Time to face the brutal truth: thereâs no glamour at the bottom of a glass
Alcohol addiction has long been romanticised in films, TV shows, books and adverts. Letâs stop glossing over the destructive drudgery and sheer sorrow of the disease
âAn honourable exceptionâ to the depiction of alcohol on screen: Siobhan Finneran as Clare Cartwright in Happy Valley. Photograph: Ben Blackall/BritBox
âAn honourable exceptionâ to the depiction of alcohol on screen: Siobhan Finneran as Clare Cartwright in Happy Valley. Photograph: Ben Blackall/BritBox
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