Token gay characters
 

As part of a University assignment I'm doing I need to find some token gay characters to discuss.

Surprisingly it's easy to find good portrayals of LGBT characters but I'm struggling to find any stereotypical ones.

They need to be from a British television drama series (not comedy).

Any suggestions?

Scott from Hollyoaks.

I can't talk about soaps either, should've put that in the OP.

Coronation street, Sean, Sophie, The new girl in the factory and her girlfriend, theres loads in all the soaps, Emmerdale Aaron and Robert. Eastenders Ben Mitchel, Sonya and her girlfriend.

everyone in glee?

tinky winky

the dinosaur in Toy Story

Can you pick Reality TV Shows? If not then I'll try and think of some.

Come to think of it wasn't there a Lesbian character in Hex that was pretty stereotypical?

Dean from Cucumber?

I literally have no idea

Tom from Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!

(sorry just saw the no comedy part)

Queer as Folk probably had one but I've never seen it so idk :laugh:
Benidorm

Alexander (Anthony Cotton) from Queen As Folk?

Maxxie from Skins?

That black guy in the Jack Whitehall show on bbc3 set in a school icr what it was called

I settled on a character from Casualty lol since I watch that and knew a bit about him.

Thanks for your help though, but this basically proves the point I'm trying to make that there's very little representation for anyone who isn't white or straight in actual dramas. Gay characters seem to appear in comedies or soaps.

Shameless

Oh you're done nvm :hee:

Waterloo Road has quite a few

Nikki Boston (Lesbian)
http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/...20140520161935

Casey Barry (F2M Trans)
http://www.waterlooroadtv.com/upload...27878_orig.jpg

Jo Lipsett (Lesbian)
http://www.waterlooroadtv.com/upload...14836_orig.jpg

Josh Stevenson (Gay)
http://www.waterlooroadtv.com/upload...64813_orig.jpg

Ros McCain (Lesbian)
http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/...20140521121227

Nikki is by far the most stereotypical Lesbian though.

Noah who was black was gay on Footballers Wives, he had an affair with Conrad who was the Beckham type role

Shazza on Bad Girls was a black lesbian

Sargent goodie - thin blue line

Derek Acorah - Most Haunted