# How to Build a Girl (2020)

English · Released 2020-09-24

How to Build a Girl is a 2020 English film. Emma Thompson and Sonia Goswami appear in it. It streams on VI movies and tv.

Cast: Emma Thompson as Amanda, Sonia Goswami as Pediatrician Alex Slade (uncredited)
Where to watch: VI movies and tv

## Storyline
The journey of Midlands teenager Johanna Morrigan, who reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde: fast-talking, lady sex-adventurer, moves to London, and gets a job as music critic in the hope of saving her poverty stricken family in Wolverhampton. Based on Caitlin Moran's bestselling semi-autobiographical novel.

## Common questions

### When was How to Build a Girl released?
How to Build a Girl was released on 24 September 2020.

### Who stars in How to Build a Girl?
Emma Thompson and Sonia Goswami star in How to Build a Girl.

### Where can I watch How to Build a Girl?
How to Build a Girl streams on VI movies and tv. Clapnumber records where a title plays rather than hosting any of it.

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Retrieved: 2026-09-29