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The British L- Word
Lip Service is a bold new lesbian drama created by Harriet Braun (Mistresses, Attachments) and follows the lives and loves of a group of twenty-something friends living in Glasgow. Meet Cat (Laura Fraser – A Knight's Tale) a self assured architect whose life is spun upside down when her former lover Frankie (Ruta Gedmintas, The Tudors), a talented but emotionally reckless photographer, reappears in Glasgow unannounced after disappearing two years earlier. Tess, Cat’s best friend and flatmate, has a proven track record of falling for the wrong sorts of women, including sultry Lou (Roxanne McKee, Hollyoaks). Starring a hot young British cast, including Emun Elliott, James Anthony Pearson, Heather Peace, Natasha O’Keefe and Tom Mannion, Lip Service takes a fresh look at modern day relationships – in and outside of the bedroom.
Special Features:
Lip Look feature
Making of Lip Service
Interview with Harriet Braun
Lip Service is a bold new lesbian drama created by Harriet Braun (Mistresses, Attachments) and follows the lives and loves of a group of twenty-something friends living in Glasgow. Meet Cat (Laura Fraser – A Knight's Tale) a self assured architect whose life is spun upside down when her former lover Frankie (Ruta Gedmintas, The Tudors), a talented but emotionally reckless photographer, reappears in Glasgow unannounced after disappearing two years earlier. Tess, Cat’s best friend and flatmate, has a proven track record of falling for the wrong sorts of women, including sultry Lou (Roxanne McKee, Hollyoaks). Starring a hot young British cast, including Emun Elliott, James Anthony Pearson, Heather Peace, Natasha O’Keefe and Tom Mannion, Lip Service takes a fresh look at modern day relationships – in and outside of the bedroom.
Special Features:
Lip Look feature
Making of Lip Service
Interview with Harriet Braun
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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'Lip Service' is a great relationships drama in the mould of 'This Life' and 'Mistresses', although rather more steamy than either. The series follows the lives & loves of three young lesbians against the backdrop of an autumnal Glasgow. Cat (Laura Fraser) is just getting her emotional life back on track when former lover Frankie (Ruda Gedmintas) returns from New York. Meanwhile, struggling actress Tess (Fiona Button) endures a comic succession of disastrous temporary jobs. All three meet new lovers in the opening episodes while writer Harriet Braun cleverly develops the central simmering relationship of the series.
The three female leads give equally strong performances and I quickly developed a keen interest in their characters, all of whom display an engaging vulnerability. Heather Pearce, Roxanne McKee and Natasha O'Keeffe are similarly good in their supporting roles, as are the two straight male characters - played by Emun Elliott and James Anthony Pearson Much has been made of the sex scenes, some of which are fairly explicit by BBC standards. However, they don't form an overly long part of the whole and are important, in that they admirably frame the different relationships.
The earlier reviewer's comparison with `This Life' is a good one - `Lip Service' is superb and deserves a much wider audience than its subject matter might suggest. Yes, it's glamorous and sexy - it's also a passionate, gripping drama with very absorbing characters. I'd love to see a second series: my only fear is that it wouldn't be as good as the first. Do see it.
The three female leads give equally strong performances and I quickly developed a keen interest in their characters, all of whom display an engaging vulnerability. Heather Pearce, Roxanne McKee and Natasha O'Keeffe are similarly good in their supporting roles, as are the two straight male characters - played by Emun Elliott and James Anthony Pearson Much has been made of the sex scenes, some of which are fairly explicit by BBC standards. However, they don't form an overly long part of the whole and are important, in that they admirably frame the different relationships.
The earlier reviewer's comparison with `This Life' is a good one - `Lip Service' is superb and deserves a much wider audience than its subject matter might suggest. Yes, it's glamorous and sexy - it's also a passionate, gripping drama with very absorbing characters. I'd love to see a second series: my only fear is that it wouldn't be as good as the first. Do see it.
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Before you've seen Lip Service for yourself, keep an open mind. I was told that it is closely modelled on the L Word, and having now watched the first series, I don't agree. Yes, there are similarities. The main characters are a group of friends including three lesbian and bisexual women. There's a striking, androgynous central character, Frankie, who is highly promiscuous and emotionally damaged - obviously some bells will ring there, recalling the L Word's Shane. There's also a lot of sex scenes, and wry humour. And the actors are, without exception, gorgeous. However, that's as far as the comparison goes. There is a big difference between the streets of Glasgow, where Lip Service is set, and the L Word film sets in Vancouver, masquerading as West Hollywood. Lip Service is made by Kudos, who also make Spooks for the BBC, which should give you a feeling for its production values. It has a great sound track of well chosen indie music. Lip Service doesn't engage with sensationalist topics and themes like the L Word - it focuses mainly on relationships and personal demons, and it is grittier and darker than the L Word. Frankie is far more damaged and self destructive than Shane; throughout much of this series she's right on the edge. The gloss and glamour is restrained, and the social milieu is different. Two of the main characters are straight men, wrestling with their own life problems. In fact, if I was going to draw a parallel between Lip Service and another drama series, the one that most strongly comes to mind is This Life. Yes, I really do think Lip Service is that good. There's room for improvement, but I like this programme a lot. I don't know whether a second series has been commissioned, but I hope so. I cared about these characters increasingly as the series progressed, and I want to see them again. So this is a strong recommendation. If you enjoy well made, edgy, modern urban relationship dramas, with excellent acting and engaging characters, then buy this DVD.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
After the L Word comes Lip Service, the difference, the first is set in the US and latter in Glasgow. It follows the loves, losses and dramas of a group of women and has a closer bearing to reality than the wonderful LA world of the L Word. The women are sexy, funny and the storyline, although a little predictable, still gets you hooked. Highly enjoyable TV and I am looking forward to the next series.
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so cool
Really enjoyed the series, loving the next series too. Characters get better as the series develops. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Emma
Surprising and enjoyable
Not quite what I expected based on the reviews, but good. The key players are a couple who broke up some time ago, and one of them moved to New York. Read more
Published 1 month ago by A. Rogers
Amazing
Well worth the buy if you're into programs like 'Skins' and lesbian relationships.
I've watched it all in the same day, and I could watch it all over again and not get... Read more
I've watched it all in the same day, and I could watch it all over again and not get... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Samantha-Jo Finn
Great show. Terrible quality.
Lip Service is a great show and I can't wait for the second series to hit this year.
However, this Blu Ray edition is not quite up to standard. Read more
However, this Blu Ray edition is not quite up to standard. Read more
Published 4 months ago by A. Panama
Good but not gripping.
First off let me say that I was not a "super fan" of the "L Word". It had its moments but in terms of realism we all know that the chic, well-paid, social set group of lesbians in... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Auntie I
Gripping
Very well directed, the story was so gripping. To me the sex scenes were bonus content to an already amazing show :)
Published 5 months ago by D382H
Excellent series, almost better then the L Word.
Brilliant lesbian series that can sit alongside your L Word collection and be watched again and again. It has everything you need, love, sex, day to day drama and a beautiful cast. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Fiona Casey
Lip Service
It is a good series unknown by most, perhaps there should be a second series. about lesbians and there friends in and around glasgow. Read more
Published 7 months ago by paul
Lip Service
Excellent acting by the stars of this series. Although reminiscentof The L World, this series seems to be a version for the every day person that everyone can relate to. Read more
Published 7 months ago by birthmom1970
wonderful
wonderful tv series i first watched on bbc3,essentially the story of 4 lesbians and theyre friends set in glasgow,there are steamy sex scenes in this,but the best bit is the... Read more
Published 10 months ago by pimple
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