Somewhere Boy

{{Short description|British television crime drama miniseries}} {{Infobox television | image = | image_upright = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | alt_name = | genre = Crime Drama Mystery | creator = Pete Jackson | writer = Pete Jackson | director = Alex Winckler Alexandra Brodski | starring = Lewis Gribben | composer = Paul Haslinger | country = United Kingdom | language = English | num_series = 1 | num_episodes = 8 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Murray Ferguson Petra Fried Emily Harrison | producer = Gavin O'Grady | cinematography = | editor =  | camera =  | runtime =  | company = Clerkenwell Films | budget = | network = Channel 4 | first_aired = {{Start date|2022|10|16|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|2022|10|19|df=y}} | related =  }} '''''Somewhere Boy''''' is a British drama series filmed in South Wales, starring Lewis Gribben and written by Pete Jackson. It began airing on Channel 4 from 16 October 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet the cast of Channel 4 drama Somewhere Boy |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/somewhere-boy-cast-channel-4/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=Radio Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Pat |date=2022-10-18 |title=TV review: You should definitely watch Somewhere Boy — but don't binge watch it |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40986080.html |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=Irish Examiner |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Nisbet |first=Megan |date=2022-12-26 |title=The TV shows of 2022 that showcased just how magnificent Wales is |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/tv-shows-2022-showcased-just-25496493 |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=WalesOnline |language=en}}</ref>

Filming locations include Cardiff and the Brecon Beacons.<ref name=":0" />

In June 2023 the show aired in the US on Hulu.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Somewhere Boy' Hulu Review: Stream It Or Skip It? |url=https://decider.com/2023/06/07/somewhere-boy-hulu-review/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Plot== The series focuses on teenager Danny, who since his mother's fatal accident, has been isolated from the outside world by his father. When Danny realises that monsters do not exist, like his father has claimed, he questions his entire existence.

==Cast and characters== *Lewis Gribben as Danny *Samuel Bottomley as Aaron *Rory Keenan as Steve *Lisa McGrillis as Sue *Johann Myers as Paul *Kieran Urquhart as Ash *Austin Haynes as Young Danny

==Episodes== {{Episode table |background=#0D5F76 |overall=5 |forceoverall=y |title=18 |titleT=Episode |director=20 |writer=25 |airdate=22 |viewers=10 |country=UK |viewersR=<ref>{{cite web |title=Top programmes report - week 39, September 26 - October 02 - Channel 4|url=https://www.thinkbox.tv/research/barb-data/top-programmes-report/?tag=CH4 |website=Thinkbox |date=24 October 2022 |access-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024132335/https://www.thinkbox.tv/research/barb-data/top-programmes-report/?tag=CH4 |archive-date=24 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Top programmes report - week 42, October 17–23 - Channel 4|url=https://www.thinkbox.tv/research/barb-data/top-programmes-report/?tag=CH4 |website=Thinkbox |date=31 October 2022 |access-date=7 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107031741/https://www.thinkbox.tv/research/barb-data/top-programmes-report/?tag=CH4 |archive-date=7 November 2022}}</ref>{{efn|Excludes viewership through All4 and devices.}} |airdateR= |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | RTitle = Episode 1 | DirectedBy = Alex Winckler | WrittenBy = Pete Jackson | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|16|df=y}} | Viewers = 0.854 | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 0D5F76 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | RTitle = Episode 2 | DirectedBy = Alex Winckler | WrittenBy = Pete Jackson | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|16|df=y}} | Viewers = 0.731 | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 0D5F76 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | RTitle = Episode 3 | DirectedBy = Alex Winckler | WrittenBy = Pete Jackson | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|17|df=y}} | Viewers = 0.677 | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 0D5F76 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | RTitle = Episode 4 | DirectedBy = Alex Winckler | WrittenBy = Pete Jackson | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|17|df=y}} | Viewers = 0.511 | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 0D5F76 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | RTitle = Episode 5 | DirectedBy = Alexandra Brodski | WrittenBy = Pete Jackson | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|18|df=y}} | Viewers = 0.464 | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 0D5F76 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | RTitle = Episode 6 | DirectedBy = Alexandra Brodski | WrittenBy = Pete Jackson | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|18|df=y}} | Viewers = {{Unreported UK viewers|num=50|nofourscreen=y|0.443}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 0D5F76 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | RTitle = Episode 7 | DirectedBy = Alexandra Brodski | WrittenBy = Pete Jackson | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|19|df=y}} | Viewers = 0.545 | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 0D5F76 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | RTitle = Episode 8 | DirectedBy = Alexandra Brodski | WrittenBy = Pete Jackson | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|19|df=y}} | Viewers = 0.449 | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 0D5F76 }} }} {{notelist}}

==Reception== The series received positive reviews. Rebecca Nicholson in ''The Guardian'' gave the series a perfect five out of five stars.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-16 |title=Somewhere Boy review – a beautiful, rare find that is in a world of its own |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/oct/16/somewhere-boy-review-channel-4-danny-lewis-gribben |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> Anita Singh in ''The Telegraph'' also gave it five out of five stars, praising Gribben's performance and dubbing the show 'unforgettable'.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Anita |date=2022-10-16 |title=Somewhere Boy, review: an unforgettable piece of television |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/somewhere-boy-review-unforgettable-piece-television/ |access-date=2022-10-20 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Nick Hilton from ''The Independent'' gave the first episode four out of five stars.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-16 |title=Somewhere Boy is a charming paean to the indomitable human spirit – review |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/somewhere-boy-review-lewis-gribben-channel-4-b2202816.html |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|13045814}}

Category:2022 British television series debuts Category:2022 British television series endings Category:2020s British crime drama television series Category:2020s British television miniseries Category:Television shows set in Wales Category:Channel 4 crime television shows Category:Channel 4 miniseries Category:Channel 4 television dramas Category:English-language British television shows Category:Television series by Clerkenwell Films