Based on Britain's controversial
series of the same name, Queer
As Folk is about the lives of a group of gay men
and women living in Pittsburgh. Focusing on their
relationships, their careers, their loves and ambitions,
the series is a brave, realistic, funny and sometimes
graphic portrayal of society that has never been seen
before on U.S. television.
Brian Kinney (Gale Harold), is a
sexual animal, always on the prowl for his next conquest.
Michael Novotny (Hal Sparks) is his best friend. Justin
Taylor (Randy Harrison) is an18-year-old boy whose life is
changed one night when he experiences sex and what he
thinks is love, for the first time. Emmett Honeycutt
(Peter Paige) is the most flamboyant of his friends and
wears it with pride. Ted Schmidt (Scott Lowell) is an
accountant whose fatal flaw is a lust for 20-somethings
who don't return his interest. Debbie Novotny (Sharon
Gless) is Michael's eccentric mother - vehemently proud of
her gay son. Lindsay Peterson (Thea Gill), an art teacher
and Melanie Marcus (Michelle Clunie), a lawyer, are a
loving lesbian couple who decide to have a child sired by
Brian (whom Melanie despises), not realizing exactly how
complicated and entwined their lives will become.
Queer
As Folk is executive produced by Ron Cowen, Daniel
Lipman and Tony Jonas. Cowen & Lipman developed the
series for American television based on the British series
created by Russell T. Davies. Sheila Hockin serves as
producer. Davies is a consultant on the SHOWTIME series
from Tony Jonas Productions, Cowlip Productions and Temple
Street Productions.
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