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Angry Boys
Angry Boys

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Angry Boys

NR

Angry Boys

TV-14·2011·12 episodes

Summary

Angry Boys is an Australian television mockumentary series written by and starring Chris Lilley. Continuing the mockumentary style of his previous series, the show explores the issues faced by young males in the 21st century – their influences, their pressures, their dreams and ambitions. In Angry Boys, Lilley plays multiple characters: S.mouse, an American rapper; Jen, a manipulative Japanese mother; Blake Oakfield, a champion surfer; Ruth "Gran" Sims, a guard at a juvenile detention facility; and her grandchildren, South Australian twins Daniel and Nathan Sims. The series is a co-production between the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and US cable channel HBO, with a pre-sale to BBC Three in the United Kingdom. Filmed in Melbourne, Los Angeles and Tokyo, Angry Boys premièred on 11 May 2011 at 9:00 pm on ABC1.

Crew

Creator

Chris Lilley

Status:

Ended

Original Language:

English

Type:

Miniseries

Networks:

ABC TV

Keywords

skateboarding
deaf
surfing
australia
gay interest
mockumentary
juvenile delinquent
twins
juvenile detention center
mother son relationship
brother brother relationship
pretending to be gay
stepfather stepson relationship