Funboys: cast, plot and everything you need to know

Funboys is a BBC comedy series.
Funboys is a BBC comedy series. (Image credit: BBC)

Funboys is a BBC3 comedy series about three emotionally immature young men trying to cope with life’s highs and lows. It stars Ryan Dylan, Rian Lennon and Lee Dobbin as friends Callum, Jordan and Lorcan who must deal with everything from first girlfriends to dead pet pigs. 

Funboys was previously a short film released by the BBC in 2023 which is still available on IPlayer. Now there's a full series on its way. Writers and stars of the series, Rian Lennon and Ryan Dylan say: "We are so happy to be making a series about the important things in our lives: innocent wholesome fun, growing up, dying, screaming mental health issues, videogames and the ultimate power of friendship." 

Here’s everything we know about Funboys so far…

Funboys release date

Funboys is a four-parter that will be shown on BBC3 and BBCiPlayer. When we hear of a launch date, we’ll update this page. 

Funboys plot 

Funboys follows three friends Callum, Jordan and Lorcan, who struggle to take anything seriously. Life is never easy for them though, and they are put through the psychological ringer. But will their love of mucking about land them in trouble?  

Funboys cast 

Rian Lennon, who is from Belfast, co-wrote Funboys with Ryan Dylan and also serves as a director. He plays Jordan while Ryan Dylan plays Callum. Lee Dobbin also stars as Lorcan. 

Rian Lennon previously directed projects for BBC Comedy, Channel 4's Random Acts, and BBC NI Radio.

Is there a trailer? 

No, not yet, but if the BBC releases one, we’ll add it to this page. For now you can watch the 14 minute-short of Funboys here.

Nicholas Cannon
TV Content Director on TV Times, What's On TV and TV & Satellite Week

I'm a huge fan of television so I really have found the perfect job, as I've been writing about TV shows, films and interviewing major television, film and sports stars for over 25 years. I'm currently TV Content Director on What's On TV, TV Times, TV and Satellite Week magazines plus Whattowatch.com. I previously worked on Woman and Woman's Own in the 1990s. Outside of work I swim every morning, support Charlton Athletic football club and get nostalgic about TV shows Cagney & Lacey, I Claudius, Dallas and Tenko. I'm totally on top of everything good coming up too.