Uk gay series

Finally, Tofu (on 4oD) offers frank and often hilarious interviews about modern sex in all its variety.

They are the latest in a long line of excellent LGBTQIA+ series that have been produced around the world, and below we have brought together 10 of the best. In fact, read Natalie’s review for a real take.

In 2013, Cox became the first trans person to be nominated for an acting Emmy for the role.

It has only run for one season, but it’s already clear that comedy-drama Transparent is something special, winning awards for best TV series (musical or comedy), and for lead actor Jeffrey Tambor, playing a trans woman who, post-retirement, begins her transition, to mixed reaction from her former wife and adult children.

The producers rightly protested that the series never claimed to be representative, but given the lack of precedence, it’s easy to see why its arrival came as a shock.

It hasn’t dated a jot (although Manchester’s Canal Street is now the stomping ground of hen parties alongside the gay clubbers), and launched the careers of its three stars, Aidan Gillen, Craig Kelly and Charlie Hunnam.

A very fun TV show, but be wary of getting too attached to the characters…

2025 // 1 season // 6 epsodes

This sitcom is written by and stars Jordan Gray, which feels like it must have been commissioned a couple of years back. Also embroiled in the action is aspiring policewoman Violet Davies, who will stop at nothing to be accepted into the London Met Police, including kissing-and-telling on another female recruit.

Absolutely! VIGIL (2021 - present)

VIGIL is a gritty British police drama set on a Royal Navy ballistic missile submarine. One is his Mieze, the other is Reinhold.”

One of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s greatest achievements, Berlin Alexanderplatz is often regarded as an epic film, rather than a series of 13 episodes, plus an epilogue.

If you haven't watched DRAG RACE UK yet, now is a perfect time to catch up (season 2 is a personal fave).

LGBTQ+ rep: Queer Men, Non-Binary, Queer Women

Genre: Reality TV, Competition, Drama

Episode Run Time: 50m

Based on the novel of the same name by Bernardine Evaristo, MR LOVER MAN is a beautifully moving and at times comedic drama about a closeted family man.

Will & Grace (1998-2006) was a huge hit, but its portrayal of gay men was clichéd and too few of the jokes landed (although try telling that to the often hysterical studio audience). Anyway, she is also BFFs with her lesbian ex Bobbi, who does have a personality!

1963- // 40 seasons // 884 episodes

The BBC’s long-running legendary sci-fi show has exploded in queerness in recent years, starting with side characters such as queer couple Madame Vastra and Jenny, through the first lesbian companion, first female (and casually queer) Doctor, to Ncuti Gatwa’s current very-much-out Timelord.

2018-2022 // 3 seasons // 19 episodes

This is a totally hilarious sitcom set in 1990s Northern Ireland, following four Catholic schoolgirls (and one English boy) as they run riot at their convent school, much to the chagrin of deadpan nun Sister Michael (Siobhan McSweeny).

Jade struggles with anger management, Colette struggles with crap boyfriends, and they start getting closer during their shifts at the world’s least-visited pool. He gets involved with a criminal fraternity, and becomes infatuated with immoral pimp, Reinhold (Gottfried John), even after the latter tries to kill him. Tipping the Velvet tells the tale of Nan (Rachael Stirling), a Whitstable oyster girl who falls hard for cross-dressing music hall star Kitty (Keeley Hawes), before ending up working as a male prostitute and being taken up by a sordid widow (a wonderful Anna Chancellor) who parades her around at sex parties.

This felt like it was squarely aimed at educating cis straight people but was generally well-reviewed by the trans community, especially considering the paucity of trans representation on TV.

The Confessions of Frannie Langton

2022 // 1 season // 4 episodes

An adaptation of the gothic novel by Sara Collins, this period drama follows the trial of Frannie Langton, a Jamaican woman, after she’s arrested for the murder of the couple that enslaved her (long past when slavery was legally abolished).

Comedy drama Cucumber (on Channel 4) follows the glitch in a relationship between two longtime partners (played by Vincent Franklin and Cyril Nri). The premise is that a supermarket is ringed by an angry mob protesting a transphobic billboard (which was a cockup by the hapless manager), and so they hastily hire the first trans person they can find: Liv, a chaos agent who takes full advantage of the situation to cause as much chaos as possible.

It's a horror-comedy-drama following Jamie, who starts working on the cruise ship where his sister, Pippa, disappeared after being chased by a knife-wielding psycho in a duck costume. But while deeply moving and often harrowing, its greatest triumph is showing the love and support within the gay community in Stockholm, while a shot of the two men falling in love as snow falls gently around them is achingly beautiful.

One of the first series to be launched by Netflix, Orange Is the New Black takes TV’s favourite environment for lesbian action – a women’s prison – and refreshes it into a fun, funny and unpredictable drama.

The first season had strong web series vibes in terms of production, but the second gets a lot stronger!