Revelations (1994 TV series)
Revelations | |
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Genre | Soap opera |
Created by | Russell T Davies Brian B. Thompson Tony Wood |
Starring | Judy Loe Emma Roberts Paul Shelley |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
Production | |
Production company | Granada |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 1994 – 1996 |
Revelations was a late-night soap opera created by Russell T Davies, Brian B. Thompson, and Tony Wood, produced by Granada and starring Judy Loe and Paul Shelley.[1] It aired in the Granada, Central and Carlton ITV regions between 1994 and 1996. The series is family drama about the family of the priest Edward Rattigan (Shelley) and his wife Jessica (Loe).[2] It follows and critiques the organisational structure of the Anglican Church at the turn of the millennium.[2]
Notably, it contains an episode in which a female vicar, Joan (Sue Holderness), comes out as a lesbian in a two-hander with Mary Beckett (Carole Nimmons). It was the first openly LGBT character for Davies, who would later go on to create and produce the gay-centric series Queer as Folk, Bob & Rose, Torchwood and "Cucumber".Davies attributes the storyline to the "pressure-cooker nature" of the series leading to larger storylines, and the recent ordination of female vicars in the Church of England; Davies recalls that "when they introduced women to the church, I was thinking 'Yes! We can do a lesbian vicar!'".[2]
References
- ^ Swift, Lynn (25 August 2011). "Revelations coming to DVD". ATV Today. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ a b c Aldridge, Mark; Murray, Andy (2008). T is for Television: The Small Screen Adventures of Russell T Davies. ISBN 978-1-905287-84-0.
External links
- Revelations at IMDb
- 1994 British television programme debuts
- 1996 British television programme endings
- 1990s British television series
- British television soap operas
- Screenplays by Russell T Davies
- ITV soap operas
- Television series by ITV Studios
- Carlton Television
- Television programmes produced by Granada Television
- English-language television programming
- Television series created by Russell T Davies
- United Kingdom television show stubs