Name: Queer as Folk
Released: 1999-02-23T08:00:00.000Z
Cast: Aidan Gillen, Craig Kelly, Craig Kelly

Available on Pluto TV, Philo, Prime Video, Tubi

This series by Russell T. Davies became a television phenomenon in the U.K. and inspired a long-running American remake. Witty, daring, and unapologetic, it celebrates gay culture while tackling universal themes of friendship, love, self-acceptance, and adulthood.

LGBTQ · 1999 · 31 min

Starring Aidan Gillen , Craig Kelly , Craig Kelly

Director Sarah Harding , Menhaj Huda

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Stuart (Aiden Gillen) and Vince (Craig Kelly), stalwarts of the Manchester gay scene, are out on the pull in Canal Street. Adult content with very strong language, sexual scenes (some explicit) and drug use.

30 min · Feb 23, 1999
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Having not yet come out to his coworkers, Vince faces the uncomfortable task of going on a date with new employee Rosalie. Stuart tries to pry off a clingy Nathan.

30 min · May 2, 1999
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

Donna, fed up with hearing about Stuart, takes Nathan out to find a new boyfriend. Vince runs into the wrong person at a gay pub, and Phil's in danger when he brings home a new friend.

30 min · May 9, 1999
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

Stuart and Vince go to Phil's funeral where they meet up with numerous friends including his accountant Cameron Roberts, and come face to face with his mother's grief. Adult content with very strong language, sexual scenes (some explicit) and drug use.

30 min · May 16, 1999
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

Stuart makes some new friends, while Nathan's behaviour makes Hazel furious and Janice desperate. Adult content with very strong language, sexual scenes (some explicit) and drug use.

29 min · May 23, 1999
EPISODE 6

Episode 6

Despite not having come out to his parents, Stuart visits them with his sister to discuss their divorce. He also agrees to talk to Nathan about his acting out, but things quickly go sour.

29 min · May 30, 2011