Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Adolescence (TV series)" in English language version.
Speaking to the Radio Times (...) said: "Where it came from, for me, is there was an incident in Liverpool, a young girl, and she was stabbed to death by a young boy. I just thought, why? Then there was another young girl in South London who was stabbed to death at a bus stop." Graham cites the tragic death of schoolgirl Elianne Andam, 15, who was killed by Hassan Sentamu after she got off a bus outside the Whitgift Centre
Speaking to the Radio Times (...) said: "Where it came from, for me, is there was an incident in Liverpool, a young girl, and she was stabbed to death by a young boy. I just thought, why? Then there was another young girl in South London who was stabbed to death at a bus stop." Graham cites the tragic death of schoolgirl Elianne Andam, 15, who was killed by Hassan Sentamu after she got off a bus outside the Whitgift Centre
"There is no part of this that's based on a true story, not one single part," co-creator and co-writer Jack Thorne said on The News Agents podcast, as reported by the Daily Mail.