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Release Date:
10 September 2001 (UK) morePlot:
A witty, touching comedy-drama about a thirtysomething gay man who is surprised to find himself falling in love with a woman.Awards:
1 win & 5 nominations moreUser Comments:
Would Jerry Falwell Approve? moreCast
(Series Cast Summary - 7 of 29)| Katy Cavanagh | ... | Anita Kendrick (6 episodes, 2001) | |
| Alan Davies | ... | Robert Gossage (4 episodes, 2001) | |
| Lesley Sharp | ... | Rose Cooper (4 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)Country:
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UK:15Filming Locations:
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UKFAQ
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I saw this program at a screening at the NY Gay/Lesbian Film Festival. While Bob maintains that he's still gay even though he's fallen in love and lust with a woman, I seriously doubt that's a concept most people would grasp, let alone believe. Even the British press who covered this program generally called it a "gay man goes straight" show, which I gather is not what Davies had in mind.
I didn't really buy what "Bob and Rose" is selling, but it was better written and acted than expected. What the show depicts may indeed occur once in a blue moon, but I was surprised that "Bob and Rose" painted a rather dreary picture of gay relationships (breakups, shagging in the alleyway) while turning the gay/straight relationship in to a complex, but finally positive and romantic experience. Double-standard, eh? And from a gay man like Davies, you'd expect better.
Back in 1978, there was an American film called "A Different Story," about a gay man and a lesbian who wound up falling in love, getting married, and having a kid. "Bob & Rose" has been called "mold-breaking" in the U.K., but it's not that far from the older film in many ways.
If someone really wanted to break a mold, they'd make a film about a straight male who finds himself attracted to a gay man, and finally falls in love with him. I wonder if audiences would embrace that scenario as readily as they do "Bob & Rose," or simply refuse to believe such things could happen, while more than willing to believe a gay man can "change?"