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Lip Service gay a disappointment, despite an excellent performance from Heather Peace. Cucumber, Banana and Tofu, three major series focusing on queer lives from show Russell T. Comedy drama Cucumber on Channel 4 follows the glitch in a relationship between two longtime partners played by Vincent Franklin and Cyril Nri.

Banana on E4featuring younger characters that overlap with those in Cucumber, consists of separate dramas about queer characters, including one episode written by Sue Perkins. See also British television shows, LGBTQ-related mass media in the United Kingdom, LGBTQ-related television shows by country.

It won BAFTA s for best drama series and best actress for Geraldine McEwan as the strict motherand launched the adult career of Charlotte Coleman, previously known for playing the title role in Marmalade Atkins For most of its first four seasons, Ellen was a likeable sitcom, fun, silly and safe.

Finally, Tofu on 4oD offers frank and often hilarious interviews about modern sex in all its variety. Despite its tendency towards soap and one of the most loathed lesbian characters in TV history, The L Word has countless devoted admirers.

He gets involved with a criminal fraternity, and becomes infatuated with immoral pimp, Reinhold Gottfried Johneven after the latter tries to kill him. Despite the negative influence of the church, it is an optimistic drama that shows Jess breaking free from the constraints of her small Lancashire community and emerging to better her lot by leaving home, getting into university and learning to be at peace with her sexuality.

Its first episode, featuring year-old Stuart rimming a horny year old, was unapologetically provocative, and upset both the tabloids and many gay viewers, who were alarmed by its subversive characters. The whole series takes the viewer on a gripping journey, but the utterly unexpected finale makes you question all that has come before.

From a new BBC trans drama to Marvel's first queer storyline, here are the best TV shows to keep you entertained throughout Pride Month. Bad Girlsdespite its camp reputation, had a terrific lesbian storyline in the romance between prisoner Nikki and governor Helen, but lost momentum when both characters left.

Creator Russell T. Davies, meanwhile, has become that rare thing — a household name TV screenwriter, largely thanks to the monster success of the revamp gay drahon Doctor Who A pretty good sequel followed inwhile an underrated American-Canadian version ran for five seasons from to The works of Sarah Waters have been adapted several times for the small screen — Fingersmitha meaty lesbian melodrama starring Sally Hawkins, missed this list by a whisker.

Degeneres, meanwhile, is now any well-known face in showbiz, a regular Oscar host who won a new generation of fans voicing Dory in Finding Nemo Rarely has someone so utterly defied their critics, while remaining true to themselves. Here's what to watch tonight.

He imagines Reinhold taking a lover in jail, pictures Reinhold whipping him in a torture chamber, and takes part in a boxing match that ends, not with a punch but with a passionate kiss. There's never been a better selection of LGBTQ shows than there is today.

Tipping the Velvet tells the tale of Nan Rachael Stirlinga Whitstable oyster girl who falls hard for cross-dressing music hall star Kitty Keeley Hawesbefore ending up working as a male prostitute and being taken up by a sordid widow a wonderful Anna Chancellor who parades her around at sex parties.

The UK has been especially strong in this regard, mirroring its commendable record of excellent gay cinema. The New Normal started strong but lost its way, leading to a swift cancellation. This one came out of nowhere, a shameless and often outrageous series that gave a kicking to the perception of gay men as sexless best friends to female protagonists and instead put them centre stage, showing them to be as flawed, selfish and sex-hungry as everyone else — more so, in fact.

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The joyous Tales of the City was narrowly edged out. From gay reality tv dating shows, to hilariously dark sitcoms and queer highschool dramas that everyone should be watching - here are 10 more queer and LGBT+ inclusive TV shows available to watch in the UK right now.

Homoeroticism throbs subtly throughout, but only in the remarkable two-hour epilogue does it come to the fore, through a fantastic and nightmarish journey through the mind of Biberkopf. This list has 7 sub-lists and members.

Pride Month is upon us, and this year it seems there are more high-profile shows centering queer characters than ever. Here are the best queer British shows to watch — or re-watch.