In the street yesterday, a man asked me if I’d heard the Good News. Happily, I had: Big Boys is back on Channel 4 this Sunday! Now, it turns out we were talking about different things. It wasn’t much of a discussion anyway, as he was yelling into a megaphone, which is poor mic technique. It’s his loss, because Big Boys is the funniest, sharpest and wisest sitcom around. Spread the word.
Loss is baked into the series, which is drawn from creator Jack Rooke’s real-life experiences of coming out at university after his father’s death. He is befriended by hunky straight lad Danny, who yearns for closeness with his alcoholic dad, while feeling overwhelming guilt for abandoning his nan in a care home. There’s swotty Scots firebrand Corinne and sophisticated fashion student Yemi, who becomes Jack’s gay mentor. Due to an administrative error, they all live in a shed. Classic stuff.
