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Boarders


Séries Mania 2024

International Competition

International premiere
Dramedy - Young Adult - Society | United Kingdom | 2023

Screened episode(s) : 1 & 2
Format : 6 x 60min

Boarders is a high energy, coming of age comedy drama which follows the lives of five talented black inner-city teenagers navigating their way through an alien world – the British public school system. Following a problematic viral video involving a student, our leads are offered sixth form scholarships to St Gilbert’s, in an attempt to rehabilitate the image of one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious schools.

Our take

Incredibly funny and joyful, Boarders boldly tackles the questions of social discrimination and institutional racism through the lives of five Black teenagers from London, invited to attend a prestigious English private school, to restore the damaged reputation of an institution not known for its diversity. With a five-star cast, the series brilliantly demolishes clichés one by one.

  • Created By Daniel Lawrence TAYLOR
  • Written By Daniel Lawrence TAYLOR
  • Directed By Ethosheia HYLTON, Sarmad MASUD
  • With Josh TEDEKU, Jodie CAMPBELL, Myles KAMWENDO, Sekou DIABY, Aruna JALLOH, Daniel Lawrence TAYLOR
  • Production STUDIO LAMBERT
  • Broadcaster Bbc Three
  • International sales All3Media International

3 Screenings :

They will be there

Daniel Lawrence TAYLOR

Creator, Writer, Executive Producer, Actor
UK Royaume-Uni
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Jodie CAMPBELL

Actress
UK Royaume-Uni
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Josh TEDEKU

Actor
UK Royaume-Uni
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Maddie SINCLAIR

Executive Producer
UK Royaume-Uni
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