Queer as Folk

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LGBT-related television series drama television series television series

Queer as Folk is a groundbreaking drama series that follows the lives and relationships of a group of gay friends, known for its candid portrayal of LGBTQ+ culture and issues.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form	Occurrences
Queer as Folk (UK TV series)	3
Queer as Folk (UK)	1
Queer as Folk (US TV series)	1
Queer as Folk (US) television series	1
Queer as Folk 2 (UK special episodes)	1
Queer as Folk as a groundbreaking LGBTQ+ show	1
Queer as Folk, Series 2 Episode 2	1
television series Queer as Folk (UK)	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	LGBT-related television series ⓘ drama television series ⓘ television series ⓘ
airedOn	Channel 4 ⓘ surface form: Channel 4 in the United Kingdom
broadcastFormat	serial drama ⓘ
controversy	explicit sexual content on television ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
creator	Russell T Davies ⓘ
distribution	home video releases ⓘ international television syndication ⓘ
filmingLocation	Manchester ⓘ
firstAired	1999 ⓘ
format	hour-long episodes ⓘ
genre	LGBTPeople ⓘ surface form: LGBT drama ⓘ
hasSpinOff	Queer as Folk self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Queer as Folk 2 (UK special episodes)
influenced	later LGBTQ+ television dramas ⓘ
inspired	Queer as Folk self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Queer as Folk (US) television series
lastAired	2000 ⓘ
mainCharacter	Nathan Maloney ⓘ Stuart Alan Jones ⓘ Vince Tyler ⓘ
notableFor	candid portrayal of gay life ⓘ groundbreaking representation of LGBTQ+ characters on television ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes	10 ⓘ
numberOfSeries	1 ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
originallyAiredAs	Queer as Folk self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Queer as Folk (UK)
originalNetwork	Channel 4 ⓘ
portrays	gay culture in the United Kingdom ⓘ nightlife in Manchester’s gay village ⓘ
productionCompany	Red Production Company ⓘ
received	critical acclaim for LGBTQ+ representation ⓘ
settingLocation	Manchester ⓘ
targetAudience	adult viewers ⓘ
theme	HIV and AIDS issues ⓘ LGBTQ+ relationships ⓘ friendship among gay men ⓘ homophobia ⓘ sexual identity ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting	late 1990s ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canal Street → appearsIn → Queer as Folk ⓘ

subject surface form: Canal Street (Manchester)

this entity surface form: television series Queer as Folk (UK)

Vince Tyler → appearsIn → Queer as Folk ⓘ

this entity surface form: Queer as Folk (UK TV series)

Kinney → appearsInWork → Queer as Folk ⓘ

subject surface form: Brian Kinney

this entity surface form: Queer as Folk (US TV series)

Aidan Gillen → characterIn → Queer as Folk ⓘ

Channel 4 → hasProgramme → Queer as Folk ⓘ

Queer as Folk → hasSpinOff → Queer as Folk self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Queer as Folk 2 (UK special episodes)

Queer as Folk → inspired → Queer as Folk self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Queer as Folk (US) television series

Red Production Company → knownFor → Queer as Folk ⓘ

this entity surface form: Queer as Folk as a groundbreaking LGBTQ+ show

Vince Tyler → lastAppearance → Queer as Folk ⓘ

this entity surface form: Queer as Folk, Series 2 Episode 2

Aidan Gillen → notableWork → Queer as Folk ⓘ

Charlie Hunnam → notableWork → Queer as Folk ⓘ

Red Production Company → notableWork → Queer as Folk ⓘ

this entity surface form: Queer as Folk (UK TV series)

Russell T Davies → notableWork → Queer as Folk ⓘ

Stephen → notableWork → Queer as Folk ⓘ

subject surface form: Stephen Russell Davies

Stephen Russell Davies → notableWork → Queer as Folk ⓘ

Queer as Folk → originallyAiredAs → Queer as Folk self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Queer as Folk (UK)

Red Production Company → produced → Queer as Folk ⓘ

this entity surface form: Queer as Folk (UK TV series)

Red Production Company → produced → Queer as Folk ⓘ

Murray Gold → wroteMusicFor → Queer as Folk ⓘ