Big Boys (TV series)

For the American punk rock band, see Big Boys.
Big Boys
GenreSitcom
Created byJack Rooke
Based onCheer The F**k Up
Good Grief
Happy Hour
Love Letters
by Jack Rooke[1]
Written byJack Rooke
Directed byJim Archer
Starring
Narrated byJack Rooke
Theme music composerFryars
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerJack Rooke[2]
Producers
  • Bertie Peek
  • Ash Atalla
  • Alex Smith
  • Jack Rooke
  • Thomas Dixon
  • Chelsea Chandler
  • Franky Chadwick[2]
Running time23–24 minutes[3]
Production companyRoughcut Television[2]
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release26 May 2022 (2022-05-26) –
present
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Big Boys is a British television sitcom created and written by Jack Rooke, first broadcast on Channel 4 and available on All 4 from 26 May 2022. It stars Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing as first-year university students who live together, set in 2013, told from the point of view of Llewellyn's character Jack—a semi-fictionalised version of Rooke, who narrates the series—as he recovers from his father's death and explores his sexuality for the first time.

The show was renewed for a second series in August 2022,[4] which began filming in May 2023.[5] Set during the 2014–15 academic year, it began airing on 14 January 2024.[6][7] A third series was confirmed in June 2024.[8]

  1. ^ "Big Boys - Trivia". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Big Boys". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Big Boys". All4. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Big Boys gets Series 2 at Channel 4". British Comedy Guide. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Big Boys Series 2 now filming". British Comedy Guide. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Big Boys Series 2 launches in January". British Comedy Guide. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Big Boys on Channel 4 HD at 10:00pm January 14th, 2024". Digiguide.tv. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  8. ^ "JACK ROOKE'S AWARD-WINNING BIG BOYS RETURNS TO CHANNEL 4 FOR A THIRD SERIES". Channel 4 Press. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2024.