Boy Meets Girl, Britain’s first transgender sitcom, recently concluded its first season on BBC Two and arrives on DVD this week. The six-part sitcom stars Rebecca Root in the lead role of Judy, alongside Harry Hepple (Misfits), Denise Welch (Coronation Street) and Janine Duvitski (One Foot in the Grave). > Buy Boy Meets Girl on … >
The finale begins with Judy out on a run and being overtaken by a young man who shouts back “Keep up grandma”. Despite only turning forty, Judy is feeling her age! Meanwhile, at Leo’s house, Pam and Tony are busy wrapping the valuables up in newspaper in preparation for the ‘surprise’ party. It’s obvious that … >
It’s the penultimate episode of Boy Meets Girl and Tony has the flu, or at least that’s what he’s protesting to the unsympathetic Pam. She goes off to work leaving him in the uncaring hands of James who seems more bothered about what Tony’s secretly searching for on the internet than actually caring for him. … >
So, we are now past the half way point in BBC Two’s new sitcom, Boy Meets Girl. This is reflected in the relationship between Leo and Judy in that now they have decided to take the plunge and sleep together. Pam and Tony are going away on a romantic night together and Jamie (Leo’s brother) … >
This week’s episode marks the halfway point of BBC Two’s new comedy series and as such it is also one of the strongest so far. The basic storyline again concerns a date between Judy and Leo. This time rather than run the risk of his family gate crashing, he takes her to an art gallery. … >
When is the right time for a young man to introduce his older transgender girlfriend to his family? That is a question broached fairly early into the second episode of BBC Two’s new sitcom, Boy Meets Girl. It’s awkward and it shows the fragility of this complicated relationship. While last week’s opening episode was maybe … >
It seems that we have reached a watershed moment. Boy Meets Girl, BBC Two’s new trans-based sitcom, offers a serious look at transition. This is something that is still relatively new on television, which should be surprising! While Hayley Cropper’s introduction in Coronation Street happened 16 years ago, serious portrayals of transgender characters are only … >
First we had Orange Is the New Black, then we had Transparent and now we have Boy Meets Girl, the latest TV series to feature a trans actress playing a trans character in a main role. The new six-part sitcom was created by Elliot Kerrigan, who submitted the script for the Trans Comedy Award. The … >
BBC Two’s new trans comedy Boy Meets Girl begins next week. The six-part sitcom stars Rebecca Root, Harry Hepple (Misfits), Denise Welch (Coronation Street) and Janine Duvitski (One Foot in the Grave). Episode 1 airs at 9.30pm on Thursday 3 September on BBC Two. > Buy Boy Meets Girl on DVD on Amazon. Watch the … >