The coming-of-age drama, inspired by the memoirs of writer Paris Lees, tells the story of 15-year-old Byron coming to terms with their sexuality and gender identity.
“It’s a primal scream – from the depths of a council estate – against a world that would prefer people who don’t fit the norm didn’t exist.
“This is a deeply personal project and I’m thrilled to be working with the BBC and the team at Hera who have been so supportive of both me and my creative vision.”
Laura Haddock plays mum Lisa, and Ellis Howard is Byron, her teenage child (Photo: Enda Bowe/BBC/Hera)
It is a new millennium, Madonna, Moloko and Basement Jaxx top the charts and there’s a whole world to explore.
Tired of being torn between living with his mum, his dad and his granny Mommar Joe, the 15-year-old wants to get away and doesn’t care how.
Adopted into Lady Die’s chaotic family of trouble-makers “The Fallen Divas”, Byron joins a rollercoaster ride of hedonism at the heart of the UK’s early 2000s club scene.
What It Feels Like for a Girl is about a journey of self-discovery and self-destruction.
Who is in the cast of What It Feels Like for a Girl?
Ellis Howard stars as Byron in the series (Photo: Enda Bowe/BBC/Hera)
Howard said of the role, which was inspired by the life of Paris Lees: “Byron is at school, without much of a support system, bouncing between their mum’s, dad’s and Mommar Joe’s homes with a desperate internal desire to escape.
The actor starred as Antony Longwell in the 2022 television series Red Rose and has appeared in the mini-series Catherine the Great and the TV films Romeo & Juliet and Help.
Laquarn Lewis
Laquarn Lewis plays Lady Die (Photo: Danny Kasirye/BBC/ Hera)Speaking about the role, Lewis said: “Lady Die is eye-catching, fashionable, and super stylish.
“She’s someone everyone would want as a friend, and that’s what I love about her.”
Laura Haddock is Lisa, Byron’s mum (Photo: Enda Bowe/Hera/ BBC)
Laura Haddock appears as Lisa, Byron’s mother, in the show.
“She also feels like she’s done the hard bit bringing them up and she deserves to have a life now.
The actress, 39, has starred in films such as Guardians of the Galaxy, The Laureate and Downton Abbey: A New Era.
Michael Socha
Michael Socha is Steve, Byron’s father (Photo:: Enda Bowe/ BBC/Hera)Michael Socha plays Byron’s father Steve, a working class man knonwn around town as “Hucknall’s most feared man”.
“His frustration stems from Byron not fitting the traditional idea of masculinity, and this manifests in harsh demands for Byron to ‘man up’.”
He has also starred in the television shows Being Human, Once Upon A Time, The Gallows Pole, Showtrial and Toxic Town.
The cast What It Feels Like for a Girl also includes:
Jake Dunn as Liam (Renegade Nell, Get Even) Hannah Walters as Mommar Joe (Boiling Point, A Thousand Blows) Calam Lynch as Max (Miss Austen, Bridgerton, Sweetpea) Hannah Jones as Sasha Adam Ali as Dirty Damian (Waterloo Road, Ludwig) Alex Thomas-Smith as Sticky Nicki (Dixi, The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury) Emma Naomi as Ms Meadows (Bridgerton, Professor T) Lorn Macdonald as Tony The Skank (Bridgerton, The Lazarus Project) Tim Dutton as Grant (The Crown, Poldark) Chris Brazier as Dean (River City, Doctors) Filming took place in Nottingham and South Wales to recreate Byron’s hometown of Hucknall (Photo: Enda Bowe/BBC/Hera)Byron hails from Hucknall, near Nottingham but heads to the city to experience the nightlife and is drawn into the underbelly of life there.
“I’m from Nottingham and grew up there, living there until I was 19.
Some filming also took place in Newport, South Wales, last year using town locations to recreate scenes for Byron’s hometown in the early 2000s.
When is What It Feels Like for a Girl on the BBC, and how many episodes are there?
The show also airs on BBC Three and BBC One on Tuesday evening, starting at 10.40pm on BBC One and 9pm on BBC Three the first two episodes will be shown on each channel.
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