runaway hit

Two years ago, The End Of The F***ing World was an unheralded adaptation of a cult mini-comic starring two relative unknowns. Times change: the huge sense of anticipation surrounding Season 2 swiftly becomes clear during Small Screen’s set visit. Co-producers Channel 4 and Netflix have cast a veil of secrecy over proceedings not seen since our last trip to the warring regions of Westeros…

We’re outside a modernist, openplan house in leafy Streatham – a striking and slightly creepy location, familiar to fans of the). For the uninitiated (SPOILER ALERT!), S1 followed teenage outsiders Alyssa (Jessica Barden) and James (Alex Lawther) as they ditched school and their disappointing families for a road trip which took a dark turn when James killed Koch (Jonathan Aris) as he attempted to rape Alyssa. Their flight from the law reached a tragic climax as James was shot by a team on a Kentish beach during their doomed bid to escape across the Channel. The cut to black was reminiscent of , but with a crucial difference: we will find out what happened next…