Boy Meets Girl

'Boy Meets Girl' episode 6 review

While the season ends on a full-stop rather than a cliff-hanger, there is still a feeling that there's still more story to tell.

The lovable comedy bows out with Judy's "surprise" 40th birthday party. Leo's on the lookout for a cheap gift and his mum Pam (Denise Welch) is worried there'll be food and drinks spilled on her laminate flooring. With the age gap still Pam's main concern, she's about to be on the receiving end of a bombshell when Leo lets slip Judy's secret. As the chargrilled chicken cupcakes come out, the guest of honour is nowhere to be seen. No spoilers, but the ending will definitely have the tears flowing.

'Boy Meets Girl' episode 5 review

BBC Two's new sitcom goes from strength to strength.

Although it's not hilarious, Boy Meets Girl has that Gavin & Stacey-style knack of swinging from gentle comedy to bawdy and sweary fun in a heartbeat. This week, Leo goes for a job at Geoff's car showroom, but can he survive a day with the awful, high-fiving colleagues? Jimmy is nursing Tony through a bout of man flu and jumps to entirely the wrong conclusion when he finds out what Tony's been researching on the internet. And in the middle of it all, central character Judy (Rebecca Root) remains understated and great.

The best thing I watched last week: Boy Meets Girl

It is Harry Hepple and Rebecca Root's great chemistry that give it such heart.

'Boy Meets Girl' episode 4 review

While not one of the strongest episodes, Episode 4 is one of the more important.

Boy Meets Girl: a transgender comedy full of warmth

BBC Two's new sitcom starring Rebecca Root and Harry Hepple doesn't shy away from issue-based jokes, but it also charms with old-fashioned sentimentality.

Perhaps the most striking thing about the BBC's groundbreaking transgender sitcom is just how utterly mainstream it feels. That's not meant as a criticism; it's a shrewd and sensible move to build an accessible family comedy around such radical subject matter, and Boy Meets Girl is "mainstream" in the best sense of the word: warm, witty and likable, with a star-in-the-making in trans actor Rebecca Root.

Boy Meets Girl episode 3 review

This week's episode marks the halfway point of BBC Two's new comedy series and as such it is also one of the strongest so far.