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  • 1999
  • TV-MA
  • Channel 4
  • 1999
  • TV-MA
  • Channel 4

Summary Stuart Jones (Aidan Gillen) has got it all. He's rich, drop-dead gorgeous and always the centre of attention. He can be forgiven the arrogance because he's pretty close to perfection. His best mate Vince Tyler (Craig Kelly) is funny, adorable and definitely a babe but, unlike his friend, has zero confidence in himself. Since time began, ...

  • 1999
  • TV-MA
  • Channel 4
  • 1999
  • TV-MA
  • Channel 4

Queer as Folk (UK)

Season 1 Premiere: Feb 23, 1999
Metascore Generally Favorable
70
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 6 User Ratings
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Summary Stuart Jones (Aidan Gillen) has got it all. He's rich, drop-dead gorgeous and always the centre of attention. He can be forgiven the arrogance because he's pretty close to perfection. His best mate Vince Tyler (Craig Kelly) is funny, adorable and definitely a babe but, unlike his friend, has zero confidence in himself. Since time began, ...

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Channel 4’s turn-of-the-millennium exploration of life on Manchester’s Canal Street is packed with uplifting moments, painful shocks and sexy shenanigans.
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As Queer as Folk continued its eight-week run, a strange thing happened. It began to mellow into a compelling drama that many viewers began to find as absorbing as any late-night soap opera. [15 Apr 1999, p.E1]
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The reason why Queer As Folk largely works is because it’s driven by the characters, not their sexuality.
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May 24, 2022
Honestly, the men in Russell T Davies's drama, with their rabbity, unchecked impulses and their feckless lifestyles, are not a sympathetic bunch. Least of all Stuart, the homme fatal at the centre, whose thoroughgoing egoism is absurdly overwritten, and whose loft-style apartment is quite repellently chic. [26 Feb 1999, p.18]
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    Initial Release Date: Feb 23, 1999
    Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
    Rating: TV-MA
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    Awards

    BAFTA Awards
    • 4 Nominations
    Royal Television Society, UK
    • 1 Win & 3 Nominations
    GLAAD Media Awards
    • 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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