Stephen Graham Stopped His Wife Moving to Spain for Another Man | Table Manners Podcast

This episode is absolute gold! Joining us for lunch this week it's the wonderful Stephen Graham! Stephen came over for a slightly chaotic brunch where I made a Meera Sodha gochujang & cheddar cornbread with bacon and eggs, and mum made a raspberry & blueberry tiramisu that sadly ended up on the kitchen floor… We heard all about Stephen growing up in Kirkby, his nana’s legendary Scouse, his childhood breakdancing crew, and the very romantic story of how he finally told his wife Hannah he loved her at New Cross station after five years of friendship (with benefits). Stephen also spoke beautifully about fatherhood, and the phenomenal success of Adolescence, plus we hear about his meetings with Bruce Springsteen, his love of meditation, and the exciting news that he’s reuniting with Leonardo DiCaprio for Heat 2! Stephen, thank you for being so open, warm and for embracing the absolute chaos in the kitchen! Letters to Our Sons is out now and you can watch Stephen in Nocturne on Apple TV from the 30th October. Listen and watch Table Manners here - https://tablemanners.komi.io/ Follow Table Manners on: Instagram -   / tablemannerspodcast   TikTok -   / tablemannerspodcast   Facebook -   / tablemannerspodcast   YouTube -    / tablemannerspodcast   Chapters: 0:00 - Intro and Stephen Graham joins the table 1:02 - Stephen's dislike of coriander 1:53 - His children and love of dancing 3:03 - Growing up in Kirkby and the Kirby Breakers 4:19 - His mum, childhood in Holland and the nickname "Dutchy" 5:33 - Football, family and life in Leicestershire 6:51 - Meeting Hannah and their unconventional love story 10:14 - His relationship and romantic roles 11:06 - Boiling Point and working-class drama 13:01 - Line of Duty and representation of working-class actors 13:59 - The success and origins of Adolescence 19:01 - The inspiration behind Adolescence 20:56 - Letters to Our Sons and encouraging men to communicate 23:26 - Stephen's relationship with his biological father 24:52 - His stepfather, identity and childhood experiences with racism 26:50 - This Is England and drawing on his heritage 28:14 - Imposter syndrome and understanding complex characters 29:38 - Adolescence transforming careers 31:02 - Playing Bruce Springsteen's father 32:27 - Vulnerability, sobriety and living in the present 33:22 - Meditation and finding peace 34:45 - Heat 2 and working with Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale 37:27 - Stephen's desert island meal 41:51 - Childhood memories of Sayers cream slices 43:45 - Kelly Rowland's question about food on set 45:28 - Stephen's love of oysters and hot sauce 46:46 - Hannah's hilarious description of eating oysters 47:16 - Stephen's involuntary food noises 49:36 - Nostalgic foods and Bovril at football matches