RTS West of England event in association with The Bottle Yard Studios and Bristol Film Office
Join us for an exclusive preview of comedy-drama Boarders
Boarders follows five talented black inner-city teens transported to an alien world – a British boarding school – after gaining scholarships to the prestigious St. Gilbert’s. They set out to make the most out of the opportunity, despite their places only being offered as a poorly-disguised PR exercise to improve the reputation of the school.
Series two sees a new era for St Gilbert’s, with headmaster Bernard - who had brought the scholarship students into the school - suspended following a school rebellion. Now acting headmistress Carol Watlington-Geese (who also happens to be the mother of Jaheim’s nemesis, Rupert) is at the helm - and she wants them gone.
Series one saw these five outsiders begin to thrive. Series two asks how much they’re willing to sacrifice just to survive.
Boarders series two (6x45') is created by Daniel Lawrence Taylor, who serves as lead writer with Yemi Oyefuwa, Jeffrey Aidoo and Racheal Ofori writing additional episodes. It is directed by Joelle Mae David and Sarmad Masud, with Ali MacPhail returning as the producer and Carleen Beadle-Larcombe as line producer. Mykaell Riley will also return as Musical Director. Executive producers are Daniel Lawrence Taylor, Madeleine Sinclair and Susan Hogg for Studio Lambert, and Nawfal Faizullah and Katherine Bond for the BBC.
The production was based at The Bottle Yard Studios and filmed on location in Bristol with support from the city's Film Office.
The series will arrive for a second term next year on BBC iPlayer and BBC Three.
Doors open 6pm, screening starts 6.30pm
We will screen the first episode of the new series followed by a Q&A with:
We will screen the first episode of the new series followed by a Q&A with:
Madeleine Sinclair, Executive Producer, Studio Lambert
Josh Tedeku, Actor (plays Jaheim)
Myles Kamwendo, Actor (plays Omar)
Sarmad Masud, Director
Hosted by Stacey Olika, Creative Diversity Coordinator, Channel 4
RTS members free
Non RTS members £6.50
Followed by networking drinks in Waterside 2 and 3, Watershed. Your ticket entitles you to a complimentary drink.
