THE new sitcom Big Boys arrives on Channel 4 TOMORROW – May 26.
Starring Derry Girls’ Dylan Llewellyn as university fresher Jack, here is who else you can expect to see on your screens.
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Who stars in Big Boys?
Dylan Llewellyn
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Dylan John Llewellyn is a 29-year-old English actor, best known for portraying Martin “Jono” Johnson in Hollyoaks and James Maguire in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls.
He’s also made appearances on The One Show, Lorraine, and The Crystal Maze.
Dylan plays the role of Jack in Big Boys, a naive, closeted fresher from Watford who receives a scholarship to study at the fictional Brent University.
Jon Pointing
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Jonathan Pointing is an English actor, writer and comedian.
He is best known for his roles in Plebs, Pls Like and as Vlad the Vampire in the Virgin Games television commercials.
Pointing plays Danny in Big Boys, Jack’s boisterous and laddish new best friend.
Camille Coduri
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Camille Coduri is a 57-year-old English actress, best known for playing Jackie Tyler, the mother of Rose Tyler, in Doctor Who.
She is also known for her roles as Faith in Nuns on the Run, Miranda in King Ralph, and Dot Clapton, chambers secretary in Rumpole of the Bailey.
Coduri plays Peggy in Big Boys, Jack’s potty-mouthed mum, who has persuaded him to take up a scholarship at the local uni.
Katy Wix
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Katy Victoria J Wix is a 42-year-old Welsh actress, comedian and author.
She is best known for her television roles as Daisy in Not Going Out, Carole in Stath Lets Flats, Mary in Ghosts and Sarah Ferguson in The Windsors.
Katy plays the role of enigmatic Jules in Big Boys, the head of the SU who was once a student herself a decade ago and has just never left.
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Izuka Hoyle
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Izuka “Zuki” Hoyle is a Scottish actress, singer, and dancer.
She played Catherine Parr in the Original Arts Theatre Production of Six the Musical, from December 2017 until January 2018.
Izuka plays Corinne in Big Boys, a sharp, study-centric Scot who’s also learning to let her hair down.
Olisa Odele
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Olisa Odele is a Nigerian actor who is best know for appearing in the TV shows Chewing Gum (2015) and Scarborough (2019).
He’s also made appearances in It’s a Sin, Down from London, and Starstruck.
Olisa plays Emi in Big Boys, the savvy fashion kid who at 19 claims they have already seen it all.
Jack Rooke
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Jack Rooke is an English comedian and writer from Watford.
Rooke’s debut show Good Grief earnt him a nomination for Best Show by an Emerging Artist in the Total Theatre Awards 2015.
Big Boys is narrated by Jack Rooke and is based on his award-winning live Edinburgh Fringe shows Good Grief, Happy Hour and Love Letters.
When is Big Boys on TV?
Big Boys kicks off on Channel 4 at 10 pm on May 26.
There will be a total of six episodes, each around half an hour long.
All episodes will be available to watch on All 4 once they have aired.
Big Boys was directed by Jim Archer, who previously directed episodes of The Young Offenders and Down from London.
