Inbetweeners-style comedy set in Garforth is now streaming on BBC iPlayer

A comedy exploring the "misspent adolescence" of a young lad from Garforth is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
Liam Wilson with the cast (Photo: BBC).Liam Wilson with the cast (Photo: BBC).
Liam Wilson with the cast (Photo: BBC).

Written by Bafta-nominated writer and comedian Liam Williams, who grew up in the Leeds suburb himself, 'Ladhood' explores the roots of modern-day masculinity by delving into the memories of his own youth during the early noughties.

It's made up of six episodes, and Liam and his Garforth mates are intimidated by more fearsome boys from Micklefield in the first programme.

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The rest of the series sees Liam trying to understand his adult life through the lens of his school days - complete with fights at the school gates, first loves, getting drunk - and trying to make a hip-hop track.

The cast of Ladhood (Photo: BBC).The cast of Ladhood (Photo: BBC).
The cast of Ladhood (Photo: BBC).

The programmes are based on 31-year-old Liam's Radio 4 series of the same name.

The radio version mirrors Liam's real-life transition from Garforth to Cambridge University.

He told The Guardian: “Getting to uni I was suddenly aware of my accent. People would in a good-natured way be a bit mocking, and I would play up to that – that’s my identity: I’m a gritty northerner.”

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Liam's BBC Three series “Pls Like” was nominated for a BAFTA in 2018, and he has written his first novel, Homes & Experiences, “a heartfelt, satirical novel of exploration and misadventure, regret and the never-ending quest for authenticity,” according to the publisher.