Lip Service (TV series)

Lip Service
Created byHarriet Braun
Written byHarriet Braun
Directed byJohn McKay
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series2
No. of episodes12 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producerDerek Wax
Production companiesKudos Film & Television
BBC Scotland
Original release
NetworkBBC Three
Release12 October 2010 (2010-10-12) –
25 May 2012 (2012-05-25)
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Lip Service is a British television drama portraying the lives of a group of lesbian women living in Glasgow, Scotland. Production on the show, which stars Laura Fraser, Ruta Gedmintas and Fiona Button, began in summer 2009 in Glasgow.[citation needed] The show debuted on BBC Three on 12 October 2010.[1] Filming on a second series was confirmed in late 2010,[2] with filming beginning on 30 May 2011.[3] The second series aired on BBC Three from 20 April 2012.[4] In January 2013, the show's creator, Harriet Braun, announced that BBC Three had cancelled the series without explanation.[5]

  1. ^ "BBC – Press Office – Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 41 Tuesday 12 October 2010". BBC Online. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  2. ^ "BBC – Press Office – Lip Service second series announced for BBC Three". BBC Online. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  3. ^ Kirkpatrick, Martha (30 May 2011). "Filming starts on second series of Lip Service". atvtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Lip Service". BBC Media Centre. BBC Online. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  5. ^ "BBC Three axes lesbian drama Lip Service". Digital Spy. 13 January 2013.