Update (14th October): Rebecca Root has now confirmed on Twitter that Boy Meets Girl has been recommissioned.

Boy Meets Girl looks set to return for a second series on BBC Two.

The sitcom follows the blossoming relationship between 20-something Leo and Judy, an older, transgender woman.

Concluding its first series tonight, channel boss Kim Shillinglaw has told the Radio Times website that she is currently discussing a second series with writer Elliott Kerrigan and production company Tiger Aspect.

She said: "That living room where we saw Judy and her family was incredibly reassuringly familiar, but my God was it updated. Boy Meets Girl ventured into territory that classic sitcom had never been before in Britain.

"There's something about comedy that doesn't try too hard that feels authentic. Letting the audience find the comedy, rather than ramming it down their throat. Boy Meets Girl did that."

Leo is played by Harry Hepple, whilst transgender actor Rebecca Root plays Judy, a woman who has transitioned from male to female late in life.

Janine Duvitski, Nigel Betts and Denise Welch head up the rest of the cast as Judy's mother, and Leo's parents, respectively.

Shillinglaw explained: "We are actively talking to the team at Tiger Aspect and to Elliott about where Rebecca Root's character could go next. I would love to see it happen. Definitely.

"It's all about what's the next stage in her journey. Where does she go next? What are the next set of challenges for Judy? We are exploring that together."

Having been head of the channel for 18 months, Kim Shillinglaw also told the website of her joy to be scheduling relatively family-friendly, pre-10pm comedy such as Boy Meets Girl.

"One of the things I wanted to do when I became BBC Two controller was to get a bit more comedy to play at 9 or 9:30pm. 10pm is a lovely space to play comedy and always will be. But there's something wonderful about being able to play comedy a bit earlier in the schedule.

"The audience really loved the thing we loved about Boy Meets Girl. It's incredibly specific and yet really universal."