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Jack Rooke on the devastating Big Boys finale: ‘People told me to bare my soul. And now I regret it’

INTERVIEW: As Channel 4’s bittersweet sitcom classic reaches the end of the road, Nick Hilton meets the cast and creator of the show to explore its heart-rending conclusion

The Independent UK

TV tonight: a hilarious and heart-tugging finale for Big Boys

Tissues at the ready for Jon Pointing and Dylan Llewellyn’s emotional ending. Plus: another weepy conclusion for Miss Austen. Here’s everything to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

‘I spent a lot of time crying on the tube’: Big Boys creator Jack Rooke on saying goodbye to his comedy hit

As the semi-autobiographical show reaches its third and final series, its award-winning creator opens up about the people who inspired him – and his unlikely celebrity crush

The Guardian - UK

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How to watch Big Boys from anywhere

The hit comedy series is now into its third season and is fast becoming a cult hit around the globe - and here's how to watch it from anywhere

Woman & Home

Is Big Boys based on a true story? The poignant inspiration behind Danny explained

Big Boys is back for its third and final season and many viewers are wondering how much of the touching story is based on real life

Woman & Home

Big Boys series three review – sitcoms don’t get more moving than this

From jokes about Tesco meal deals to depictions of life’s most precious moments, Jack Rooke’s semi-fictionalisation of his student years is back for the final time. It’s a beautiful, heartbreaking watch

The Guardian - UK

Big Boys’ sucker-punch final season proves it’s one of the finest British comedies of the past decade

5/5 Jack Rooke’s coming-of-age story has reached its conclusion. We will miss this brilliant sitcom, which always acknowledges, head on, how irreparably messy life can be

The Independent UK

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TV tonight: it’s the last ever series of phenomenal weepy comedy Big Boys

Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing return as the lads one last time – prepare to laugh (and cry). Plus: a grisly crime in Unforgotten. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Big Boys Season 3 on Channel 4 review: As warming as a bowl of hot chicken soup

4/5 Big Boys returns for its final season on Channel 4, offering warmth, laughter, and charm

Evening Standard

Big Boys: it’s the final season of TV’s funniest sitcom – and it’s as sharp, wise and filthy as ever

Jack Rooke’s zinger-packed comedy channels the classics as it plumbs loss, friendship and Britishness. Be warned, though: Jon Pointing’s performance will shred your heart

The Guardian - UK

‘Does my character have to be so horny?’ Big Boys star Jon Pointing on lust, laddishness and leaping into blockbusters

As the coming-out, coming-of-age hit student sitcom returns for a charged final season, the actor who plays super-straight bestie Danny reveals how his unique brand of blokeyness gets him hugs and thank-yous in gay clubs

The Guardian - UK

Big Boys season 3: release date, cast, plot, trailer and everything you need to know about the final series

Big Boys season 3 follows Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing as students Jack and Danny through their final year at university.

WhatToWatch

Victoria Beckham, Sophie Turner and Ambika Mod: Inside the Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year Awards

Industry titans and rising stars were out in force to celebrate females who have inspired, entertained and impressed us over the past 12 months

Evening Standard

Derry Girls creator says ITV AI role is ‘incredibly depressing’ and ‘unethical’

ITV asked for AI experts to apply to become an ‘innovative and visionary leader’ earning between £80,000 and £95,000 per year.

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The Guardian - UK

Layton Williams’ year in TV: ‘Someone once mistook me for Ncuti Gatwa. Come on people, try harder!’

The actor, dancer and presenter on loving Jack Rooke, crying over One Day, and playing Traitors backstage on Strictly

The Guardian - UK

On my radar: Jack Rooke’s cultural highlights

The comedian and Big Boys writer picks a coming of age film, the queen of British comedy and the one musical he can stand

The Guardian - UK

‘Love is the best thing we have’: how we fell head over heels for TV romcoms

From One Day to Starstruck, there’s a new wave of romantic television shows sweeping our screens – and viewers are going wild for them

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: prepare to cry your eyes out at the Big Boys finale

Feel all the emotions as Shannon gives birth. Plus: sharp Irish comedy The Dry continues. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Big Boys star Dylan Llewellyn: ‘I’d quite like to play a right horrible git’

Can the Big Boys star really be as nice as the gentle teen he plays? As the hit comedy wraps up its second season, he reflects on dyslexia, finding acting by accident – and how Derry Girls saved him

Evening Standard

Big Boys season 2 on Channel 4 review: welcome return for a show with a lot of love, laughs... and cringe

The (big) boys are back in town and it's just the sort of warm-hearted viewing the public needs this January

The Independent UK

Big Boys season two review: Sweet, sensitive misfit comedy is something to be savoured

Jack Rooke’s show is fairly unique in the world as a mainstream, non-didactic portrait of LGBT+ lives

The Guardian - UK

Big Boys review – so funny I almost choked

It’s rare that comedies arrive fully formed and actually make you laugh out loud. This is one of those unicorns – and it’s still as special, and even more gut-wrenching, the second time round

WhatToWatch

EXCLUSIVE: Jon Pointing: ‘Marc Warren is an amazing bit of casting in Big Boys series two’

Jon Pointing talks exclusively about series two of Channel 4’s hit comedy Big Boys.

Cinemablend

How To Watch Big Boys Season 2 And Stream British Sitcom For Free And From Anywhere

It's back to Brent Uni for more growing up with Jack and Danny. Here's how to watch Big Boys Season 2 on TV and stream all episodes online for free on Channel 4.

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: the fabulous return of Channel 4’s hit comedy Big Boys

Prepare to laugh and cry at the second season of Jack Rooke’s coming-of-age series. Plus: Taskmaster champions reunite. Here’s what to watch this evening

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