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1 May 2009

Boy Meets Girl articles, pics and DVD release

Posted by Bonnie on 1 May 2009 at 11:41

Boy Meets Girl

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:

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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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    Hi, I'm a big fan of Rachael, and really love your site. I have been following her work since tipping, and seen 2 plays that she's been in.
    sadly I missed boy meets girl the other night as i was working, but managed to see it ( sort of) on ITV player. I have also found the interview she did for this morning. but it was rather jumpy. I don't know if that's my laptop or not. I hope you have better luck than me!

    http://www.itv.com/Lifestyle/ThisMorning/Entertainment/BoyMeetsGirl123/default.html

    I hope this helps. Bye Debbie

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    Hi Debbie, and thanks for the comments! It's great to hear from new visitors. I'm pleased you enjoy the site. I have a copy of the ITV This Morning interview which I'll hopefully be posting later today, once I get it uploaded. :) But thank you all the same! Still trying to get hold of the BBC Breakfast one but no luck so far… :(

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    Hi
    update is lovely!I've found one more interview:
    http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2009/04/26/five-minutes-with-rachel-stirling-91466-23472427/

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    Rachel was the STAR of Boy Meets Girl;Martin just shuffles through less scenes. His back story as a financially challenged homeless mental health inpatient leads him to be a moral compass commenting on wealth and spcoial class. Rachel shows great range challenging gender identity,gender role,sexual orientation and homophobia.She also can be very funny including physical comedy.She's great.

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    fell in love with rachael watching tipping. as great as that was,i believe her acting chops are even better in bmg.http://www.rachael-stirling.com/wp/wp-includes/images/smilies/wow.gif

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    I completely agree with you, Don. I prefer Tipping the Velvet as a story, but Rachael's acting skills have come on in leaps and bounds in the past seven years, and she was outstanding in Boy Meets Girl. I would go as far to say it's her best acted on-screen role yet.

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    Rachael's diverse talents continue to amaze me! In Boy Meets Girl she demonstrated a very diverse range of emotions and did them all very well. This woman demonstrates more and more talent and maturitywith each outing. Here's to her continuing success.

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