This new four part comedy-drama by David Allison – a previously pretty much unheard of writer – followed a format that was loosely based on Freaky Friday in that two people ‘swap’ bodies…

I was expecting it to be a clichéd yawn, and there were without doubt a zillion clichés but then again, clichés are clichés because they happen often enough to become clichés… it was funny stuff and I really wasn’t expecting it to be, so I can see that David Allison may well become a much-in-demand writer, assuming the other three parts were as good as last night’s.

In a nutshell, the story revolves around Danny and Veronica who, during a bolt of lightening, and due to their close proximity to each other, ‘swap’ into each others bodies. Danny – played by Martin Freeman of The Office fame – was out nicking copper piping to plump up his modest income as a DIY store employee while Veronica – played by Rachael Stirling who portrayed the type of lesbian men fantasise about in Tipping The Velvet – was stranded as her car had broken down.

Danny’s a scruffy, kinda hopeless, aimless but amiable bloke while Veronica’s a high-flying fashion journalist of the SATC kind; loves fashion, shoes, handbags and so forth. This first episode centred on Danny becoming Veronica, so we primarily got to see Rachael as Veronica trying to adjust to life as Danny on the inside while being the stunning Veronica on the outside… Read more & comment »

Rachael Stirling and Martin Freeman star in Boy Meets Girl, a fast paced, stylish new comedy drama which hilariously transcends the gender divide.

Freeman plays dreamer Danny Reed, whose life is turned upside down when he is struck by lightning and wakes to find himself trapped in a woman’s body.

Instead of being a scruffy DIY store worker with no prospects, he has now swapped lives with glamorous female fashion journalist Veronica Burton, played by Stirling.

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