| Boy Meets Girl | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Boy_Meets_Girl_released_picture.jpg) 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 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
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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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| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 3 September 2015 – 4 August 2016 |
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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).[1] 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.[2][3]
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."[1]
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.[4] It comprises six episodes.
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