Big Boys | Trailer released for series 3 of Channel 4 sitcom

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Jack Rooke’s sweet, award-winning sitcom Big Boys is returning for a third series, and hereā€™s the trailer for it.


Big Boys, Jack Rooke’s autobiographical sitcom about his experience at university, has been one of the comedic treats of the last few years.

Derry Girls star Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing play two disparate young men, Jack and Danny, who find themselves as roommates in their first year of University. The former is closeted and sensitive, the latter is full of boorish bonhomie, but despite their differences they form a touching, tender bond, and Rooke’s writing covers everything from Jack exploring his sexuality to Danny’s mental health.

The show received critical acclaim for Rooke’s refusal to adhere to the usual masculine stereotypes seen on TV and for highlighting mental health struggles.

It proved to be a hit for Channel 4, who quickly ordered a second series, which was broadcast last year. Rooke also won the BAFTA for Comedy Writing in April.

According to the British Comedy Guide, Channel 4 has now confirmed it will air the third series in February, which will be the last..

The synopsis reads as follows:

Series 3 will see the gang enter their final year at Brent Uni, with all the ups and downs of dissertations, deadlines, dating and ā€œhe devastating departure of Louis Walsh from The X-Factor (for Jack anyway!). Peggy and Shannon embark on new romances and never-ending nappy changes, whilst Jack and Dannyā€™s friendship is tested to its limits as they realise proper adult life is coming.

The show also stars Camille Coduri, Katy Wix, Izuka Hoyle, Olisa Odele, Harriet Webb and Annette Badland,

Rooke is also working on other projects, saying recently that “the next thing I write I want to be completely different … a bloody gangster story, or a horror”.

Rooke said of the new series ā€œTen years ago I took a rather ramshackle comedy-theatre hour about grief and friendship to a damp cave at the Edinburgh Fringe and never thought a decade later itā€™d be a silly, sweet lil sitcom about a ladā€™s lad and a dweeby gay becoming best mates. My therapist (a close lesbian friend) suggested that Big Boys is subconsciously about me not being able to say a proper goodbye to certain people or periods of my life, and so to give this show a final send-off is a huge honour. Iā€™ve known the ending since the pilot, and I hope it still represents those first Edinburgh shows but also the collaborative genius of our incredible cast, crew and creative team. Iā€™ll be indebted to them always for giving me the funniest, happiest years making Big Boys 1-3. Thank you!ā€.

If you’re not familiar with the show meanwhile, then the first series is available to stream now via the company’s 4 On Demand service (which is free of charge, just with some adverts in the mix).

Watch the trailer for series 3 below:

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