Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20100419 | The series which explores the 20th century through the diaries and correspondence of real people, returns with 'Once Upon A Time' by Amanda Whittington - a touching, coming of age drama set in 1979 based on the diary of a gay teenager living in a Nottinghamshire mining town. Steven.....Joe Dempsie Gloria.....Karl Davies Chrissy....Joe Doherty Dole Officer...Robert Lonsdale Taxi Driver..David Seddon Billy.....Freddie Fox With Joanna Monro, Vineeta Rishi and Tony Bell Original music composed by Nicolai Abrahamsen. Produced and directed by Gemma Jenkins. The story of Steven, a gay teenager from a Nottinghamshire mining town. |
| 02 | 20100420 | Amanda Whittington's drama set in 1979 about a gay teenager from a Nottinghamshire mining town tells the story of Steven and his two flamboyant best friends who live as girls. Chrissy and Gloria have found boyfriends. Left alone, Steven turns to his diary: 'I feel I must find myself but I don't know what I want to find'. Steven.....Joe Dempsie Gloria.....Karl Davies Chrissy....Joe Doherty Steven's dad....Tony Bell Billy.....Freddie Fox With David Seddon and Nigel Hastings. |
| 03 | 20100421 | Amanda Whittington's coming of age drama set in 1979 about a gay teenager from a Nottinghamshire mining town tells the story of Steven and his two flamboyant best friends who live as girls. Today: A chain of events is set in motion that leads to Steven and Gloria finding a flat-share in the city. Steven.....Joe Dempsie Gloria.....Karl Davies Chrissy......Joe Doherty Steven's dad.....Tony Bell Irene.....Julie Riley Factory worker.....Vineeta Rishi. A chain of events leads to Steven and Gloria finding a flat-share in the city. |
| 04 | 20100422 | Amanda Whittington's coming of age drama set in 1979 about a gay teenager from a Nottinghamshire mining town tells the story of Steven and his two flamboyant best friends who live as girls. Today: Steven and Gloria's flat-share starts to go badly wrong which could mean the three friends will have to go their separate ways. Steven.....Joe Dempsie Gloria.....Karl Davies Steven's mam.....Julie Riley Bus stop man.....Nigel Hastings Billy.....Freddie Fox. |
| 05 | 20100423 | Amanda Whittington's coming of age drama set in 1979 about a gay teenager from a Nottinghamshire mining town tells the story of Steven and his two flamboyant best friends who live as girls. Today: Still missing Chrissy and Gloria, Steven is persuaded to go on holiday with another friend to Blackpool. Steven.....Joe Dempsie Gloria.....Karl Davies Chrissy.....Joe Doherty Billy.....Freddie Fox Tom.....Robert Lonsdale Bouncer.....David Seddon. |