So whatever happened to Lip Service: BBC3′s foray into the complex, too often cringe-worthy world of lesbian entanglement? Their promise of a British L Word seems to have drained away over time, much like my respect for Jenny Schechter did circa 2006/2007. (Seriously, she wasn’t THAT bad in season one!) According to their website Lip Service was set to hit our screens in Spring 2010. So what’s going on?
by Florentine
Yes yes, we all know it’s coming. And thanks to various leaks official and otherwise across the world wide web, we also know who’s in it, loosely what it’s about and what writer Harriet Braun had for tea last night. That last bit’s a lie. … Continue Reading
by Florentine
Those of you who spent Thursday night knee-deep in bar queues wearing questionable fancy dress and too inebriated to see who you were swapping saliva with at the stroke of midnight, may have missed ITV’s latest toe-dip into the land of lesbianism. For this New Year’s Eve saw Joanna Briscoe’s erotic thriller Sleep with Me adapted for the channel by formidable screenwriting talent Andrew Davies, in nothing less than their prime time slot. Yups. Described as an “erotic thriller” in which “Adrian Lester (Hustle) and Jodhi May (Tipping the Velvet) … Continue Reading
by Florentine
If you’re as excited as me about Harriet Braun/the Beeb’s upcoming lesbian drama series, then I’m willing to bet my left arm you’ll be somewhat interested in finding out who’s been cast to play the lusty Glaswegian lady-lovers that you’re due to spend much of Spring 2010 unashamedly lusting after. … Continue Reading
by Florentine
The keenly observant among you will be well aware by now of longstanding rumours surrounding a new British lesbian series over at BBC headquarters. Up until now however, that’s exactly what it has been (rumour that is). We folk at TMC are pleased to announce that more moist-making small screen news has dripped its way into the press this week … Continue Reading
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