《戴头饰的男孩》改编自英国记者 Sathnam Sanghera备受好评的同名回忆录。这部剧讲述了20世纪80年代他在伍尔弗汉普顿（Wolverhampton）的童年生活。他的童年有趣又伤感，因为他不得不面对父亲和姐姐的精神疾病以及自己无视家庭期待的生活。

Born to traditional Punjabi parents and growing up in Wolverhampton, Sathnam Sanghera moves to London after graduating from Cambridge University. Now in his late 20s he is planning to reveal to his family that he will defy expectations of an arranged marriage - but instead learns a painful family secret.