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Secret Life of Boys is a fun British TV show made for kids. It was shown on CBBC in the UK and ABC in Australia. It's a Comedy-drama, which means it has funny parts and also some more serious or emotional moments.

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Secret Life of Boys
Secret Life of Boys, Series 4 Titles (2019).png
Series 5 Titles
Genre Comedy-drama
Written by various
Starring Erica Brown
Reese Buttery
Elizabeth Bower
Charlie Hinscock
Grant Burgin
Gene Curie
Joel Guy
Neil Reynolds
Composer(s) Giles Lamb
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 5
No. of episodes 46 (list of episodes)
Production
Production location(s) Northern Ireland
Editor(s) Emma Collins
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) The Foundation
Distributor Zodiak Media
Release
Original network CBBC
CBBC HD
Picture format 300px
1080i (HDTV)
Original release 7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) – 11 January 2021 (2021-01-11)

About the Show

Secret Life of Boys tells the story of a family and their adventures. The show is known for its funny situations and how it explores the lives of the characters. It was filmed in Northern Ireland.

How Many Seasons?

The show ran for five exciting seasons. It started in 2015 and the last episode aired in 2021. In total, there are 46 episodes, each about 22 minutes long.

Series Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 5 7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 5 December 2015 (2015-12-05)
2 10 27 March 2017 (2017-03-27) 16 June 2017 (2017-06-16)
3 13 24 December 2018 (2018-12-24) 4 April 2019 (2019-04-04)
4 10 9 October 2019 (2019-10-09) 4 December 2019 (2019-12-04)
5 8 11 January 2021 (2021-01-11) 11 January 2021 (2021-01-11)

Meet the Cast

Many talented actors brought the characters of Secret Life of Boys to life. Here are some of the main actors and the roles they played. Some actors were part of the main cast for all seasons, while others were recurring (meaning they appeared in some episodes but not all).

Cast list of Secret Life of Boys
Actor Character Seasons
1 2 3 4 5
Elizabeth Bower Aunt Corey Main
Grant Burgin Uncle Bob Main
Erica Brown Ginger Boxwell Main Recurring
Reece Buttery
Charlie Hiscock
Robbie Hughes Main
Neil Reynolds Matt Stapleton-Hughes Main
Gene Curie Ethan/Thane Hughes Main
Joel Guy Chris Hughes Main
Sam Atwell David Boxwell Recurring

External links

  • Official CBBC website for Secret Life of Boys: https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/shows/secret-life-of-boys
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