The Boy in the Dress

The Boy in the Dress

2014•1h 2m•6.3/10

DramaFamilyComedyTV Movie

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.3/10(38)

Dennis feels different - an ordinary boy in an ordinary house in an ordinary street, playing football with his mates and living with his dad and brother, but frustrated by the boring grey world he inhabits. Life has never really been the same since his mum left. However, transformation can happen in the most unexpected places. Aided by Lisa, the coolest girl in school, Dennis creates a whole new persona and puts it to the ultimate test - but can a boy wear a dress, and what will the headmaster, his dad and his friends on the football team think if they find out?

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Production

BBC

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Billy Kennedy

Billy Kennedy

Dennis Sims

Jennifer Saunders

Jennifer Saunders

Miss Windsor

Tim McInnerny

Tim McInnerny

Mr Hawthorn

Meera Syal

Meera Syal

Jaspreet

Steve Speirs

Steve Speirs

Peter Sims

David Walliams

David Walliams

Referee

James Buckley

James Buckley

Mr. Norris

Kate Moss

Kate Moss

Kate Moss

Felicity Montagu

Miss Price

Temi Orelaja

Lisa

Aaron Chawla

Darvesh

Rosheen Hinze

Cherise

Oliver Barry-Brook

John

Emma Cooke

Emma Cooke

Mum

Harish Patel

Harish Patel

Raj

Sonny Ashbourne Serkis

Sonny Ashbourne Serkis

Gareth

Alex Thomas

St. Kenneth's Pupil

Gary Lineker

Gary Lineker

Gary Lineker

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