| Big Boys | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Jack Rooke |
| Based on | Cheer The F**k Up Good Grief Happy Hour Love Letters by Jack Rooke[1] |
| Written by | Jack Rooke |
| Directed by | Jim Archer |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Jack Rooke |
| Theme music composer | Fryars |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jack Rooke[2] |
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| Running time | 23–24 minutes[3] |
| Production company | Roughcut Television[2] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 26 May 2022 – 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 from 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. This was later confirmed as the final season in January 2025, the third series began airing on Channel 4 on 9 February 2025 with all episodes made available on All 4 following the series premiere. [8][9]
- ^ "Big Boys - Trivia". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Big Boys". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Big Boys". All4. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Big Boys gets Series 2 at Channel 4". British Comedy Guide. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Big Boys Series 2 now filming". British Comedy Guide. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Big Boys Series 2 launches in January". British Comedy Guide. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Big Boys on Channel 4 HD at 10:00pm January 14th, 2024". Digiguide.tv. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "JACK ROOKE'S AWARD-WINNING BIG BOYS RETURNS TO CHANNEL 4 FOR A THIRD SERIES". Channel 4 Press. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ https://variety.com/2025/tv/global/jack-rooke-big-boys-season-3-final-channel-4-release-1236273716/