List of Secret Diary of a Call Girl episodes
The following is a list of episodes for Secret Diary of a Call Girl, a British television drama broadcast on ITV2 based on the blog and books by the pseudonymous "Belle de Jour," starring Billie Piper as "Belle", a high-class London-based call girl. The series was written by Lucy Prebble, who is also known as the author of The Sugar Syndrome and ENRON. The series has been compared to Sex and the City by many critics, mainly due to its humorous approach to sex.[1][2] The third series began on January 28, 2010, on ITV2.[3]
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| Series premiere | Series finale | |||
| 1 | 8 | 27 September 2007 | 7 January 2008 | |
| 2 | 8 | 11 September 2008 | 23 October 2009 | |
| 3 | 8 | 28 January 2010 | — | |
Episode list
Series 1 (2007)
| # | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1.1" | Yann Demange | Lucy Prebble | 27 September 2007 | |
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Belle, a high-priced high-class prostitute, explains her life and adventures. As she meets with clients, she also runs into some problems by breaking her own rules. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 1.2" | Yann Demange | Lucy Prebble | 4 October 2007 | |
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Belle is invited to the most prestigious adult party in the country, but her client doesn't want to join in on the action. She tries to get rid of him to engage with a couple she just met, creating a conflict in her personal life. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 1.3" | Yann Demange | Lucy Prebble & Julie Gearey | 11 October 2007 | |
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One of Belle's favourite clients has booked her for the entire night. When he falls asleep, Belle searches for a new adventure to ease the boredom. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 1.4" | Yann Demange | Lucy Prebble | 18 October 2007 | |
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When a client — her accountant — asks to experiment with S&M, even Belle's eyes are opened! Hannah's best friend, Ben, suddenly announces that he is getting married. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 1.5" | Susan Tully | Nicole Taylor | 25 October 2007 | |
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Belle works for her favourite client together with another girl. When he dumps her for the new girl, she's upset and calls Ben — who is still reeling from the discovery of her secret identity. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 1.6" | Susan Tully | Katie Douglas | 1 November 2007 | |
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After a bad review, Belle takes a break, and Hannah meets a normal guy. But will it work when he meets Belle? | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Episode 1.7" | Susan Tully | Julie Gearey | 8 November 2007 | |
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Belle is booked for a foursome with a married couple as a wedding anniversary gift to each other. Can she manage to find a partner in time for the booking? | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Episode 1.8" | Susan Tully | Lucy Prebble | 15 November 2007 | |
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Belle is offered a once in a lifetime opportunity to become more than just a regular prostitute. However what effect will her career change have on her life? | ||||||
Series 2 (2008)
| # | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | |
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| 9 | 1 | "Episode 2.1" | Fraser MacDonald | Lucy Prebble | 11 September 2008 | |
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A journalist tries to blackmail Belle after he spots her with a client who turns out to be a politician. She also finds trouble in the form of Bambi, a girl with aspirations of becoming a high-class escort. | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | "Episode 2.2" | Fraser MacDonald | Lucy Prebble | 11 September 2008 | |
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Belle considers plastic surgery and agrees to go on a date with Alex. Meanwhile, Bambi finds herself in a dangerous situation. | ||||||
| 11 | 3 | "Episode 2.3" | Fraser MacDonald | Julie Gearey | 18 September 2008 | |
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Hannah is trying to be a girlfriend for the first time in years. And it's a struggle. She finds work relationships so much simpler. That is until the wife of a client turns up on her doorstep demanding to know what Belle's been up to with her husband… | ||||||
| 12 | 4 | "Episode 2.4" | Fraser MacDonald | Chloe Moss | 25 September 2008 | |
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Belle has a professional crisis. During a disastrous threesome with Bambi and a flashy nightclub owner, Belle freezes. She just can't go through with it. Why? She meets up with Ben and spells it out - she is in love with Alex. How can she ever work again? | ||||||
| 13 | 5 | "Episode 2.5" | Peter Lydon | Nicole Taylor | 2 October 2008 | |
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So it's decided. Today is the day that Belle will finally come clean and tell Alex what she does for a living. She can't face lying to the man she loves any longer. The results are explosive. | ||||||
| 14 | 6 | "Episode 2.6" | Peter Lydon | Rebecca Lenkiewicz | 9 October 2008 | |
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Belle is filling her days - and nights - with work as she tries to get over breaking up with Alex. So she's only too ready to accept an invitation to a sex party at a remote country manor house but things are turning nasty. | ||||||
| 15 | 7 | "Episode 2.7" | Peter Lydon | Tim Price | 16 October 2008 | |
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Belle's night of passion with Ben has only confirmed to her that she needs to make a go of her relationship with Alex. She begs him to try again, ditches all her call girl paraphernalia and gets a job as a temp. | ||||||
| 16 | 8 | "Episode 2.8" | Peter Lydon | Julie Gearey | 23 October 2008 | |
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Belle is contacted by her old madam, Stephanie, for one last job, however the client turns out to be Alex, testing whether Belle has given up her job as a call girl. | ||||||
Billie and the Real Belle Bare All (2010)
Billie and the Real Belle Bare All is a one-off television programme that aired on ITV2 on January 25, 2010, ahead of the Series 3 premiere of Secret Diary of a Call Girl. The programme, which took place at The May Fair, consisted of Billie Piper, who stars as Hannah Baxter in Secret Diary of a Call Girl, interviewing Dr Brooke Magnanti, a former call girl who, until November 2009 remained anoyomous known only by the pseudonym 'Belle de Jour'.
Series 3 (2010)
| # | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | |
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| 17 | 1 | "Episode 3.1" | Owen Harris | Chloe Moss | 28 January 2010 | |
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Belle's life is getting more complicated as she tries to juggle three different identities - an escort, an author, and Hannah. A disguised Belle attends the launch of her book, but her confidence is knocked by hearing criticism first-hand. Her handsome editor Duncan reassures her that she has what it takes to be a writer but Bambi and Ben have issues of their own with the book. There is a surprise in store at home. | ||||||
| 18 | 2 | "Episode 3.2" | Owen Harris | Tim Price | 28 January 2010 | |
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Belle tries to explain away the tools of her trade to her sister Jackie, which leads to a trip to a fetish club. But is it a wise idea to unleash Jackie's libido? Meanwhile, Bambi goes on her first appointment with a young and aristocratic client, and finds herself in danger of falling for him. Belle asks Duncan for help with her writer's block. | ||||||
| 19 | 3 | "Episode 3.3" | Unknown | Unknown | 4 February 2010 | |
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As Belle's publisher Duncan encourages her to think about what really turns her clients on Belle considers merging business with pleasure. Tension with Jackie grows as it becomes clear the apartment isn't big enough for them both. | ||||||
| 20 | 4 | "Episode 3.4" | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 21 | 5 | "Episode 3.5" | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 22 | 6 | "Episode 3.6" | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 23 | 7 | "Episode 3.7" | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 24 | 8 | "Episode 3.8" | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
References
- ^ Franklin, Nancy (30 June 2008). "WORKING GIRL". The New Yorker. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Goodman, Tim (16 June 2008). "'Secret Diary of a Call Girl' - watchable fun". SFGate.com. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Lee, Cara (14 January 2010). "THE new series of Secret Diary Of A Call Girl looks set to be the steamiest yet, if these saucy snaps are anything to go by". The Sun. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
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