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Boarders

Boarders

20246.63 Seasons18 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

Brace yourselves - the new kids are here. Five talented black scholarship students, and an elite private school with a reputation problem. One of them will have to change...

Created by Daniel Lawrence Taylor
NetworksBBC Three

Top Cast

Jodie Campbell

Jodie Campbell

Leah

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Sekou Diaby

Toby

Aruna Jalloh

Aruna Jalloh

Femi

Myles Kamwendo

Myles Kamwendo

Omar

Josh Tedeku

Josh Tedeku

Jaheim

Ruxandra Porojnicu

Ruxandra Porojnicu

Yelena

Niky Wardley

Niky Wardley

Carol Watlington-Geese

Maxim Ays

Maxim Ays

Felix

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Themes & Keywords

race politicsprivate schoolboarding schoolscholarshipschooldrug useunderage drinkingracismracial stereotypebritish youthbritish school systemelitismacademiabritish class systemclassismblack britishpressure to performblack storiesacademic cheatingteenagerbritish series

About Boarders

Boarders is a comedy, drama series that first aired in 2024 exploring themes of race politics, private school, boarding school, scholarship, school, drug use. Created by Daniel Lawrence Taylor, it stars Jodie Campbell, Sekou Diaby, Aruna Jalloh. Brace yourselves - the new kids are here. Five talented black scholarship students, and an elite private school with a reputation problem. One of them will have to change...

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