Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl review

As the United Kingdom is convulsed by a post-referendum outbreak of intolerance, goodness knows the nation needs all the harmony-enhancing, bridge-building entertainment it can lay its eyeballs on. Anything that promotes civilised values and challenges fear of otherness is to be welcomed and supported. It was in this spirit that, last year, Boy Meets Girl became the first mainstream comedy with a transgender lead character. Its return for a second series couldn't come at a more propitious moment. It's not much fun, then, to report that its good intentions are the best thing about Boy Meets Girl.

Meet the transgender actors breaking new ground

Rebecca Root and Tyler Luke Cunningham from Boy Meets Girl talk about their careers as trans actors.

Rebecca Root interview

After the Q&A, Rebecca Root was kind enough to stick around and chat with me about the reaction to the first series, what's to come from series two and the rise of transgender actors on television. Here's what she had to say...

Boy Meets Girl up for British LGBT Awards

The BBC Two series is up for Media Moment of the Year at the British LGBT Awards with leading lady Rebecca Root nominated for Rising Star.

Rebecca Root on the success of Boy Meets Girl

Transgender men and women are more visible on screen and in Western media than ever before - and Boy Meets Girl actor Rebecca Root says that Britain was definitely ready for a series about a trans character.

When we first heard that BBC Two were producing TV's first transgender sitcom we felt it would attempt to be some sort of trailblazer. We were then shocked when Elliot Kerrigan's Newcastle-based comedy turned out to be an old fashioned romantic piece that was full of heart. Boy Meets Girl's biggest success was the chemistry between leads Harry Hemple and transgender actress Rebecca Root as central couple Leo and Judy. Although the supporting cast may not have been as well-rounded as we would've liked, we enjoyed seeing Leo and Judy's love story unravel over six episodes and we're just hoping that a second series will be announced in the near future.

Attitude breakthrough performance award: Rebecca Root

Stand-up comedian and actress Rebecca Root has become one of the few leading trans women on mainstream television with Boy Meets Girl, and we're thrilled to give her the Breakthrough Performance Award at the Attitude Awards in association with Virgin Holidays.

Writer Elliott Kerrigan hails incredible feedback

"I've had people email me telling me what the show means to them, and that's been the most incredible thing" says Elliott Kerrigan.

Rebecca Root interview

Boy Meets Girl, Britain's first transgender sitcom, recently concluded its first season on BBC Two and arrives on DVD this week. CultBox caught up with Rebecca Root for a chat about the show...