Episode #1.1 (16 Jun. 2008)

'Belle de Jour' introduces herself to us, talking directly to camera,as she will throughout the series, and explaining that she is a call-girl, working through an agent - partly for safety ... See full summary »

Director:

Yann Demange

Writers:

Belle de Jour (weblog "The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl"), Lucy Prebble,

Stars:

Billie Piper, Cherie Lunghi, Iddo Goldberg

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Billie Piper	...	Belle / Hannah
Cherie Lunghi	...	Stephanie
Iddo Goldberg	...	Ben
Tom Mannion	...	Horsey Man
Tom Mison	...	Daniel
Lydia Fox	...	Estate Agent
Emily Butterfield	...	Rachel
Maggie Lloyd Williams	...	Yolanda (as Maggie Lloyd-Williams)
Keira Jane Malik	...	Tanya (as Keira Malik)

Storyline

'Belle de Jour' introduces herself to us, talking directly to camera,as she will throughout the series, and explaining that she is a call-girl, working through an agent - partly for safety reasons but also because she does not come cheap. Her real name is Hannah and her family believe that she is a legal secretary, which she told them as she imagined they would find it too boring to ask her about. She explains the need to keep her two lives separate, even to the fact that her apartment is split into two halves, depending upon who she is for which visitor. However, she does break the rules when entertaining a shy young man called Daniel, revealing her true name to give him encouragement. She is more professional with a favourite client called the 'horsey-man' whom she sits astride and hits with a riding crop.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 June 2008 (USA)

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min 30 min

Color:

Color

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Quotes

[first lines]
Belle: I love London. I love its rudeness, its lack of community, its impatience. I even love its weather. But most of all I love the anonymity.

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