Adult Material review, Culture Whisper
TV’s swerving into a critical direction: speeding into stories about sexual harassment, assault, rape and consent from the female perspective – rising from the shockwaves of Harvey Weinstein and #MeToo. Not only that, but female characters have grown into nuanced individuals, becoming more than the ‘strong woman’ cliché.
Both of these historical breakthroughs pulse through Adult Material, Channel 4’s lewd and uncomfortable porn drama penned by Lucy Kirkwood (Chimerica). I, Daniel Blake actor Hayley Squires stars as 30-something porn actor Jolene Dollar (real name: Hayley), who balances her semen-soaked work life with the struggles of mothering three children.
