BBC Worried About the Boy: Part 5

Worried About the Boy is a 90 minute film, featuring talented newcomer Douglas Booth, Mathew Horne (Gavin & Stacey), Marc Warren (Hustle) and Mark Gatiss, for BBC2's season of celebratory programming on the 1980s. At its heart it is a coming-of-age story about a 19 year old boy moving to London, establishing his personal independence, and becoming an influential part of a fashion cult.

In the past 30 odd years, George O'Dowd has made more than a few headlines. This film concentrates in particular the period between 1980 and 1982, just before the success of Culture Club's Do You Really changed his life. Living in a squat on Great Titchfield Street, regularly attending the Blitz Club, falling in and out of love, being photographed for looking fabulous, forming a band... these are experiences that any 19 year old dreams of. George O'Dowd became famous all over the world simply by being himself.

The film is a compassionate biography of a much loved icon. Boy George's debut appearance on Top of the Pops was the defining televisual moment of 1982; it heralded in a new era of fashion and pop music. The film takes a wry look at Boy George's determination to stand out from the crowd - even a crowd as distinctive as the Blitz kids. His success was unprecedented - changing a whole generation's attitude to music and gender.

Worried About the Boy is an affectionate look at a much-loved icon. The title is taken from a 1986 newspaper headline which broke during George's heavily-reported drug problem of the time - even through the bad times, the film shows how the public's affection for Boy George has remained.

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[kraakar]

John Moss is too old, Boy George ain't fat enough.

[astroman123]

@kraakar Boy George was quite the skinny figure in these times

[Mikhaila]

Aww wish I had a friend as beautiful and as fabulous as this Boy George knock-off. Gorgeous! And I absolutely love his eyebrows!

[sundersart]

this music sucks.. ugh.. copyright scumbags. pay out for what was in the original showing, bbc, we pay for it. so deliver it!

[xxxalventuraxxii]

When Jon said,"Go fuck yourself,George!!!!!",George should've came back with,"I will fuck myself!!!!! Someone's gotta do it!!!!!"

[Jadexxpxx]

Steve Strange is uncanny

[amudalat]

@Alan95Haitch something like, "can i do a little jig for you sir"

[Alan95Haitch]

@kraakar Irish to the heels of me brogues...but i'm not sure what he says after that...

[kraakar]

I really don´t get what George says at : 3;35 to 3;40..could someone help me? Something like "Irish to the heels my ....easter"????

[BridyStardust17]

Douglas Booth and Richard Madden have so much chemistry together as Boy George and Kirk Brandon! So cute

[NathanJesseMcCarthy]

@kraakar George was skinny as hell when he was younger

[xxxalventuraxxii]

Part 2 of a Vandenberg-"Your Love Is Vain" moment...

[MssNGirl]

robb stark yuuuuuum <3