The most interesting thing about Boy Meets Girl isn’t that it’s a comedy-drama centred around a transgender character, played by a trans actor.
What’s more admirable is that the show isn’t necessarily concerned with the ins and outs of being transgender – for Judy and those around her, it’s just another fact of life.
As the show’s second series begins, she is still living a fairly low-key life with Leo in Peggy’s house, though Leo has the offer of a job down in London to consider.
Meanwhile, Pam’s salon might have a rodent infestation, and Peggy is suffering from worrying blackouts which she’s hid from her family.
It’s all gently paced, with a blending of drama and comedy that brings to mind the character-focused stylings of Gavin & Stacey.
While Pam and Peggy take time to try and learn about trans issues and how to help their children’s relationship, Judy’s gender identity isn’t the focus of any major plots – it’s just who she is.
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Compared to the sun-kissed LA setting of Amazon’s brilliant BAFTA-winning Transparent, which somewhat controversially does not feature a trans actor in the lead role, what strikes most about Boy Meets Girl is how… banal it is. And in many ways, that’s probably how it should be.
BBC Two, 10pm
