Boarders
- TV comedy drama
- BBC Three
- 2024
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Coming-of-age comedy drama following the lives of five underprivileged black students who win scholarships to an elite boarding school. Stars Josh Tedeku, Jodie Campbell, Myles Kamwendo, Sekou Diaby, Aruna Jalloh and more.
- Due to return for Series 2
- Episode 1 repeated Thursday 2nd January at 9pm on BBC3
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Boarders: the BBC comedy skewering boarding school
The show is based on the Sunday Times story of inner-city teenagers sent to Rugby. Sharon Hendry speaks to the people that inspired it.
Sharon Hendry, The Sunday Times, 25th February 2024The week in TV: Boarders; Joe Lycett V Sewage
Reviews of the BBC Three comedy drama Boarders (4 stars), and Joe Lycett's comic take on water companies (3 stars).
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 25th February 2024Boarders: The new BBC series TV viewers are 'resisting the urge' to binge
New comedy drama is set to be a huge hit.
Jacob Stolworthy, The Independent, 22nd February 2024Boarders, Perfect Pub Walks With Bill Bailey: reviews
Reviews of the new BBC Three sitcom Boarders (3 stars), and More 4 travelogue Perfect Pub Walks With Bill Bailey (4 stars).
James Jackson, The Times, 21st February 2024Boarders is great fun, but don't underestimate the power of its comedy
The strength of the new BBC comedy-drama is how its message transgresses age.
Morgan Cormack, Radio Times, 20th February 2024Josh Tedeku on starring in BBC's new comedy Boarders
We sat down with Josh to get the inside scoop on the series, plus hear all about his upcoming projects.
Olivia Emily, Country and Town House, 20th February 2024Sex Education fans need to watch BBC Three's Boarders
Missing the Netflix show? From the creator of Timewasters, British teen race comedy-drama Boarders is funny, shrewd and worth your time.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 20th February 2024Boarders review
This private school satire is absolutely packed with future megastars.
Leila Latif, The Guardian, 20th February 2024Boarders review
Razor-sharp public school comedy skewers everything from bigotry to inclusion.
Poppie Platt, The Telegraph, 20th February 2024'I find racism quite funny': the black teen comedy savaging UK private schools
Tone-deaf teachers, paintings of slaves, and effortless hilarity ... BBC sitcom Boarders puts five black teens in a boarding school and lets the carnage unfold. Its team explain why it hits close to home.
Daisy Jones, The Guardian, 9th February 2024