What It Feels Like for a Girl

2025 - 2025

Episode 1

Episode 1

It’s the dawn of the new millennium, and rebellious teenager Byron is determined to escape their small town at any cost. They find their lifeline in the most unlikely of places.

Episode 2

Episode 2

Byron roams Nottingham in search of Max. They find belonging among a group of hedonistic misfits, but bad boy Liam threatens to throw everything up in the air.

Episode 3

Episode 3

Byron is pulled into Liam’s dangerous and intoxicating web, offering Byron a chance to reclaim power for themselves and make serious money in the process. But can Liam be trusted?

Episode 4

Episode 4

Buzzing from the encounter with Liam, Byron goes out on the town with The Divas.

Episode 5

Episode 5

The walls close in on Byron, sparking a drug-fuelled psychosis as a way to outrun their demons. But their grip on reality fractures, leaving them with nowhere left to run.

Episode 6

Episode 6

With Byron’s sentencing looming, Lisa tries to make amends by taking Byron on holiday.

Episode 7

Episode 7

Byron faces the consequences of their actions, but struggles to navigate their new reality.

Episode 8

Episode 8

Byron’s dreams of escaping Hucknall are dealt a major blow after a devastating turn of events.

Top Cast

Calam Lynch•Ellis Howard•Hannah Walters

Director

Brian Welsh

To find yourself, sometimes you need to lose yourself. It's Y2K, and Byron's flirting with discovery and destruction, love and anarchy. Inspired by Paris Lees's raw, riotous memoir.

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Full Cast

Calam Lynch Image

Calam Lynch

Max

Ellis Howard Image

Ellis Howard

Byron

Hannah Walters Image

Hannah Walters

Mommar Joe

Laura Haddock Image

Laura Haddock

Lisa

Michael Socha Image

Michael Socha

Steve

Laquarn Lewis Image

Laquarn Lewis

Lady Die

Hannah Jones Image

Hannah Jones

Sasha

Adam Ali Image

Adam Ali

Dirty Damian

Alex Thomas-Smith

Sticky Nikki

Jake Dunn Image

Jake Dunn

Liam

Dickie Beau Image

Dickie Beau

Peter

Full Crew

Paris Lees Image

Paris Lees

Creator

Frances du Pille

Producer

Brian Welsh Image

Brian Welsh

Director

Liza Marshall Image

Liza Marshall

Executive Producer

Ron O'Berst

Executive Producer

Paris Lees Image

Paris Lees

Executive Producer

Brian Welsh Image

Brian Welsh

Executive Producer

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