The Boy In The Dress
- TV comedy drama
- BBC One
- 2014
- 1 episode
An adaptation of David Walliams's book about a 12-year-old boy who enjoys cross-dressing. Stars Billy Kennedy, Temi Orelaja, Jennifer Saunders, James Buckley, Tim McInnerny and more.
- Repeated Friday at 12:55pm on CBBC
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The Boy In The Dress preview
Whatever you're planning to do on Boxing Day, make sure you're free at 6:55pm to gather the family around the sofa to watch a feel-good family drama that's perfect for this time of the year.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 23rd December 2014Billy Kennedy was nervous about working with Kate Moss
"I was a bit nervous about working with Kate Moss" says Billy Kennedy.
Billy Kennedy, BBC Blogs, 22nd December 2014Jennifer Saunders interview
Playing a loopy language teacher is a dream for Jennifer Saunders - and that's just one of the absolutely fabulous projects she has on the go.
James Rampton, The Daily Express, 21st December 2014A young lad spots Kate Moss in a Vogue fashion spread and falls in love - with frocks. Twelve-year-old Dennis is fed up with everything after his parents split; could dressing up as "Denise" cheer him up? Yes, it turns out, in this sweet-natured adaptation of David Walliams's children's book (following previous Crimbo versions of his Gangsta Granny and Mr Stink).
OK, so Moss's cameo doesn't display any hidden thespian talents and everything is resolved extremely conveniently, but it aims to celebrate difference and individuality, which can't be too bad, given how our commercially-driven youth culture too often tells kids that there's a "right" way to look. And with Jennifer Saunders, James Buckley, Tim McInnerny and Walliams himself popping up among the grown-ups, there's enough here to keep kids and hungover adults amused.
Andrea Mullaney, The Scotsman, 20th December 2014Adaptations of David Walliams's teen-lit offerings have rapidly become a Christmas staple. The latest book to get a small-screen rendering is his debut - the story of 12-year-old Dennis, a small-town boy whose feelings of difference are crystallised by Kate Moss on the cover of a fashion mag. The title hints at Dennis's habit: it's probably the kind of thing to raise the blood pressure of your local Ukip candidate but it is also a story boasting warm-hearted inclusivity and lessons in tolerance and Christmas cheer.
Paul Howlett, The Guardian, 19th December 2014Jennifer Saunders on her new role
Jennifer Saunders plays a French teacher with a student who dares to be different in David Walliams' latest comedy drama.
James Rampton, The Daily Express, 6th December 2014Cast announced for David Walliams's Boy In The Dress
Jennifer Saunders, Tim McInnerny, Meera Syal and Steve Spiers are amongst the cast for David Walliams's festive comedy The Boy In The Dress.
British Comedy Guide, 21st October 2014BBC confirms David Walliams's Boy In The Dress comedy drama
BBC One is to adapt a third book from David Walliams, following the success of Gangsta Granny and Mr Stink. Boy In The Dress will be on this Christmas.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd May 2014