Worried About the Boy

2010 television film directed by Julian Jarrold

Worried About the Boy

British DVD cover

Written by| Tony Basgallop
Directed by| Julian Jarrold
Starring|

* Douglas Booth
* Marc Warren
* Freddie Fox
* Mathew Horne

Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
Production
Producer| Matthew Bird
Cinematography| Tony Slater-Ling
Editor| Emma E. Hickox
Running time| 87 minutes
Production company| Red Production Company[1]
Original release
Network| BBC Two
Release| 16 May 2010 (2010-05-16)

Worried About the Boy is a 2010 British biographical drama television film directed by Julian Jarrold and written by Tony Basgallop, based on the life of English singer Boy George.[2] It stars Douglas Booth as Boy George and Mathew Horne as his lover Jon Moss.[3] It aired on BBC Two on 16 May 2010 as part of the channel's Eighties Season.

## Plot

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In 1980, young George O'Dowd (Boy George) argues with his parents over his femininity and moves into a squat with Peter, who dresses as Marilyn Monroe and calls himself Marilyn. They make themselves known at Steve Strange's trendy Blitz Club where George gets a job in the cloakroom. George is unlucky in his relationships with men until he meets musician Kirk Brandon. Through Kirk, George meets the handsome drummer Jon Moss, on whom he develops a crush.

Sacked by the Blitz and spurned by Kirk, George turns to Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren to further his music career. George's spell with McLaren's group Bow Wow Wow is cut short when the rest of the group reveal to McLaren how much they hate George, but fan Mikey Craig is impressed and asks George to sing in a group he is forming, where George again meets Jon Moss. They have an affair and their group Culture Club becomes very successful. Four years later, however, hounded by the tabloid press amid stories of his drug addiction, an unhappy George turns to Jon for advice on his future.

## Main cast

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* Douglas Booth as Boy George
* Mathew Horne as Jon Moss
* Mark Gatiss as Malcolm McLaren
* Dean Fagan as Mikey Craig
* Marc Warren as Steve Strange
* Freddie Fox as Marilyn
* Francis Magee as Jerry O'Dowd
* Richard Madden as Kirk Brandon
* Jonny Burt as Roy Hay
* Isabel Ford as Mrs. Brandon
* Hannah Harford as Sarah
* Julian Jarrold as Director
* Elizabeth Lowe as Caroline
* Natalie O'Brien as Emily
* Nicola Potts as Dawn
* Suzanne Nichole Preston as Mo
* Daniel Wallace as Christopher
* Charlie Anson as Vernon (uncredited)
* Andy Quine as Career Advisor (uncredited)

## References

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1. ^ https://www.redproductioncompany.com/shows/worried-about-the-boy/ [bare URL]
2. ^ "Worried About the Boy, BBC Two, Review". The Telegraph. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
3. ^ Lusher, Tim (14 May 2010). "Worried About the Boy: who was who in the 80s". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 June 2024.

## External links

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* Official website
* Worried About the Boy at IMDb

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Films directed by Julian Jarrold

* Some Kind of Life (1995)
* Great Expectations (1999)
* All the King's Men (1999)
* Crime and Punishment (2002)
* Anonymous Rex (2004)
* Kinky Boots (2005)
* Becoming Jane (2007)
* Brideshead Revisited (2008)
* Red Riding: 1974 (2009)
* Worried About the Boy (2010)
* The Girl (2012)
* A Royal Night Out (2015)

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Tony Basgallop

TV series created|

* Hotel Babylon (2006-2009)
* Inside Men (2012)
* What Remains (2013)
* Servant (2019–2023)
* The Consultant (2023)

Films written|

* Summer in the Suburbs (2005)
* Moonshot (2009)
* Worried About the Boy (2010)

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