Owen Cooper as teenager Jamie in the Netflix drama Adolescence

If you were wondering how screenwriter Jack Thorne would follow his global hit series Adolescence, his next project looks set to generate just as much conversation – albeit for different reasons.

On Thursday morning, filming got underway on Jack’s new series Falling, billed as his “first ever love story”.

What’s sure to cause a stir, though, is the fact that the Channel 4 drama centres around a Catholic priest and nun who fall in love with one another, leading both to ask some big questions about their own faith and desires.

Leading the story will be three-time Bafta nominee Keeley Hawes, best known for her work in shows like Line Of Duty and Bodyguard, and

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