Ladhood

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A coming-of-age comedy from Bafta-nominated writer and comedian Liam Williams.

When did it all go wrong? Liam, who parties too hard and disappoints his girlfriend, turns to his teenage years for answers. A funny, frank evaluation of how lads become men.

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Liam Williams

Jordan Pearson

Nick Preston

Samuel Bottomley

Jak Corrie

Lily Frazer

Oscar Kennedy

Jonathan Schey

Joseph Nunnery

Gareth Edwards

Ladhood: Series 1: The Fight

The Fight

BBC Three - Ladhood, Series 1, The Fight

Liam starts a fight in a bar and questions where his aggressive behaviour stems from.

Having started a fight with a stranger, for the crime of talking to his girlfriend, Liam thinks back to his youth and where this toxic behaviour stems from.

Liam has instigated yet another confrontation with a stranger in a bar, for the crime of having a conversation with his girlfriend, Jess. Before the altercation reaches fever pitch, Liam delves into the memories of his adolescence and questions where this toxic behaviour stems from. 

Leeds, early noughties. On the last day of the school year one of Liam’s best mates, Ralph, sees Rachel flirting with Whitey, the hardest lad in school. Ralph threatens (under his breath) to 'smack him'. Word of the threat gets back to Whitey’s friends, Rupert and Tinhead, who organise a fight between Ralph and Whitey for the following Friday. 

Ralph can’t win and he knows it. In a panic, he considers staying home all summer. But Rupert and Tinhead tell Liam that if Ralph doesn’t show, they’ll hunt Liam down and batter him instead. 

Back in the present day, Liam crosses the bar towards the man he’s been arguing with.

Ladhood: Series 1

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A coming-of-age comedy from Bafta-nominated writer-comedian Liam Williams.

A coming-of-age comedy from Bafta-nominated comedian Liam Williams, exploring the roots of modern-day masculinity by delving into the memories of his own misspent adolescence.

A coming-of-age comedy from Bafta-nominated writer-comedian Liam Williams. Adapted from an original BBC Radio 4 series, Ladhood straddles two timelines as Liam explores the roots of modern-day masculinity by delving into the memories of his own misspent adolescence in the Leeds suburb of Garforth during the early noughties.

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