The first trailer for E4’s upcoming drama, Glue, has provided a short glimpse at what we should expect when the show airs in September and the clip has certainly intrigued viewers.

Featuring lustful teenagers running across the rolling hills of the countryside, a lot of blood, a murder crime scene and even one of the Rizzle Kicks, the trailer has given some insight into the eight-part drama and it seems that the series is going to be full of suspense, anarchy and with a very dark plotline.

Naturally, people have already pointed out some apparent similarities between Glue other popular E4 shows, including Skins and My Mad Fat Diary, and others have noted that Broadchurch previously explored murder mystery in a close-knit town, but here’s why E4’s latest drama is likely to be popular when it debuts next month:



Writing genius Jack Thorne


Glue was written by Jack Thorne. If you haven’t heard of him you’ve probably watched some of his work. He wrote the outstanding This Is England ’86 and This Is England ’88 alongside Shane Meadows, has written scripts for Skins and Shameless and even co-created the mockumentary Cast-Offs.

Glue was inspired by Thorne’s time growing up in Newbury, where he was fascinated by life around the stables, and he claims that he wants the show to tell an ambitious story in an age where the British countryside feels like it is ‘rotting in disrepair’.

Whodunnit?

If we’ve learned anything over the last year or so, it’s that murder mysteries are incredibly popular. Glue will tell the story of police officers investigating the death of a teenager found underneath the wheels of a tractor. As the local teenagers’ secrets are made public many red herrings are expected to emerge, but will the story captivate viewers?

E4 has a great history of commissioning unique shows, so will Glue feature a twist on the whodunnit convention?

Style and substance

If the trailer is anything to go by, Glue will be an extremely stylish series.

Accompanied by Warpaint’s Love Is To Die, the trailer features a number of stunning shots of the British countryside. There are sleek clips of blood dripping across parts of the landscape and we see outstanding shots of beautiful horses running across the rolling hills.

While it seems like Glue will look great on the small screen, the stylistic nature of the show will hopefully be accompanied by a strong, gripping, plot device revolved around murder.

Impressive cast

The trailer runs like a who’s who of young acting talent. Tommy McDonnell (Starred Up), Jessie Cave (Harry Potter) and Yasmin Paige (Submarine) feature prominently and Kierston Wareing (Eastenders) and Jonny Owen (Svengali) will also appear in the series.

With a cast that strong, Glue is sure to be a winner!

One more recognisable face…

One final familiar face that features in the trailer is that of Jordan Stephens of Rizzle Kicks fame. He’ll be playing a character in the show, but how will his acting fare?