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‘We adopted four kids as a gay couple - and it was the most challenging thing I've been through'


Lost Boys and Fairies creator Daf James opens up about how his own experience of adopting kids with his husband inspired his new BBC One drama and why filming was "cathartic"

Welsh playwright Daf James is bringing his own experience of adopting as a gay man to drama Lost Boys and Fairies – something he never imagined would happen when applying for a BBC writing programme five years ago. Lost Boys and Fairies - starring Fra Fee and Sion Daniel Young - is based on creator Daf James' experience of adopting kids (Image: BBC / Duck Soup Films / Simon Ridgway) Read MoreRelated Articles Legendary BBC sitcom returning after nearly a decade - with its original stars all coming back The three-parter stars Slow Horses ’ Sion Daniel Young as Gabriel, a “queer artist extraordinaire” who begins the process of adopting with his long-time partner Andy (Les Miserables’ Fra Fee) while dealing with his traumatic upbringing and the strained relationship with his father.

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