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''Boarders'' is a 2023 British coming-of-age comedy-drama created by Daniel Lawrence Taylor (who appears in the series as Gus) about five young Londoners -- Jaheim, Leah, Omar, Femi, and Toby -- who win scholarships to attend the elite boarding school St Gilbert's to clean up the school's image after a scandal.
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''Boarders'' is a 2023 British coming-of-age teen comedy-drama created by Daniel Lawrence Taylor (who appears in the series as Gus) about five young Londoners -- Jaheim, Leah, Omar, Femi, and Toby -- who win scholarships to attend the elite boarding school St Gilbert's to clean up the school's image after a scandal.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Gus points out to Bernard that even the ''Daily Mail'' (a Murdoch-owned right-wing publication in the UK) called the school's scandal "The Great British Shame".
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Gus points out to Bernard that you know it's bad when even the ''Daily Mail'' (a Murdoch-owned right-wing publication in the UK) called the school's scandal "The Great British Shame".
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Gus points out to Bernard that even the ''Daily Mail'' (a Murdoch-owned right-wing publication in the UK) called the school's scandal "The Great British Shame".
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* HonourBeforeReason: Bernard, the school's headteacher, strictly adheres to rules and traditions, motivated primarily by PR and keeping his job. This comes at the cost of properly accommodating new students from under-privileged backgrounds, even if he is rooting for them to succeed on a personal level. There are hints he is unsatisfied with these rules and traditions and deep down, knows change is needed, but he still sticks to them.
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* HonourBeforeReason: Bernard, the school's headteacher, strictly adheres headmaster, has to rules and traditions, motivated primarily by balance modernising the school for PR and keeping its conservative parents and donors happy so he doesn't lose his job. This comes job, which means adhering to rules and traditions at the cost of properly accommodating new students from under-privileged backgrounds, even if he is rooting for them to succeed on a personal level. There are hints he is unsatisfied with these rules and traditions and deep down, knows change is needed, but he still ultimately sticks to them.
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* SoapboxSadie: In her first appearance, Leah is introduced confronting a coffee shop employee about hipster coffee shops gentrifying the local area, setting the tone for her character's style of political engagement.
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* SoapboxSadie: [[EstablishingCharacterMoment In her first appearance, appearance]], Leah is introduced confronting a coffee shop employee about hipster coffee shops gentrifying the local area, setting the tone for her character's style of political engagement.
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* RichBastard: The plot is kickstarted by an online video of spoiled St Gilbert's students harassing a homeless person. Somewhat subverted in the sense that these posh boys, Rupert in particular, initially come across as intimidating in their bad behaviour coupled with [[PrivilegeMakesYouEvil immense privilege]]... but they turn out to be mostly ''weird'', [[TroubledAbuser miserable]], and bit loser-ish with issues, which is [[PlayedForLaughs played as a satire]] of the British upper/upper-middle class and the kind of environment that produces the David Camerons and Boris Johnsons of the world.
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* RichBastard: The plot is kickstarted by an online video of spoiled St Gilbert's students harassing a homeless person. Somewhat subverted in the sense that these posh boys, Rupert in particular, initially come across as intimidating in their bad behaviour coupled with [[PrivilegeMakesYouEvil immense privilege]]... but they turn out to be mostly ''weird'', stuffy, and [[TroubledAbuser miserable]], and bit loser-ish miserable]] with issues, which is [[PlayedForLaughs played as a satire]] of the British upper/upper-middle class and the kind of environment that produces the David Camerons and Boris Johnsons of the world.
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''Boarders'' is a 2023 British coming-of-age comedy-drama created by Daniel Lawrence Taylor (who appears in the series as Gus) about five young Londoners -- Jaheim, Leah, Omar, Femi, and Toby -- who win scholarships to attend the elite boarding school St Gilbert's to clean up the school's image after a scandal.
The series premiered on 20 February 2024 on [[Creator/TheBBC BBC Three]]. It was also made available in the United States on 8 March 2024 as Creator/{{Tubi}}'s first scripted original series.
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!!''Boarders'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* ArmouredClosetGay: Subverted. It initially seems the show will go down the LovingBully route with Omar and Rupert, as Rupert is a closeted gay bully. But Omar bringing a more sympathetic side out of Rupert doesn't automatically make Rupert a ReformedBully.
* CunningLinguist: Toby learned enough Farsi to avoid getting ripped of when bargaining with local Iranian shop owners who attempt to [[HidingBehindTheLanguageBarrier Hide Behind the Language Barrier]] and fluent Japanese to better understand Creator/YasujiroOzu films.
* EducationMama: Femi's strict Nigerian ImmigrantParents put a great deal of pressure on him and his brother to succeed.
* HonourBeforeReason: Bernard, the school's headteacher, strictly adheres to rules and traditions, motivated primarily by PR and keeping his job. This comes at the cost of properly accommodating new students from under-privileged backgrounds, even if he is rooting for them to succeed on a personal level. There are hints he is unsatisfied with these rules and traditions and deep down, knows change is needed, but he still sticks to them.
* RichBastard: The plot is kickstarted by an online video of spoiled St Gilbert's students harassing a homeless person. Somewhat subverted in the sense that these posh boys, Rupert in particular, initially come across as intimidating in their bad behaviour coupled with [[PrivilegeMakesYouEvil immense privilege]]... but they turn out to be mostly ''weird'', [[TroubledAbuser miserable]], and bit loser-ish with issues, which is [[PlayedForLaughs played as a satire]] of the British upper/upper-middle class and the kind of environment that produces the David Camerons and Boris Johnsons of the world.
* SoapboxSadie: In her first appearance, Leah is introduced confronting a coffee shop employee about hipster coffee shops gentrifying the local area, setting the tone for her character's style of political engagement.
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The series premiered on 20 February 2024 on [[Creator/TheBBC BBC Three]]. It was also made available in the United States on 8 March 2024 as Creator/{{Tubi}}'s first scripted original series.
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!!''Boarders'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* ArmouredClosetGay: Subverted. It initially seems the show will go down the LovingBully route with Omar and Rupert, as Rupert is a closeted gay bully. But Omar bringing a more sympathetic side out of Rupert doesn't automatically make Rupert a ReformedBully.
* CunningLinguist: Toby learned enough Farsi to avoid getting ripped of when bargaining with local Iranian shop owners who attempt to [[HidingBehindTheLanguageBarrier Hide Behind the Language Barrier]] and fluent Japanese to better understand Creator/YasujiroOzu films.
* EducationMama: Femi's strict Nigerian ImmigrantParents put a great deal of pressure on him and his brother to succeed.
* HonourBeforeReason: Bernard, the school's headteacher, strictly adheres to rules and traditions, motivated primarily by PR and keeping his job. This comes at the cost of properly accommodating new students from under-privileged backgrounds, even if he is rooting for them to succeed on a personal level. There are hints he is unsatisfied with these rules and traditions and deep down, knows change is needed, but he still sticks to them.
* RichBastard: The plot is kickstarted by an online video of spoiled St Gilbert's students harassing a homeless person. Somewhat subverted in the sense that these posh boys, Rupert in particular, initially come across as intimidating in their bad behaviour coupled with [[PrivilegeMakesYouEvil immense privilege]]... but they turn out to be mostly ''weird'', [[TroubledAbuser miserable]], and bit loser-ish with issues, which is [[PlayedForLaughs played as a satire]] of the British upper/upper-middle class and the kind of environment that produces the David Camerons and Boris Johnsons of the world.
* SoapboxSadie: In her first appearance, Leah is introduced confronting a coffee shop employee about hipster coffee shops gentrifying the local area, setting the tone for her character's style of political engagement.
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