What it does is offer a kind of entry-level queer-world starter kit for people who aren’t quite ready for It’s a SinĪlong the way, there’s the delicate issue of Nick coming out as bisexual, plus trauma, eating disorders and family tussles (not everyone is as nice as Nick’s mum, portrayed by Olivia Colman as a living saint in Seasalt separates). More is hinted at in some hazy off-screen future, but Heartstopper remains a resolutely chaste world away from the Carry on Rutting montages of Sex Education. There’s also exam pressure, a school trip to Paris, lots of kissing and even a (gasp!) “hickey”. Alongside Nick and Charlie’s relationship, there’s a deeper dive into Tao (William Gao) and trans schoolgirl Elle (Yasmin Finney), and the lesbian couple, played by Corinna Brown and Kizzy Edgell.
To deal with that, the second series expands more determinedly into the wider universe of Truham grammar school. Still, with Charlie and Nick getting together in a Pride whirlwind of warm fuzzies, didn’t it signal the natural end of the show? But one with sweetness as a candy coating for a societal truth bomb: that these days, teenagers (the clued-up ones anyway) aren’t so hung up about the spectrum of sexuality. Yes, a love story, excellently played with blushing, sugary, PG wholesomeness by the young leads.
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