Boy Meets Girl (2015 TV series)

Boy Meets Girl is a BBC Two sitcom starring Rebecca Root, Harry Hepple and Denise Welch. It tells the story of the developing relationship between 26-year-old Leo (Hepple) and 40-year-old Judy (Root). The script, by Elliott Kerrigan, was discovered through the Trans Comedy Award, a 2013 BBC talent search for scripts with positive portrayals of transgender characters.

Not to be confused with Boy Meets Girl (2014 film).

Boy Meets Girl
Photo released by the BBC from shooting Boy Meets Girl, showing (left-to-right) Welch, Root and Hepple
GenreSitcom
Created byElliott Kerrigan
Written by
  • Elliott Kerrigan
  • Simon Carlyle
  • Andrew Mettam
Directed byPaul Walker
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Sophie Clarke-Jervoise
  • Kristian Smith
ProducerMargot Gavan Duffy
Production locationsNewcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Running time28 minutes
Production companies
  • BBC
  • Tiger Aspect Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release3 September 2015 (2015-09-03) –
4 August 2016 (2016-08-04)

Both Root and her character Judy are transgender, making this the first BBC comedy to feature transgender issues prominently, and the first sitcom to star a transgender actor. Sophie Clarke-Jervoise, the executive producer, stated "we always knew we had to get a trans actress – I don't think we auditioned anyone who wasn't trans for the role. It just didn't feel right."

The first series of six episodes aired between 3 September and 8 October 2015. A second and final series began airing from 6 July to 4 August 2016. It comprises six episodes.

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