BBC primetime drama Lost Boys and Fairies divides critics who brand gay couple trying to adopt as 'bigots' for refusing a disabled child - but viewers are left in tears over 'beautiful' show The BBC drama documented the experience of a same sex couple having a child READ MORE: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV: I wouldn't let this couple of bigots adopt a gerbil, never mind a child! By Maria Chiorando For Mailonline Published: 07:59 EDT, 4 June 2024 | Updated: 08:19 EDT, 4 June 2024 e-mail View comments Critics are divided over BBC miniseries Lost Boys and Fairies - which tells the tells the story of a gay couple adopting a child. Gabriel (played by Sion Daniel Young), who adopts seven-year-old Jake (Leo Harris) with his partner Andy (portrayed by Fra Fee) needs to 'embark upon a journey of self-discovery and attempt to repair his relationship with his dad before he can truly begin to parent' the boy, according to the synopsis. It adds: 'The effects of decades of shame having grown up in a society that overwhelmingly treated being gay as a sin have taken their toll - shame which Gabe is still processing.
' The mini-series, which is based on Welsh writer Daf James’s personal experiences, documents the prospective parents going through the adoption process before eventually meeting Jake, the child they will go on to adopt. However, while viewers praised the drama, which many said left them in 'tears', opinion has been divided among critics. Gabriel (Sion Daniel Young.
