The Outcast (2015)

The Outcast (2015) is BBC One's take on the brilliant, eponymous novel written by Sadie Jones. This two-episode mini-series, which takes place in post-war England, tells the story of a very young (then adolescent) Lewis, who sees his mother drown in a river at a strikingly young age. His emotionally repressed father returns from war, unable to cope with his own grief or empathize with his son's, as Lewis becomes angsty and detached from nearly everyone in his life—an outcast in his own small town. His closest (and only) friend shares his solidarity in many ways, a motherless girl with an abusive, distant father. Together, the two try to cope with their overwhelming pain in a society that thinks children should be seen and not heard. 

Though raw, emotional, and dark, The Outcast is a coming-of-age story that doesn't neglect to explore a young man's burgeoning sexuality. Lewis, played by George MacKay, rips off his shirt before fornicating with a female in the first episode.