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MY NAME IS LEON is an adaptation of the 2016 debut novel of the same name by author Kit de Waal. The BBC's small-screen version of the critically-acclaimed book will be airing this week - here's a ...
My Name is Leon has one main character: Leon, a 9-year-old boy from Birmingham. There are a number of secondary characters in the novel: Carol, Maureen, Sylvia and Tufty. All of the characters in ...
Watching My Name is Leon, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the key element in bringing up a child in 1980s Britain was the Curly Wurly. There is some truth in that, actually, then and now.
Set in 1980s Britain, My Name is Leon tells the story of 9-year-old Leon discovering a new family where he least expects it. Douglas Road, which is part of Endemol Shine Group, licensed the ...
BBC ONE’S adaption of Kit de Waal’s novel, My Name is Leon, will soon arrive on your screens. It is a touching story about a nine-year old mixed-race boy called Leon who’s on been… ...
My Name Is Leon will air at 9pm on Friday 10th June 2022 on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. While you're waiting, take a look at our other Drama coverage, or find out what else is on with our TV guide.
BBC Casts ‘My Name Is Leon’ BBC One has announced the cast for its adaptation of Kit de Waal’s debut novel My Name is Leon. Malachi Kirby (Small Axe), Monica Dolan (A Very English Scandal ...
My Name is the Leon is the adaptation of the 2016 debut novel of the same name by author Kit de Waal. The adaptation, by Shola Amoo, will be airing on BBC Two on Friday, June 10 at 9pm.