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Rachael Stirling and Martin Freeman star in Boy Meets Girl, a comedy drama that follows a man and woman as a twist of fate causes them to swap bodies.
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.
Danny suddenly has to learn how to walk in stilettos and put on a bra, how to deal with the amorous advances of Veronica’s boyfriend Jay (Paterson Joseph) and how to pass himself off as a fashion expert while also trying to find out what has happened to his old self.
Martin Freeman was attracted to the role of Danny because the script avoided the potential cliches of gender swapping dramas:
'It could have been quite facile but I think it works because I’ve got a bit of femininity about me and Rachael has a bit of boyishness about her.'
He also enjoyed the challenge of learning to act like a woman.
'I didn’t come away thinking I know what it is to be a woman, but as an actor I learnt about building a different physicality.'
Will Danny find his way back to his old life, and if he does, will he still want it?
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