Although the term "metrosexuality"
is generally applied to straight men, this British television show depicts a wide
variety of characters in terms of gender, race and age. Sexuality runs from gay
and lesbian to straight, as well as more fluid for some. The central household
includes teen Kwame (Noel Clarke), who is straight, with best friends who are
gay. He lives with his gay father Max (writer/director Rikki Beadle Blair) and
is constantly working to get his two fathers back together after a recent break
up. Max's sister Cindy (Carleen Beadle) is a lesbian, and she and her partner
Doris (Dee Dee Samuels) are going through the doldrums of life with toddlers and
little time for themselves. Meanwhile, Kwame is in love with Asha (Rebecca
Varney), and to play hard to get, she pretends to date Jaye (Pui Fan Lee, Bridget
Jones: The Edge of Reason), who is a lesbian. Jaye finally gets together
with her crush, Flora (Preeya Kalidas, Bend
It Like Beckham), while Kwame and Asha work it out together as well. With
a format centered on the characters' personal soap opera lives, the show survived
for one six episode season. It's hip and takes place in London's Notting Hill.
I'm guessing the target audience may be young gay men, but the supporting lesbian
characters are also given screen time in each episode. |