The Swedes certainly know how to write gritty dramas! First Young Royals, now this. Tore is a 27 year old gay male who lives at home with his dad. The series begins with the dad urging the boy to move out of the house and seek new adventures in life. However, Tore is outside his work when he sees his father, who is standing outside having a conversation on his mobile phone, get knocked over by a bin lorry. The series then explores Tore's reaction to grief, including anger and denial. He slides down a slippery slope. Thankfully the episodes are only about half an hour long, because I binged them in a day and thus spent 3 hours sobbing in buckets. I am at a loss how someone so young can write something so profound. It shows not only empathy for a young man in grief, but is extremely sensitive towards the elderly. A warning - it contains drug use, which I don't endorse, although I can see why in this case it's relevant. I also don't really get why it's labelled as a comedy drama. Brilliant though it is, heartwarming though it is, it isn't what I'd describe as funny.
