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Jack Rooke and Dylan Llewellyn say goodbye to Big Boys

Jack Rooke based the Channel 4 series on his university experience in the 2010s, exploring his sexuality and grieving his father's death.
Rooke expressed that he does not plan to return to Big Boys for a reboot or spin-off after the final season.
Dylan Llewellyn reflected on the series' achievement in showcasing young people finding pride in themselves.
Rooke emphasized the importance of 'chosen family' in the show's legacy, stating, 'It is about saying 'we' first.

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The Independent

Big Boys has proved itself as one of the finest British comedies of the past decade

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

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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Wales Online

Big Boys creator opens up on ending series after three seasons

The final series of Jack Rooke's dramedy Big Boys kicks off tonight

1 month ago·Wales, United Kingdom

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Metro News

Big Boys will be remembered as the greatest comedy of a generation

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page I’m sitting in bed sobbing my eyes …

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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Radio Times

Big Boys ends with season 3, but the impact of Jack Rooke's story won't

Contains minor Big Boys season 3 spoilers. Over the past three seasons, we’ve watched Jack’s character channel grief that’s still viscerally felt by Jack the writer. Together, we’ve mourned the loss of his father, Laurie, as well as Jack’s Straight Best Friend™, Danny, whose fate remains ambiguous right up until the end. Some loss is hard in a very different sense, though… Case in point: the loss of Jack’s virginity, which propels each season of…

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Sky News UK

Big Boys cast bid farewell with season three of Bafta-winning show

The semi-autobiographical reflection of Jack Rooke's university days, Big Boys, is ending after three seasons. Starring Derry Girls' Dylan Llewellyn and Sweetpea's Jon Pointing, the Channel 4 show follows the friendship between two male students.

1 month ago·United Kingdom

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