SCRIPTED 2023 2024
Boarders
Series 2
They ’ re in a whole new class of their own
Boarders follows five talented Black inner-city teens transported to an alien world – a British boarding school – after gaining scholarships to the prestigious St . Gilbert ’ s . They set out to make the most of the opportunity , despite their places only being offered as a poorly-disguised PR exercise to improve the reputation of the school .
Series 2 sees a new era for St . Gilbert ’ s , with headmaster Bernard – who had brought the scholarship students into the school – suspended following a school rebellion . Now acting headmistress Carol Watlington-Geese ( who also happens to be the mother of Jaheim ’ s nemesis , Rupert ) is at the helm - and she wants them gone . Series 1 saw these five outsiders begin to thrive . Series 2 asks how much they ’ re willing to sacrifice just to survive .
Gus : Daniel Lawrence Taylor ( Timewasters , Cockroaches , Uncle ) Jaheim : Josh Tedeku ( Supacell , A Town Called Malice ) Leah : Jodie Campbell ( Bulletproof , No Return ) Toby : Sekou Diaby ( 100 Mistakes , When You ’ re Moody ) Omar : Myles Kamwendo ( The School for Good and Evil , Poachers ) Femi : Aruna Jalloh ( Royal Shakespeare Company : Much Ado About Nothing ) Writer : Daniel Lawrence Taylor ( Timewasters , Cockroaches , Uncle ) Directors : Joelle Mae David , Sarmad Masud Producer : Ali MacPhail ( Uncle ) Exec Producers : Daniel Lawrence Taylor , Madeleine Sinclair , Susan Hogg , Nawfal Faizullah , Katherine Bond
Duration Series 2 : 6 x 1 hr Series 1 : 6 x 1 hr
Studio Lambert for the BBC , UK , Tubi , US , and ZDF , Germany in association with All3Media International
FORMAT AVAILABLE
Watch S1 trailer