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Worried About the Boy
Boy George has made more than a few headlines, but the years before his Top of the Pops debut in 1982 are less well-known. Living in a squat, attending the Blitz Club, falling in and out of love - Worried About the Boy is a compassionate portrait of a much-loved icon.
Last on
Wed 1 Oct 2014
22:30
Clips
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The Band
Duration: 00:40
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The Blitz Club
Duration: 00:41
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Bowie visits the Blitz Club
Duration: 01:30
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Boy George's father confronts him
Duration: 00:59
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| George | Douglas Booth |
| Jon Moss | Mathew Horne |
| Malcolm McLaren | Mark Gatiss |
| Steve Strange | Marc Warren |
| Marilyn | Freddie Fox |
| Kirk | Richard Madden |
| Mikey Craig | Dean Fagan |
| Roy Hay | Jonny Burt |
| Vernon | Charlie Anson |
| Mrs Brandon | Isabel Ford |
| Jerry O'Dowd | Francis Magee |
| Career Advisor | Andy Quine |
| Christopher | Daniel Wallace |
| Rusty Egan | Neil Toon |
| Caroline | Elizabeth Lowe |
| Pap 1 | John Draycott |
| Pap 2 | Andonis James Anthony |
| Emily | Natalie O'Brien |
| Mo | Nicola Potts |
| Sarah | Hannah Harford |
| Dawn | Suzanne Preston |
| John | Kieran Buckeridge |
| Producer | Matthew Bird |
| Director | Julian Jarrold |
| Writer | Tony Basgallop |
