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Boarders. Image shows left to right: Toby (Sekou Diaby), Jaheim (Josh Tedeku), Leah (Jodie Campbell), Omar (Myles Kamwendo), Femi (Aruna Jalloh)
Boarders

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

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The 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 2024

Boarders: 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 2024

Boarders, 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 2024

Boarders 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 2024

Josh 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 2024

Sex 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 2024

Boarders review

This private school satire is absolutely packed with future megastars.

Leila Latif, The Guardian, 20th February 2024

Boarders 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

Boarders: First look images

The first images have been released of Boarders, Daniel Lawrence Taylor's new BBC Three comedy drama about five talented under privileged black students from inner-city London who gain scholarships at an elite boarding school.

British Comedy Guide, 24th November 2023

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