Channel 4 confirms return of award-winning comedy that will leave you in tears
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Channel 4's highly praised comedy, Big Boys will be making an epic return to screens for its third and final season, the broadcaster confirmed today. Created by Roughcut TV, the new series will kick off in February with series one and two available to watch online. Sharing their excitement regarding the show's comeback creator Jack Rooke shared his disbelief on how well the show has done.
In a statement, he said: "Ten years ago, I took a rather ramshackle comedy-theatre hour about grief and friendship to a damp cave at the Edinburgh Fringe and never thought a decade later it’d be a silly, sweet lil sitcom about a lad’s lad and a dweeby gay becoming best mates.
My therapist (a close lesbian friend) suggested that Big Boys is subconsciously about me not being able to say a proper goodbye to certain people or periods of my life, and so to give this show a final send-off is a huge honour. "I’ve known the ending since the pilot, and I hope it still represents those first Edinburgh shows but also the collaborative genius of our incredible cast, crew and creative team. I’ll be indebted to them always for giving me the funniest, happiest years making Big Boys 1-3. Thank you!".
In the third series, the group faces their final year at Brent Uni, dealing with the challenges of dissertations, deadlines, dating, and for Jack, the emotional blow of Louis Walsh leaving The X-Factor. Meanwhile, Peggy and Shannon dive into new relationships and the constant chaos of parenting, while Jack and Danny’s friendship is pushed to the brink as they come to terms with the reality of adult life. Will they continue to stick by each other, or is this the end of the line for their bond?.
