Posted by Bonnie on 4 June 2009 at
09:30
I would just like to apologise for the lack of updates during the past month, but I have been busy with unexpected commitments following a death in the family, and have not been at home as much as I expected I would be. While things settle down over here I will try to get myself organised and hopefully update the website gradually over the coming weeks. There's a lot of new content to be added!
Thank you for your patience, and thank you to those who have emailed me with photos, articles and other content. I assure you that your contributions are very much appreciated and will be added to the site in due course.
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Posted by Bonnie on 1 May 2009 at
11:41
I thought it would only be right to do a Boy Meets Girl update this evening, following tonight's airing of the first episode. Rachael and her co-star Martin Freeman have been splashed all over the media this week, in magazine articles, reviews, and television interviews. I'm not used to it! She hasn't had this much media attention since Tipping the Velvet, and it's hard to keep up, though brilliant for Rachael, of course. I'm really happy that she's finally starring in something that is getting a lot of attention.
I've just done an update of all of the new Boy Meets Girl articles that have come my way thanks to Google Alerts and visitors to the website. We have the This Morning interview from yesterday to add (will probably post that tomorrow) but haven't yet managed to get hold of the BBC Breakfast interview from today, which is a shame. We'll keep trying. Thanks go to Emily for scanning in a couple of new articles for us! Transcriptions are below, and the original scans can be found in the Magazines and Newspapers: 2009 gallery.
Interviews and Features
I've uploaded a selection of new photos to the Boy Meets Girl photo shoots gallery:
View the full gallery
There have also been plenty of reviews in the press this week:
Reviews of Boy Meets Girl
Boy Meets Girl will be released on DVD in the UK on 25th May 2009, the week after the final part airs on ITV1. The cheapest we've found so far is HMV.com for £7.99. We'll be pre-ordering it!
As for what we thought of the first episode, which aired this evening? Absolutely brilliant! I am thrilled to see Rachael in something like this. Four hours (yes, four — not two as I previously reported) of Rachael in a starring role, and she appears to be in almost every scene. It's wonderful, and she's really getting the chance to shine. The writing is great, the production fantastic, and Rachael is just perfect for this role. I was a bit sceptical at first, but I'm loving it, and can't wait to see how the story progresses over the next three weeks. Wonderful.
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Posted by Bonnie on 1 May 2009 at
08:59
Just a quick reminder to all that Boy Meets Girl starts on ITV1 in just a few minutes. I'll be tuning in. I'm really looking forward to it.
Watch this space later tonight for an update with photos, articles, and a quick review from me!
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Posted by Bonnie on 13 April 2009 at
05:15
I can now report with a reasonable amount of confidence that the new four-part ITV comedy drama, Boy Meets Girl, should air next month. The British Comedy Guide suggests that the series will begin on Friday 1st May at 9.00pm, and will continue for 4 weeks, concluding on Friday 22nd May at 9.00pm. Each episode will be 30 minutes long, not 1 hour long, as previously reported. (Shame!) These dates seem to tie in with the release of the press pack and some magazine articles.
I have uploaded a few more pics to the Boy Meets Girl gallery. See the Photo Shoots and Promos albums. I'm sure we'll see more over the coming weeks, so I'll keep an eye out for the various TV guides. This is a prime time 4-part drama, and we haven't seen Rachael in such a prominent role since Tipping the Velvet, so there should be plenty of coverage. It also has a lesbian twist with the characters portrayed by Angela Griffin and Rachael, which sparked my interest. Really looking forward to it!
The press pack can be downloaded here: Boy Meets Girl Press Pack — just click the link at the bottom of the page.
I have also posted the cast interviews here: Boy Meets Girl Cast Interviews — the first half is with Rachael, and the second half is with Martin Freeman. Rachael states in the interview, "I watched everything that featured transgender roles, but I have also now played four male parts in my career."
She has certainly had a lot of roles that have experimented with gender. I can think of five off the top of my head, actually:
- Hermidas in The Triumph of Love (2001), the male alter-ego of Corine.
- Nan King in Tipping the Velvet (2002) alongside Keeley Hawes, in which she portrayed an oyster girl come music hall star come rent boy.
- In her role as Miranda Lionheart in Theatre of Blood (2005), she dressed in male costume as a disguise.
- Zoe Kenneth, her character in Lewis: Life Born of Fire (2008), was a male-to-female transsexual. (Technically not a male part, but worthy of note.)
- Now, in Boy Meets Girl, she portrays Danny Reed — a man trapped in a woman's body.
I love seeing Rachael in these challenging, interesting and varied roles. Can't wait!
I have also posted a brief article from The Telegraph, which mentions Boy Meets Girl and also Rachael's current partner, actor Oliver Chris. They were photographed together in 2007 and he was named as her boyfriend by the photographer, though how long they have actually been a couple is unknown. This is the first time their relationship has been mentioned in the press, to my knowledge. Read the article here: Rachael Stirling finds a broad-minded beau — sounds like they're very happy!
Thank you so much to flip18 for the scan of the article Trading Places, from the May edition of sci-fi magazine SFX. Here is an excerpt, where writer Alison Lumb talks about Rachael:
"She did one of the most striking readings I've ever sat through and we were all absolutely unanimous that it was Rachael and nobody else. She was astonishing throughout — it's an amazing performance. It's not just that she has to play a man trapped in a woman's body," Lumb continues. "She had to play that particular man, with his characteristics and stance and gait and mannerisms trapped in the body of a very feminine fashion journalist. She had to become as well acquainted as possible with how Danny, played by Martin, looks, sounds and walks. It's not the sort of part that comes up every day!"
Thanks flip18!
You can view the original scan by clicking on the preview image, or you can read the transcription which I have uploaded to the Features section: Trading Places.
That's all from me for today. I was just keen to post an update about Boy Meets Girl, as a fair bit of information about it has been coming my way recently, and I wanted to get it all uploaded to the site. This sounds like an exciting project for Rachael, and hopefully it will draw in some new fans!
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Posted by Bonnie on 11 March 2009 at
11:52
Well, after a good number of hours and a heck of a lot of repetition, I have finally managed to screencap the entire episode of Minder from a couple of weeks ago. I have to say that Demand FIVE is not the best TV catch-up website I've ever come across! If I have to listen to the Minder theme song one more time, I may well go bonkers.
I have uploaded the screencaps to the website:
View the full gallery
I hope you enjoy looking through them! 
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thout boy meets girl was great loved every minute of it great acting!
