Angry Boys

Angry Boys

TV-14 Limited Series 2011 · 12 eps · ★ 6.9 · Drama, Comedy

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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.

Created by Chris Lilley

Network: ABC TV

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Chris Lilley Daniel / Nathan / Gran / S.mouse / Blake / Jen
Greg Fairall
Liam Keltie
Deborah Jones
Paul Pearson Hunter

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