Stephen Graham is the man of the moment having wowed in his incredible role in Netflix's hit new show Adolescence, but the star is also an incredible person as well as an actor, especially following his former co-star's revelation that the Time actor had planned to adopt him following difficult personal circumstances.

The actor is perhaps best known for his starring role as Combo in This is England, where he worked alongside Thomas Turgoose, who plays the lead character Shaun Fields. In the hit movie and subsequent series, Thomas is a young boy who becomes friendly with a group of skinheads, including the terrifying Combo.

Tragically, Thomas' mother passed away from cancer while he filmed This is England, leaving him to move in with his estranged father who he didn't know at the time. He told the Private Parts podcast: "My mum passed away from lung cancer after I finished filming This Is England. She never got to see the finished film.

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"[Creator] Shane Meadows dedicated the film to my mum. Stephen Graham promised my mum he'd look out for me. Everyone involved in This is England are family to me. When my mum died I moved in with my dad and I didn't know him, so Shane Meadows and Stephen Graham were going to adopt me if things didn't work out with my dad."