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Ladhood. Image shows from L to R: Addy (Aqib Khan), Craggy (Shaun Thomas), Liam (Liam Williams), Young Liam (Oscar Kennedy), Ralph (Samuel Bottomley).

Ladhood

BBC Three (Online) sitcom about growing up. 6 episodes (1 series) in 2019. Stars Liam Williams, Oscar Kennedy, Samuel Bottomley, Shaun Thomas and others.

Another series is in development.

Ladhood. Image shows from L to R: Ralph (Samuel Bottomley), Craggy (Shaun Thomas), Young Liam (Oscar Kennedy), Addy (Aqib Khan).

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Friday Night

Liam attempts a sober Friday night, leading him to reflect on his relationship with booze.
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Further details

Having previously embarrassing himself in a bar, Liam announces to his girlfriend, Jess, that he's taking a month off the booze. As he tries to make it through his first sober Friday night in years, he thinks back to where and when his relationship with drinking began.

Leeds, early noughties. It's Friday night and Liam, Ralph, Addy and Craggy are determined to get pissed for the first time. The only problem is, they're underage. Trying every trick in the book to get served they find unlikely heroes, in local bullies, Rupert and Tinhead, who agree to buy their booze. But when Rupert invites them to the woods for a drinking session, things get messy.

Publication details

Date
Sunday 24th November 2019
Time
10am

Cast & crew

Regular cast
Liam Williams Liam
Oscar Kennedy Young Liam
Samuel Bottomley Ralph
Shaun Thomas Craggy
Aqib Khan Addy
Lily Frazer Jess
Nick Preston Rupert
Jordan Pearson Tinhead
Emily Coates Rachel Fielder
Guest cast
Georgia Hughes Lucy
Olivia Talbot Kayleigh
Gary Dunnington Passer By
Rob Oldham Sam
Writing team
Liam Williams Writer
Production team
Jonathan Schey Director
Joe Nunnery Producer
Gareth Edwards Executive Producer

Video

The first time you try to buy alcohol

Buying alcohol for the first time was always precarious...

Featuring: Liam Williams (Liam), Oscar Kennedy (Young Liam), Samuel Bottomley (Ralph), Shaun Thomas (Craggy), Aqib Khan (Addy), Nick Preston (Rupert), Jordan Pearson (Tinhead), Gary Dunnington (Passer By).

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