![]() ![]() I really, really wanted it to be set in Britain – I think that’s so integral.” Terminology such as “form groups” has confused overseas readers of the comics, but she insisted on keeping “all of those little British things. Oseman, who grew up in Kent, “wouldn’t have said yes to adapting it if they’d wanted to set it in America. Despite being aimed at a global audience, there is no Sex Education-style, vaguely transatlantic setting here. ![]() One of the stipulations was that it remained distinctively British. But Oseman was determined to stay true to the story’s roots. Heartstopper is the sort of meticulously crafted passion project that, done carelessly, could make for a painful page-to-screen translation. She began reshaping the comic into a TV show in 2019 and is still writing new chapters of the web version as we speak – aiming to draw a page every day of her working week. It took off quickly, popularity-wise – and then proceeded to take over Oseman’s life. Yet she was determined to turn the origin story of Charlie and Nick’s relationship into something “optimistic and joyful”. ![]() Solitaire was a relatively “dark” book about mental health, says Oseman, who is unwaveringly smiley and inclined towards brief, efficient explanations. Oseman started Heartstopper in 2016, plucking the two protagonists from her YA debut novel Solitaire, where they appear as supporting characters. Alice Oseman, photographed around Rochester castle for The Guardian. ![]()
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