Armed police storm the Millers' house and arrest Jamie
Officers burst in at 6:15 a.m., pin Eddie to the wall and arrest thirteen-year-old Jamie for murder while his family screams that they have the wrong house.
Eddie Miller
Every Adolescence moment featuring Eddie Miller, in story order. Played by Stephen Graham.
28 moments · 53 min
Jamie taken away as Eddie rages at the search
A frightened Jamie needs new trousers, officers rifle through the laundry and Eddie demands why guns were needed for a thirteen-year-old as the van pulls away.
Frank explains the duty solicitor to the Millers
Eddie doubts a free solicitor, Manda complains about being thrown to the floor, and Eddie agrees to be Jamie's appropriate adult with a warning attached.
Jamie explains what being arrested means
The nurse's assessment: Jamie fumbles one answer, then shows exactly why he is under arrest and why he needs a lawyer, and is passed fit as a bright boy.
Eat your cornies: Jamie asks Eddie if he believes him
Alone over a bowl of cornflakes, Jamie swears he did nothing and asks his dad whether he believes him. Eddie answers without hesitation.
Passcode refused, then the blood test Jamie dreads
Jamie declines to unlock his phone on advice, then has to give blood despite his fear of needles while Eddie keeps him looking only at him.
Eddie fights the strip search of his thirteen-year-old
Told his son must strip for two men, Eddie pushes back hard and is told it is procedure under PACE; Jamie ends the standoff by saying he does not mind.
Brunel and the two words Jamie needs to learn
The solicitor relaxes Jamie with a chat about the Industrial Revolution, then drills him on when to answer and when to say no comment.
Eddie admits he is terrified of getting it wrong
Out of Jamie's earshot Eddie confesses he has never been in a police station and is scared; the solicitor tells him to raise his chin and be the good dad.
Eddie asks Jamie once: did you do it?
Alone before the interview, Eddie makes Jamie look him in the eye and asks for the truth no matter what. Jamie says no and promises.
Interview begins: no comment, school reports and Instagram
Bascombe opens with last night and gets no comment, moves to Jamie's grades and behaviour, then confronts him with his comments under models' pictures.
Katie Leonard: Jamie asks if she is the one who died
Shown a photo of a classmate, Jamie slips and asks whether she is the dead girl before he has been told. Bascombe notes how clever the question is.
Seven times: the timeline of Katie's death
Bascombe lays out when Katie left home, where her body was found and how many times she was stabbed, while Jamie insists he was never her friend.
What have you done? Eddie and Jamie after the tape
Left alone, Jamie calls for his dad over and over; Eddie can only ask what he has done, and Jamie still swears it was not him.
Eddie's birthday fry-up and some flirting over black pudding
Manda cooks Eddie a birthday full English; the two tease each other about suspenders, dying young and dying happy.
Lisa finds 'nonce' sprayed on the van
Lisa discovers the family van vandalised on Eddie's birthday; Eileen saw nothing, the slur is misspelled, and Manda calls the police.
We're not moving: Eddie and Manda fight over leaving town
Manda wants to go back to Liverpool; Eddie refuses, says it would be ten times worse, and Lisa is caught listening on the stairs.
Eddie's bass-line rant and the plan to get the day back
Driving to Wainwrights, Eddie demands proper bass lines, proposes hills, zoos and ice skating, and the family settles on the pictures.
The shop worker who is 'on Jamie's side'
A Wainwrights employee recognises Eddie from Facebook and offers unwanted support, doubting the stab wounds and suggesting a crowdfund.
Eddie attacks the lad from the bikes and wrecks his own van
Spotting one of the boys in the car park, Eddie drags him off his bike, then smears paint over the van as Manda and Lisa beg him to stop.
Jamie rings from the training centre to say happy birthday
The recorded prison notice plays, then Jamie asks about his hand-drawn card, mentions bother in the yard and guesses the Chinese order.
Jamie tells his dad he is changing his plea
Jamie says he will plead guilty; Eddie goes silent as Manda and Lisa take the phone, and Jamie ends with an apology and happy birthday.
You saw the tape, I didn't: Eddie and Manda alone
Manda says the guilty plea is for the best and that this anger is not him; Eddie admits what he saw on the tape and asks what if they can't survive it.
He never left his room
Eddie and Manda piece together the boy upstairs on his computer at 1 a.m., the videos about how men should be, and whether they made him.
Am I better? Eddie on his father's belt and the dads laughing
Eddie recalls being battered as a boy, promising to do better, then failing to look at Jamie in goal; Manda insists she was a good mum.
I wish it had been you
Eddie asks if he should have protected Jamie, remembers the gormless boy with choc ice on his face, and says he believed him until the tape.
Lisa: everyone causes me trouble, but Jamie's ours
Dressed up for the birthday, Lisa admits what school is like, argues against moving, and the family swaps the pictures for a film and takeaway at home.
Eddie in Jamie's room: I should've done better
Alone in his son's bedroom with the teddy bear, Eddie finally breaks down and apologises to Jamie.