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Queer As Folk [1999] (Tv-Series) | ![Queer As Folk [1999] (Tv-Series)](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/410SHTYQZQL._SL75_.jpg)
 enlarge | Actors: Aidan Gillen, Craig Kelly, Charlie Hunnam, Denise Black, Andy Devine
Studio: 2 Entertain Video
Category: Video
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Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 4049
Format: Box Set, Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 255
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 4.8 x 2.4
EAN: 5024165822791
ASIN: B00004CYL2
Theatrical Release Date: June 26, 1999
Release Date: May 10, 1999
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Television has become so much a part of our lives that it rarely surprises us anymore, so when a series like Queer as Folk comes along--truly shocking and genuinely touching--it's an event to be remembered. Originally broadcast as eight half-hour episodes on Channel 4, QAF follows the lives of three men through life, love and all the travails of such in Manchester. That the protagonists are all gay--and Nathan (Charlie Hunnam) is just 15 years old--is treated as matter of course, and were it not for the fact that every character who is introduced is so vividly realised, it would be the only point. The ultimate triumph of QAF is not that the explicit, explosive subject matter is handled (mostly) tastefully, or that it made it on screen at all--it's that the characters are so intriguing that the unflinching looks at sex and relationships almost fade completely into the background. The series certainly starts with a bang: in the first episode, young Nathan is deflowered, Stuart (Aiden Gillen) becomes a father and Vince (Craig Kelly) pines away with an unrequited love that quickly establishes itself as the series' main theme. (That Vince spends half of QAF with a boyfriend complicates the situation some.) Nathan has already come to terms with his sexuality by the time the series starts, but that doesn't mean that the rest of his family--or his fellow students--have; Stuart, the biggest (or, at least, busiest) stud in town, and QAF's approaches 30 and starts to re-examine his life; and Vince has to live with the rest of them. The parents, families, friends and co-workers of all involved get plenty of screen time, and occasionally steal the scenes themselves--especially Denise Black (hairdresser Denise Osbourne from Coronation Street).--Randy Silver
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the best show ever made August 3, 2006
i remember watching this show when it was first on and i loved it. it is one of the most groundbreaking bits of tv ever made! Vince, Nathan and Stuart are three gay men living in Manchester. watch this and u will fall in love with them.
A visual Masterclass June 2, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
When Channel Four decided to air this program, they can't have known what a wonderful choice this was to push the boundaries of its' chosen theme to new limits. It is what, one can only describe as, an honest and frank look at the interwoven relationships that come with sexual awareness. From the start you are shown(sometimes in graphic detail),the intensity of lust and love, and the binding effects it has on all who come into contact with it. The strong content of the series is superbly balanced by the complex, yet truly riveting relationships of the three main characters Stuart, Vince and Nathan. All three of the leads take you on a rollercoaster of a journey - one that you feel you never want to stop. A gripping storyline, accentuated with truly remarkable performances, make this one of the most enjoyable series to have been broadcast in a long time. May Channel Four continue to produce such terrific programmes without the censorship that submerges the majority of other networks.
Buy this, it is sooo sexy April 15, 2003
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
When I watched the series for the first time, I thought:wow!
It is just erotic beyond description. The sex scenes with Nathan and Stuart are the hottest stuff I've ever seen! But apart from that the whole series is brilliantly written and acted.
I highly recommend it!
 Enjoyable, not very inspiring.. January 4, 2002
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
I watched QAF when it was on Channel4.. I enjoyed it, it was the first "gay" series I'd ever seen, so it was something special for that reason.. It just seems to be full of promiscuous stereotypes, excluding the character of Vince.A bit full of sex, lacking in relationship, but OK. Go buy "Beautiful Thing" or "Get Real" instead!
There is no one word to describe Queer as Folk.... June 16, 2001
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
There are many words that come to mind when I think of Queer As Folk - brilliant, funny, outstanding...the list goes on. I'm sure that all gay men can relate, to some degree, to Stuart, Vince and Nathan. Even if you are straight, this series is a masterpiece of quality TV drama. Hopefully this series will lead onto more quality gay-drama being brought to our screens. Throughly reccomended - you will not be disappointed!
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