Queer as Folk
by Davis, GlynFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-10-27
Publisher(s): British Film Inst
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Summary
When Russell T. Davies' groundbreaking drama Queer as Folk was first broadcast on Channel 4 in 1999, it was both halled and reviled for its depiction of gay lives. The first fictional television programme in which almost all the characters were gay or lesbian the Manchester-set series followed the adventures of sci-fi fan Vince, his sexually voracious best pal Stuart and new kid on the scene Nathan. Unapologetically ignoring debates about 'positive images', Queer as Folk deliberately turned its back on previous angst-ridden depictions of gay life, and featured ribald language and frequent scenes of nudity and sex.
Author Biography
Glyn Davis is Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies at the University of Bristol.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. vi |
| Introduction: The Other End of the Ballroom | p. 1 |
| Elephants and Zeppelins | p. 22 |
| Party Rings, Angel Delight, Nappies | p. 54 |
| A Shot to the Head | p. 82 |
| Gay as Blazes | p. 110 |
| Notes | p. 129 |
| Credits | p. 132 |
| Index | p. 136 |
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