Drama

Queer as Folk

7.8(153)

First Aired:February 23, 1999

Seasons:2 seasons

Episodes:10

Status:Ended

Stuart Jones 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 is funny, adorable and definitely a babe but, unlike his friend, has zero confidence in himself. Since time began, Vince has carried a torch for Stuart but his love remains firmly unrequited. They're both 29, hitting Canal Street every night, stalwarts of the scene but just starting to wonder where else their lives may be going. Then along comes Nathan Maloney. Young, wild and coming out with a vengeance, he crowbars his way into their world and once he arrives, nothing is ever the same again.

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Cast

Aidan Gillen

Stuart Jones

Craig Kelly

Vince Tyler

Charlie Hunnam

Nathan Maloney

Esther Hall

Romey Sullivan

Denise Black

Hazel Tyler

Andy Devine

Bernard Thomas

Alison Burrows

Sandra Docherty

Caroline O'Neill

Janice Maloney

Caroline Pegg

Rosalie Cotter

Antony Cotton

Alexander Perry

Ben Maguire

Christian Hobbs

Seasons

Set in and around the Manchester 'scene', this groundbreaking drama was written by Russell T Davis, and documents the lives and loves of three young gay men: Stuart, Vince and Nathan.

E1Thursday

31m7.0

Feb 23, 1999

Canal Street, Manchester. It's Thursday and that means nineties night in the Babylon Club. Phil hasn't pulled and nor has Vince, but Vince is being followed by a muscle man. Stuart has pulled and is just getting his admirer's phone number before they all head home.

E2Stuart Alan Jones

31m8.0

Mar 2, 1999

With newfound confidence, Nathan comes out to his best friend Donna and pursues Stuart. Stuart wants no attachments. Vince is still in the closet at work and receives awkward romantic attention.

E3A Night Out

33m7.0

Mar 9, 1999

Vince and Stuart's camp friend Alexander Perry returns from holiday with his non-English-speaking Japanese lover. Nathan takes Donna to the clubs. Everyone wants to pick up someone new, but Nathan only wants Stuart.

E4D.I.S.C.O.

34m7.0

Mar 16, 1999

Stuart and Vince attend Phil's funeral. Nathan pursues a classmate and then runs off when his mother asks him about being gay.

E5The Date

31m8.0

Mar 23, 1999

Vince reluctantly goes on a date with the Australian guy he met at the funeral. Nathan moves in with Hazel to avoid his mother. Stuart lets his sister down to entertain a client for work.

E6Meet the Parents

32m8.0

Mar 30, 1999

Vince and Cameron are dating, but observant Cameron is starting to figure out the unusual dynamic between Vince and Stuart. Stuart is exasperated by his parents' games.

E7Thirty

31m7.0

Apr 6, 1999

Stuart and Cameron throw a 'surprise' party for Vince's 30th birthday during which their rivalry escalates. Stuart has a nasty surprise to ruin the night. The marriage of convenience is also threatening to cause drama.

E8Punchline

34m7.0

Apr 13, 1999

Things come to an intense head: Vince experiences increasing paranoia at work, convinced that Rosalie has outed him; devasted by rejection, Stuart turns to the bottle; Vince's relationship with Cameron takes an all-too-real turn; Lance faces deportation following an altercation with a Home Office official; and Nathan makes a daring decision.

The two-part sequel to the groundbreaking first series of Queer as Folk blows television off the straight and narrow to report the further misadventures of Stuart, Vince and Nathan - revealing more about their colourful lives, loves and dangerous liaisons.

E1Out of the Closet...

46m8.0

Feb 15, 2000

Vince's love for Stuart is still unrequited but their relationship seems to be changing. Meanwhile, Nathan returns after his adventure in London, cockier than ever, and aspires to emulate his hero, Stuart.

E2...Into the Fire

44m6.0

Feb 22, 2000

Vince worries that he'll be stuck in his small world forever, while Stuart remains reckless, indulging in promiscuity and law-breaking while facing a blackmail threat.