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10 September 2001 (UK)
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A witty, touching comedy-drama about a thirtysomething gay man who is surprised to find himself falling in love with a woman.
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This ain't no 'Will & Grace'
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(Series Cast Summary - 7 of 29) | Alan Davies | ... | Robert Gossage (6 episodes, 2001) |
| Lesley Sharp | ... | Rose Cooper (6 episodes, 2001) |
| Katy Cavanagh | ... | Anita Kendrick (6 episodes, 2001) |
| Jessica Hynes | ... | Holly Vance (4 episodes, 2001) |
| Siobhan Finneran | ... | Marina Marquess (3 episodes, 2001) |
 | Daniel Ryan | ... | Andy Lewis (3 episodes, 2001) |
| Penelope Wilton | ... | Monica Gossage (3 episodes, 2001) |
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47 min (6 episodes)
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I'm only a few episodes into 'Bob & Rose' as I write this, but the programme is already shaping up to be a far superior product to Russell Davies' last TV hit 'Queer As Folk'. Daring and provocative (and just damn-well needed) as that series was, it always smacked of 'preaching to the converted'.
'Bob & Rose' is a far more more mainstream affair than 'QAF', but in many ways is slowly proving to be more subversive. The characters in 'QAF' lived almost exclusively in the gay ghetto and thus the series sometimes seemed to avoid addressing the more common truth about those of us who attempt to live an open gay lifestyle whilst also operating in the 'real' world. By making 'Bob & Rose' a gay/straight affair, Davies has succeeded in telling a few home truths about the strained relations that exist within the supposed 'liberal' masses, who may be comfortable with gay lifestyles in the abstract, but who often react somewhat differently when faced with the less glamourised reality. The writer has, as a result, produced a far more profound and touching study of (shifting) sexuality than his - perhaps in retrospect - overrated last work.
Moreover, the language is frank and realistic throughout, avoiding the overbearing coyness that other gay/mainstream programming ultimately suffers from (I'm talking to you, 'Will & Grace'!)
One minor quibble, though, in relation to Alan Davies' character. I've been 'out' for almost 5 years now, and I have yet to have met any self-respecting gay man sporting a 'wet-look' shaggy perm. We're talking 'meek suburban white boy sporting early-eighties Rick James jeri-curls' here. Please sort your barnet out in time for series 2, sweetheart....