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Worried About the Boy

Boy George has made more than a few headlines, but the years before his Top of the Pops debut in 1982 are less well-known. Living in a squat, attending the Blitz Club, falling in and out of love - Worried About the Boy is a compassionate portrait of a much-loved icon.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 1 Oct 201422:30
BBC Four

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Credits

GeorgeDouglas Booth
Jon MossMathew Horne
Malcolm McLarenMark Gatiss
Steve StrangeMarc Warren
MarilynFreddie Fox
KirkRichard Madden
Mikey CraigDean Fagan
Roy HayJonny Burt
VernonCharlie Anson
Mrs BrandonIsabel Ford
Jerry O'DowdFrancis Magee
Career AdvisorAndy Quine
ChristopherDaniel Wallace
Rusty EganNeil Toon
CarolineElizabeth Lowe
Pap 1John Draycott
Pap 2Andonis James Anthony
EmilyNatalie O'Brien
MoNicola Potts
SarahHannah Harford
DawnSuzanne Preston
JohnKieran Buckeridge
ProducerMatthew Bird
DirectorJulian Jarrold
WriterTony Basgallop

Broadcasts

  • Sun 16 May 201021:00
    BBC HD & BBC Two
  • Wed 15 Dec 201023:30
    BBC HD
  • Wed 7 Mar 201201:40
    BBC One except Scotland
  • Wed 21 Mar 201222:30
    BBC HD
  • Wed 1 Oct 201422:30
    BBC Four