British shows with gay characters
The 25 Most Essential LGBTQ TV Shows of the 21st Century
25. “Tuca and Bertie” (2019)
What it is: The dearly departed “Tuca and Bertie” was one of TV’s best shows about friendship, dating, and being a hot mess: tried and true subject matter many queer people can relate to. The titular avian duo — impulsive party animal tucan Tuca (Tiffany Haddish) and sensible but anxious lyric thrush Bertie (Ali Wong) — have one of TV’s loveliest friendships, as the two total opposites support each other through career and romantic struggles. While the main amorous relationship of the business is between Bertie and her adorably square boyfriend/girlfriend Speckle (Steven Yeun), Tuca is very much an out-and-proud bisexual bird, flitting around from romantic partners of all genders and species.
Why it’s essential: The best season of the show, Season 2, features Tuca entering a affair with Kara (Sasheer Zamata), a seagull nurse. Initially a positive bond, the show steadily tracks the flaws in the pairing, as Kara puts Tuca down and forces her to change to fit the mold of her perfect partner. It’s a hard few episodes to watch, but a fasci
When I was growing up during the 2000s and first 2010s, I had to seek out queer media. I was in St. Louis, Missouri and Southern Illinois, two conservative areas right in the middle of the Heartland. As I came into my queerness, I was met with physical aggression, Bible verses written on looseleaf manuscript dropped in my locker, and a decent amount of cyberbullying.
But the internet also became my safe space. It allowed me to learn about other queer people and dream of going somewhere far, far away. Through my late night searches on Tumblr pages and Facebook groups, I stumbled across movies and TV shows from around the world. For some reason, I quickly found a theme of British queer and gender non-conforming characters catching my eye. I predict I’ve always loved a good accent.
Emily Fitch & Naomi Campbell — Skins (2007)
Like any homosexual kid on Tumblr back in the day, I was obsessed with Skins. Before I watched this show, I had no hint that a teen-centric series could be so raw and real. Euphoria is a great demonstrate , but it’s got nothing on this UK classic. Skins was a portal into a animation that I could only imagine. It mimicked what I wanted for my own adolescence from the wild parties to the
John Paul McQueen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by James Sutton. The traits debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 6 September 2006; his storylines have significantly revolved around his sexuality, evolving from the initial denial of his homosexuality, to the pursuit and relations with best friend Craig Dean, the storyline gained a fanbase and garnered them "supercouple status". The storyline received acclaim from LGBT rights charity Stonewall. John Paul later has a relationship with a priest, Kieron Hobbs. In 2008, Sutton quit the serial and his character received a "sunset ending" with Craig, which was promised for fans by executive producer Bryan Kirkwood. In October 2012, it was announced Sutton had reprised his role and John Paul returned on 18 December 2012, following his departure from his role as Ryan Lamb in Emmerdale. Since his restore, the character has been involved in a controversial male rape storyline involving his pupil Finn O'Connor, a relationship with Ste Hay, and being hospitalized, due to a juice that was spiked with drugs, and affair with Tony Hutchinson son Harry Thompson.
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Fellow Travelers (2023)
In this heart-wrenching Showtime miniseries, Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer play two Capitol Hill men caught in the horrors of McCarthyism, falling in adore despite a political atmosphere that is trying to crucify all its gay members. The present charts their partnership over the next three decades, all the way up to the AIDS crisis, with a beautiful, poignant story that echoes with political issues we’re still seeing to this day. Just be sure to have a box of tissues sitting nearby.
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Hacks (2021–present)
In Hacks, viewers pursue a veteran comedian named Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), who realizes her career has been stuck in autopilot when she meets a struggling young journalist named Ava (Hannah Einbinder), who inspires her with a renewed sense of creativity and steer. Through their connection, we see the struggle of generations trying to absorb from one another and, notably, how Ava’s bisexuality opens Deborah’s eyes to past prejudices.
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La Casa de las Flores (The House of Flowers) (2018–2020)
In this Mexican black-comedy s
Homosexuality on British Television 1960s-1990s
Whether channel surfing or browsing streaming platforms, it is difficult to find a television programme airing in Britain that does not portray or involve same-sex attracted or queer people in some shape or shape. From long running soaps such as Coronation Avenue to boundary pushing series like Sex Education, same-sex attracted and queer characters and relationships are ubiquitous on British television. Moreover, many actors, directors, producers, and presenters are openly homosexual or queer. This is a remarkable feat considering legal and social proscriptions against homosexuality existed until at least the twenty-first century.
This pride month, it is worth reflecting on this history and the many achievements and challenges along the way. This article traces how homosexual people emerged on the small screen in non-fiction television programmes, from tentative pleas for tolerance in the 1960s and 1970s to bold challenges of gender and sexual norms in the 1980s and 1990s. It focuses primarily on gay men and lesbians as they were the central, and often sole, focus of television programmes on homosexuality in the twentieth century.