The story of the flamboyant and ambitious 14-year-old Simon Doonan, who has dreams that stretch beyond his hometown of Reading.
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Bullied for being gay Simon decides to run away from Reading on the same night that Debbie is holding a party to celebrate her television acting debut in a crime reconstruction where she plays a ...
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Simon and Kylie are entranced by glamorous new teacher Miss Prentice who regales them with romantic tales of her passionate lover Francois. Debbie is less captivated when Miss Prentice takes the boys...
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Luke Ward-Wilkinson | ... | Simon Doonan 12 episodes, 2008-2009 |
| Layton Williams | ... | Kylie 12 episodes, 2008-2009 | |
| Olivia Colman | ... | Debbie Doonan / ... 12 episodes, 2008-2009 | |
| Aidan McArdle | ... | Andy Doonan 12 episodes, 2008-2009 | |
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Sophie Ash | ... | Ashlene Doonan 12 episodes, 2008-2009 |
| Samuel Barnett | ... | Adult Simon Doonan / ... 12 episodes, 2008-2009 | |
| Meera Syal | ... | Aunty Hayley 11 episodes, 2008-2009 | |
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Josh Handley | ... | Jayeson Jackson 6 episodes, 2008-2009 |
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Tameka Empson | ... | Johoyo / ... 6 episodes, 2008-2009 |
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Gary Amers | ... | Sacha / ... 6 episodes, 2008-2009 |
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Simon Doonan and his best friend Kyle, better known as Kylie dream of living in London with the "beautiful people". Here and now (the 90s), Simon lives with his wacky family: the gin drinking mother, blind ex-druggie hippie aunt, slutty sister, Irish wine-experimental father and briefly, his angel-turned-devil grandmother. The series includes musical sequences, football and a barrel of laughs. Written by Bob Hudgens
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Author Simon Doonan wanted the writer Jonathan Harvey to feel free to be liberal and "surprise him" with his scripts; he only requested that the names be changed, as he felt the series should be inspired by his story, not literally his story. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I thought the first episode was very engaging with some great characters and laugh out loud funny. It is so hard to create a whole universe in one episode, introduce the characters and have time for a story but it really worked.
As one review put it, it is not just gay friendly it is gay delirious, it is the story of Simon growing up in the 80's, wearing dresses, battling his family and school friends with the help of his best friend Kylie (or Kyle as he is really called!).
When was the last time a British comedy actually had great lines and delivery? Excellent fun.