[mobertol]

[quote=kestrelx;981879]We should not glamourise these thugs in TV Drama's! [quote]

My take on this drama was that it did not glamourize the gangs but just showed the sad circumstances that led to the youngsters taking part in them. It showed how young boys and girls all want to fit in together and how hard it is to be an individual and different at a certain age among your peers. The young boy who did the accidental shooting was really a vey good boy coping with exceptionally difficult circumstances.

One of his friends who came from a well-off family chucked a brick through somebodies window to fit in with the others and try and be part of the group. I found all the characters were very believable and that it was thoughtfully put together.

Probably the least difficult part to believe was the character whose story wasn't heard -the single mother who abandonned her four children to themselves, for a holiday away with a new boyfriend. It would have been interesting to see what could have driven her to do something so extreme.
I have been lucky to have a husband at my side while bringing up my two boys, so i can't imagine what it must be like to be alone in such a difficult task.

I think it would have been better for this drama to have been on at at time when more families could have watched it, as it would have been a good way of getting them to talk to each other about gangs and discuss the other issues that came up.