Actor 'excited' ahead of new Boarders series

The new series of Boarders sees its characters "excel" as they face new challenges, one of its stars says.

The second series of BBC comedy-drama Boarders, filmed in Bristol, starts on Monday evening.

On the show, characters Toby, Jaheim, Leah, Omar and Femi attend an almost exclusively white private school and find themselves fighting against microaggressions and racial stereotypes.

Bristol actor Myles Kamwendo, Omar on the show, who lives in Bristol, said: "This season I feel like the kids are excelling. They know where they are, it's just a matter of challenges and the drama of life in school."

Talking to BBC Points West ahead of the second series premiere, he said: "I've been acting since I was 14, so quite a while.

"It's been an exciting journey so far and I can't wait to see where the journey takes me."

He added that he enjoyed filming at Clifton College, which features as the private school St Gilbert's on the show.

He said: "It's a grand school, it really sells the image of St Gilbert's.

"It's exciting filming in the classrooms and in the chapel."

Boarders is created and written by the BAFTA-nominated Daniel Lawrence Taylor, who co-stars in the series as Gus, and is produced by Studio Lambert.

The second series of Boarders is available on the BBC iPlayer from 3 February.

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