Boy Meets Girl. Image shows from L to R: Danny Reed (Martin Freeman), Veronica Burton (Rachael Stirling). Copyright: Granada Productions
Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl (2009)

  • TV comedy drama
  • ITV1
  • 2009
  • 4 episodes (1 series)

ITV comedy drama starring Rachael Stirling and Martin Freeman. Danny Reed is struck by lightning and wakes to finds himself trapped in a woman's body. Also features Paterson Joseph, Tamzin Malleson, James Lance, Angela Griffin, Marshall Lancaster and more.

Boy Meets Girl. Image shows from L to R: Danny Reed (Martin Freeman), Veronica Burton (Rachael Stirling). Copyright: Granada Productions

Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
2009
Channel
ITV1
Episodes
4 (1 series)
Stars
Rachael Stirling, Martin Freeman, Paterson Joseph, Tamzin Malleson, James Lance, Angela Griffin, Marshall Lancaster, Peter Wight and more
Writer
David Allison
Director
Alrick Riley
Producers
Alison Lumb and Kieran Roberts
Company

Rachael Stirling and Martin Freeman star in Boy Meets Girl, a pacey, stylish comedy drama that "hilariously transcends the gender divide".

Freeman plays dreamer Danny Reed, whose life is turned upside down when he is struck by lightning and wakes to find himself trapped in a woman's body. Instead of being a scruffy DIY store worker with no prospects, he has now swapped lives with glamorous female fashion journalist Veronica Burton.

Danny suddenly must learn how to walk in stilettos and put on a bra, deal with the amorous advances of Veronica's boyfriend Jay and pass himself off as a fashion expert while also finding out what has happened to his old self.

His double life becomes further complicated when he discovers that Veronica has been having an affair with Ali, the boyfriend of close friend Siobhan. But Danny comes to see the advantages of his new life when he revisits his old DIY shop as the stylish, tall and attractive Veronica and speaks to his fellow worker Pete and the girl of his dreams Fiona about Danny's "disappearance". And, for the first time ever, Fiona seems interested in him.

The question is, will Danny find his way back to his old life and, if he does, will he still want it?

Additional details

Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Friday 1st May 2009 at 9pm on ITV1