Murray Gold has discussed the planned Queer as Folk musical and why it never happened. Gold, who has scored the music for Doctor Who since Russell T Davies brought the show back in 2005, wrote the music for Queer as Folk. Channel 4’s groundbreaking LGBT series ran for two seasons in 1999 and 2000, launching the careers of Aidan Gillen … >
Last year, Boy Meets Girl became the first mainstream sitcom to feature a transgender main character played by a transgender actress. With its gentle humour and educational storytelling, the series was received well among critics and viewers alike. It was no surprise therefore when BBC Two promptly commissioned a second season. All of the main … >
The new six-part season of BBC Two’s romantic comedy Boy Meets Girl will start next month. Starring Rebecca Root, Harry Hepple (Misfits), Denise Welch (Coronation Street) and Janine Duvitski (One Foot in the Grave), the sitcom launched last September. > Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. The story of a love affair between an older transgender woman and … >
BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off will have an LGBT lead character, the show’s writer has announced. Created by YA author Patrick Ness, Class began filming in Cardiff in April. The eight-part series is set in contemporary London at Coal Hill School and “will shine a light on a whole new corner of the Whoniverse.” Ness revealed the news on Twitter … >
Hello, faithful viewer. If, like us, you have missed the bawdy, big-hearted voice of Russell T Davies on our screens, then his forthcoming ‘sex triptych’ of Cucumber, Banana and Tofu is so audaciously, proudly Russell, it’s like getting an injection of pure filth straight into the eyeball. Cucumber, the centrepiece drama tells the story of … >
Cucumber and Banana, Russell T Davies’ two new dramas about “the passions and pitfalls of 21st century gay life”, will launch on Channel 4 and E4 later this month. Written and created by Russell T Davies (Doctor Who, Queer as Folk), Cucumber begins on Thursday 22 January at 9pm on Channel 4, followed by Banana at … >
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Cult film director John Waters (Pink Flamingos, Hairspray) will perform his latest live stand-up comedy show in London later this year. Carsick: This Filthy World – Volume Two comes to the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall on Tuesday 11 November at 7.30pm. > Buy tickets on the venue’s website. The American author, photographer, actor, and comedian’s … >
The third series of BBC One’s Last Tango in Halifax will feature a gay marriage storyline. Starring Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid as love-struck septuagenarians Alan and Celia, the comedy-drama returns for six new episodes later this year. Currently filming in various locations around the north of England, Series 3 will see Celia’s daughter Caroline … >