reality TV, makeover culture, families with disabilities and hunger trauma. Most recently, she spent two years conducting participant research with Room to Rant, a ground-breaking workshop that uses rap as a therapeutic tool for young men aged 16–25.