''Somewhere Boy'' is a

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...

drama series filmed in

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, starring

Lewis Gribben Lewis Gribben is a Scottish actor from Glasgow. He had the lead role in the 2022 British drama series ''Somewhere Boy'' shown on Channel 4 and subsequently won a ''Screen Daily'' rising star award. Career Gribben was born and raised in Glasgow. ...

and written by Pete Jackson. It began airing on

from 16 October 2022. Filming locations include

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and the

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Plot

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.

Cast and characters

as Danny *

Samuel Bottomley Samuel Bottomley (born 14 June 2001) is an English actor. He began acting at the age of nine, when he made his professional debut in the 2011 film '' Tyrannosaur''. After portraying Brandon Kelleher on the CBBC series ''Rocket's Island'', Bottom ...

as Aaron *

Rory Keenan Rory Keenan (born 9 June 1980) is an Irish actor. Career Primarily a stage actor, Keenan has worked extensively in theatre in London. He has worked in film and TV from a young age. Most has performed in the National Theatre's acclaimed produc ...

as Steve * Lisa McGrillis as Sue *

Johann Myers Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name '' Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious ...

as Paul *Kieran Urquhart as Ash

Episodes

Reception

The series received positive reviews. Rebecca Nicholson in The Guardian gave the series a perfect five out of five stars. Anita Singh in '' The Telegraph'' also gave it five out of five stars, praising Gribben's performance and dubbing the show 'unforgettable'. Nick Hilton from ''

The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publishe ...

'' gave the first episode four out of five stars.

References

External links

* 2022 British television series debuts 2020s British crime drama television series 2020s British television miniseries Television shows set in Wales Channel 4 crime television shows Channel 4 miniseries Channel 4 television dramas English-language television shows Television series by Clerkenwell Films {{Drama-tv-prog-stub