Boy Meets Girl (2015 TV series)
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Photo released by the BBC from shooting Boy Meets Girl, showing (left-to-right) Welch, Root and Hepple | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Elliott Kerrigan |
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| Directed by | Paul Walker |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Producer | Margot Gavan Duffy |
| Production locations | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
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| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 3 September 2015 – 4 August 2016 |
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.
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.