Big Boys
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Big Boys (2022)

18 ep GB Channel 4 24 min/ep ComedyDrama

Two boys from very different ends of the 'spectrum of masculinity' become best friends at Brent University freshers' week; in their first year of uni, they explore, experiment and try to discover themselves, helping one another along the way.

🏳️‍🌈 Jack Rooke's brilliant British comedy series explicitly centers on the deeply touching, hilarious friendship between a newly out gay male student, Jack, and his straight roommate, Danny, in university.

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Episodes

Season 1 2022 · 6 eps
Ep 1 Hello You
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With a newly dead dad and a bad perm, shy closeted teen Jack is finally leaving his potty-mouthed mum Peggy for a Journalism degree at Brent Uni. Paired up to live in a campus outbuilding with lads' lad mature student Danny, these two mis-matched freshers go on their first big night out.

Ep 2 I Wanna Take You to a Gay Bar!
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Jack and Danny try to find their individual crowds during Freshers Week whilst being banned from partying in halls. A night out with fashion student Yemi leads to them both getting far more than they bargained for.

Ep 3 Merry Sexmas
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It’s Christmas at Brent Uni as first years are encouraged to create work for Jules’ Sexual Health Awareness Week Showcase. Meanwhile, Jack and Danny both try facing up to their own sexual shortcomings.

Ep 4 Dad, I Did Drugs
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A still grieving Jack tries to become more like his infamously adored Dad, Corinne attempts to loosen up and Danny conducts an experiment with the help of campus dealer, Ash. Down the local pub, the results cause some very messy outcomes for all involved.

Ep 5 What a Bummer
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A frustrated Jack attempts to lose his V-plates, meanwhile Peggy is being encouraged by a pushy Shannon to get back on the romantic market. Yemi campaigns to stand for LGBTQ+ society president, whilst Corinne tries to help Danny get back on his feet.

Ep 6 The Letter
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Jack moves back home for the summer holidays, desperate for Danny to get in touch after his disappearance. After a chaotic family lunch celebrating his homecoming, Jack and Peggy return to the house with a series of surprises, testing their inseparable bond for the very first time.

Season 2 2024 · 6 eps
Ep 1 The Boys Are Back in Town
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The gang grapple with having nowhere to live for second year whilst Jack has an eye-opening gay encounter. Meanwhile cousin Shannon gets a huge shock.

Ep 2 Strictly Cum Dumping
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Jack and Danny try to pull a fresher. Peggy gets Shannon to contact her one-night stand.

Ep 3 Tennis Table Tennis
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Danny's dad gets in touch with him. Jack stalks his sexy lecturer.

Ep 4 Surprise, Surprise!
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Jack and the gang plan a huge surprise for Danny, just as his dad visits from Margate

Ep 5 All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Gay
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Jack, Danny and Corinne do work experience with a lads' mag editor and a radio host

Ep 6 The Night When
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Everyone descends on Watford Hospital for a long night on the maternity ward

Season 3 2025 · 6 eps
Ep 1 My Big Fat Gay Greek Holiday
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After a big win at bingo, the whole gang jet off to Faliraki for 4 nights of sun, sex and stoned parents, all before final year at Brent Uni begins.

Ep 2 Happy Anniversary You Silly Billy
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It’s romantic meals for two at a pretentious pub for our new couples, meanwhile SU leader Jules tries to help some of the gang figure out their next big steps.

Ep 3 Thin Lips, Fat Lines & a Poem on Princess Di
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Jack’s newfound spoken-word habit starts to wind everyone up as Peggy, Corinne and Yemi take their future into their own hands, whilst Danny freaks out about his.

Ep 4 Eurovision, Brexit & Shloer
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Final year zooms by as the gang finish up uni work and Shannon plans a party for Eurovision 2016, where her estranged mum is the ultimate party pooper.

Ep 5 Goodbye U-N-I
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The blue shed gets packed up as dissertations are handed in and old hometowns await. But as Jack rediscovers a former crush, Nanny Bingo reveals hers.

Ep 6 The Sea
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At graduation time, Jules and Shannon each have an unexpected surprise waiting.

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