Somewhere Boy | |
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Genre | Crime Drama Mystery |
Written by | Pete Jackson |
Directed by | Alex Winckler Alexandra Brodski |
Starring | Lewis Gribben |
Composer | Paul Haslinger |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Murray Ferguson Petra Fried Emily Harrison |
Producer | Gavin O'Grady |
Production company | Clerkenwell Films |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 4 |
Release | 16 October 2022 present | –
Somewhere Boy is a Channel 4 drama series filmed in South Wales, starring Lewis Gribben and written by Pete Jackson. It began airing on Channel 4 from 16 October 2022.[1][2][3]
Filming locations include Cardiff and the Brecon Beacons.[3]
The series focuses on teenager Danny, who since his mother's fatal accident, has been isolated from the outside world by his father. When Danny realises that monsters do not exist, like his father has claimed, he questions his entire existence.
No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [5][6][a] |
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1 | Episode 1 | Alex Winckler | Pete Jackson | 16 October 2022 | 854,000 |
2 | Episode 2 | Alex Winckler | Pete Jackson | 16 October 2022 | 731,000 |
3 | Episode 3 | Alex Winckler | Pete Jackson | 17 October 2022 | 677,000 |
4 | Episode 4 | Alex Winckler | Pete Jackson | 17 October 2022 | 511,000 |
5 | Episode 5 | Alexandra Brodski | Pete Jackson | 18 October 2022 | 464,000 |
6 | Episode 6 | Alexandra Brodski | Pete Jackson | 18 October 2022 | N/A (<443,000)[b] |
7 | Episode 7 | Alexandra Brodski | Pete Jackson | 19 October 2022 | 545,000 |
8 | Episode 8 | Alexandra Brodski | Pete Jackson | 19 October 2022 | 449,000 |
The series received positive reviews. Rebecca Nicholson in The Guardian gave the series a perfect five out of five stars.[7] Anita Singh in The Telegraph also gave it five out of five stars, praising Gribben's performance and dubbing the show 'unforgettable'.[8] Nick Hilton from The Independent gave the first episode four out of five stars.[9]