"Queer as Folk" (1999) TV series

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Directors:

Sarah Harding
Charles McDougall

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

23 February 1999 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Controversial Drama which chronicles the lives of Stuart and Vince, and also 15 year old Nathan who is in love with Stuart

Plot Keywords:

Gay | First Gay Sexual Experience | Homosexual Scene | Unrequited Love | Homosexual

Awards:

6 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Aidan Gillen	...	Stuart Alan Jones / ... (10 episodes, 1999-2000)
Craig Kelly	...	Vince Tyler (10 episodes, 1999-2000)
Charlie Hunnam	...	Nathan Maloney (10 episodes, 1999-2000)
Denise Black	...	Hazel Tyler (10 episodes, 1999-2000)
Andy Devine	...	Bernard Thomas / ... (10 episodes, 1999-2000)
Caroline Pegg	...	Rosalie Cotter (9 episodes, 1999-2000)
Esther Hall	...	Romey Sullivan (9 episodes, 1999-2000)
Caroline O'Neill	...	Janice Maloney (9 episodes, 1999-2000)
Carla Henry	...	Donna Clark (8 episodes, 1999)
Alfie Robinson	...	Baby Alfred (8 episodes, 1999)
Alison Burrows	...	Sandra Docherty (8 episodes, 1999-2000)
Antony Cotton	...	Alexander Perry (7 episodes, 1999-2000)
Saira Todd	...	Lisa Levene (7 episodes, 1999)
Ben Maguire	...	Christian Hobbs (7 episodes, 1999-2000)
Juley McCann	...	Siobhan Potter (6 episodes, 1999)
Sarah Jones	...	Suzie Smith (6 episodes, 1999)
Peter O'Brien	...	Cameron Roberts (5 episodes, 1999)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Portugal:M/16 | Netherlands:16 (edited version) | France:-12 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

ASDA, Princess Road, Hulme, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Trivia:

A follow-up, spin-off series ("Misfits") was initially commissioned by Channel 4 due to the show's success. It would have followed the characters of Hazel, Alexander and Bernard from the original series, while introducing new characters. Although Russell T. Davies developed draft scripts for four episodes and storylines for a further 22, the series was cancelled before it went into production.

Quotes:

Hazel Tyler: [on phone] Oh, and get some Weetabix
Vince Tyler: Thought your breakfast was twenty Bensons.
Hazel Tyler: It's for little Lord Fauntleroy.
Vince Tyler: I'm not shopping for him! What else does he want? Angel Delight? Party Rings? Nappies?
Hazel Tyler: And give me the big box of Surg, I've got double the laundry. It's all bed sheets, I'd forgotten how much teenage boys masturbate.
Vince Tyler: Mum!
Hazel Tyler: Stiff as a board!
Bernard: Hazel, don't wash 'em, I'll have 'em!
Hazel Tyler: Bernie said don't wash 'em, he'll have 'em
Vince Tyler: It's like an 0898 number!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Tripping the Rift: The Son Also Rises (#3.10)" (2007)

Hard hitting, funny, emotional and erotic gay drama.

When I first heard of the planned screening of this series I thought it was going to be another in a long line of angst ridden gay dramas . But I couldn't have been further from the truth! Queer as Folk has everything a good drama needs: love, sex, betrayal, drugs, comedy, life and death. Throw in the first time underage sex has been portrayed somewhat graphically on TV, and Queer As Folk is what you get.

This series doesn't moralise-in-your-face on the characters actions.

The focus is on three gay guys living in Manchester. Vince (29), lovable, steady and reliable with a secret passion for Stuart (29), his wealthy, arrogant and bed-hopping best mate. Into their lives walks Nathan, a 15 yr-old schoolboy taking his first steps into life as a gay man. However, Nathan though naive, is no shrinking violet - he knows what he wants and plans on getting it. The acting is superb, along with the camerawork and direction. All in all, this is a TV series that should be compulsive viewing for everyone that sees it.