Secret Diary of a Call Girl 

Based on the popular diary of the anonymous sex worker known only as Belle de Jour.

Creator:

Lucy Prebble

Stars:

Billie Piper, Iddo Goldberg, Cherie Lunghi

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Billie Piper	...	Belle / ... 32 episodes, 2007-2011
Iddo Goldberg	...	Ben 31 episodes, 2007-2011
Cherie Lunghi	...	Stephanie 17 episodes, 2007-2011
Ashley Madekwe	...	Bambi 14 episodes, 2008-2010

Storyline

Based on the popular diary of the anonymous sex worker known only as Belle de Jour.

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Plot Keywords:

pseudonym | call girl | based on book | female protagonist | double life | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [United States]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 June 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Secret Diary of a Call Girl

Filming Locations:

Grand Union Canal, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artist Rights Group (ARG), ITV Productions, Silver Apples Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (8 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Belle du Jour's name was inspired by Belle de Jour (1967). The movie is about a prostitute played by Catherine Deneuve who also bears the name 'Belle de jour', which in French means 'beauty of the day', as opposed to 'Belle de nuit' which means 'beauty of the night'.

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Quotes

Thug: So... I'm... I think I want it in missionary? I think? Well...
Belle: Are you nervous?
Thug: Yeah.
Belle: Don't be. Spit it out your desires. Be free. I'm all yours tonight. Do me what you want.
Thug: Allright. I want to fuck you with my cock until you cum. I wanna put a dynamite to your pussy and make you explode with orgasm! I wanna fuck you from behind and eat your shit! I want you to suck my coc...
Belle: OK! I got it! Well... How about we start from the fucking me from behind?

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Connections

Featured in The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2007)

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Soundtracks

You Know I'm No Good
(Theme Song)
Written and Performed by Amy Winehouse

User Reviews

Billie is great

Ms Piper is quality, her timing and playing to camera are excellent, a female Alfie?

What lets the program down is the 30 minute time slot, and this restricts the progression of the narrative. I would have liked to see more of the meeting between her agent and the girls. The lingering exterior shots are reminiscent of US series, and perhaps that is a future target for this show, however they just seemed like fillers.

The amount of information that the book and blogs provide, should easily fill the time, and a decent (or indecent) series.

Made me laugh, and the bit with the saddle, brave people. I hope they did not have too many takes, looks exhausting.

By and large a good attempt at a difficult subject, I wonder what Channel 4 would have done with the same book?

As for the aforementioned Ms Piper, sultry and naughty, very good. Watch it and laugh at how ridiculous we can all appear during sex.