Secret Life of Boys
| Secret Life of Boys | |
|---|---|
Series 4 Title | |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Starring | Elizabeth Bower Grant Burgin Erica Brown Reece Buttery Charlie Hiscock Neil Reynolds Gene Gurie Joel Guy Sam Atwell |
| Composer | Giles Lamb[1] |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 46 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Production location | Northern Ireland |
| Editor | Emma Collins |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Zodiak Kids Studios UK[a] |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBBC |
| Release | 7 November 2015 – 11 January 2021 |
Secret Life of Boys is a British children's sitcom written by Anthony Q. Farrell and directed by Beryl Richards. It was produced by Zodiak Kids Studios UK[a] for CBBC and ABC.[2]
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 5 | 7 November 2015 | 5 December 2015 | |
| 2 | 10 | 27 March 2017 | 16 June 2017 | |
| 3 | 13 | 24 December 2018 | 4 April 2019 | |
| 4 | 10 | 9 October 2019 | 4 December 2019 | |
| 5 | 8 | 11 January 2021 | 11 January 2021 | |
Cast
| Actor | Character | Series | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Elizabeth Bower | Aunt Corey | Main | ||||
| Grant Burgin | Uncle Bob | Main | ||||
| Erica Brown | Ginger Boxwell | Main | Recurring | |||
| Reece Buttery Charlie Hiscock |
Robbie Hughes | Main | ||||
| Neil Reynolds | Matt Stapleton-Hughes | Main | ||||
| Gene Gurie | Ethan/Thane Hughes | Main | ||||
| Joel Guy | Chris Hughes | Main | ||||
| Sam Atwell | David Boxwell | Recurring | ||||
Reception
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | BAFTA Children's Award | INTERACTIVE: ORIGINAL | Won | [3] |
| 2017 | Broadcast Digital Award | Best Digital Children's Content | Won | [4] |
| Kidscreen Award | Best Web/App Series | Won | [5] | |
| RTS NI Programme Award | Children’s / Animation | Won | [6] | |
| 2018 | International Emmy Kids Award | Kids: Digital | Nominated | [7] |
| 2019 | Broadcast Digital Award | Best Digital Children's Content | Won | [8] |
| 2020 | Kidscreen Award | Best one-off, special or TV movie | Nominated | [9] |
Notes
References
- ^ "Secret Life of Boys CBBC". gileslamb.com. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "THE SECRET LIFE OF BOYS". Northern Ireland Screen. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "CHILDRENS AWARDS". bafta.org.
- ^ "Best Digital Children's Content: Secret Life Of Boys". broadcastnow.co.uk.
- ^ "And the 2017 Kidscreen Awards winners are…". kidscreen.com.
- ^ "The Royal Television Society Northern Ireland Programme Awards 2017". rts.org.uk. 16 November 2017.
- ^ "2018 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® KIDS AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED". iemmys.tv.
- ^ "Best Digital Children's Content: Secret Life Of Boys". broadcastnow.co.uk.
- ^ "And the Kidscreen Award nominees are…". kidscreen.com.
External links
- Secret Life of Boys at BBC Online
- Secret Life of Boys at IMDb