What It Feels Like
for a Girl
Writers
Paris Lees
Georgia Christou
Paul Williams
Sarah Simmonds
Mika Onyx Johnson
Directors
Brian Welsh
Ng Choon Ping
Marie Kristiansen
Starring
Ellis Howard
Hannah Walters
Michael Socha
Laura Haddock
Laquarn Lewis
Hannah Jones
Adam Ali
Alex Thomas-Smith
Calam Lynch
Jake Dunn
Dickie Beau
Release Date
3 June 2025
Based on the memoir by Paris Lees, WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR A GIRL is a raw, heartbreaking and hilarious drama that explores escape, self-discovery and self-destruction.
It’s a new millennium and there’s a whole world to explore. But teenager Byron is stuck in a small working-class town that hasn’t been the same since the coal mine shut down in the 80s. Byron needs to get away and doesn’t care how.
BBC Three & BBC iPlayer. Distributed by ITV Studios.
Reviews
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ NME – ‘heartfelt, hedonistic and utterly brilliant… it reminds us that life can be joyful and exciting even as we fight to survive.’
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Digital Spy - 'The most important LGBTQ+ series since It’s A Sin.’
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Guardian - 'Totally fearless TV’. ‘An electric coming-of-age tale.'
GQ - 'The most interesting thing the BBC has made since I May Destroy You.’
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Times – ‘It is funny, heartbreaking, occasionally disturbing, sharply written and well acted’.
The Telegraph – ‘It has the sprinkled-in-stardust quality of a real-life fairytale.’
RadioTimes - 'The rare type of show that will save lives.’
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ i-Paper - ‘An absolute riot… A joyous examination of class, masculinity and gender identity.'
PinkNews - 'Visceral, essential viewing.’
i-D - ‘Its own white peacock: full of sass and pomp, but beautiful in its strange and singular nature.’
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Heat - ‘Sharply funny, starkly authentic coming-of-age story, the likes of which we rarely see on TV’.
The Mirror - ‘Heartbreaking, chaotic, and unexpectedly hilarious.'
Metro - ‘A groundbreaking new BBC drama exploring heartbreak and clarity with equal measure.'
Good Housekeeping - ‘Outstanding TV… As heartbreaking as it is hilarious.'
