Metrosexuality
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- For the cultural phenomenon, see metrosexual.
Metrosexuality was a British television dramedy, which aired on Channel 4 in 1999. The show, a short run series in six episodes, depicted the interactions of a racially and sexually diverse group of friends and family living in London.
The series was written and created by Rikki Beadle Blair, who also starred as the central character. The cast also included Noel Clarke, Paul Keating, Mat Fraser, Karl Collins and Pui Fan Lee.
The show features extravagant and colorful costumes and scenery, varied shooting styles and quick pacing. Much of the music was written and performed by Beadle Blair, who intended the series to feel like a musical.
The show was hailed by critics for its diversity; it depicted a social setting relatively free of racism or homophobia. It was also noted for its inclusion of Fraser, a thalidomide survivor with phocomelic arms, in a role where his disability was simply part of the show's fabric rather than an inherent focus of his character's role.
Plot Outline
The story is centered on Kwame (Clarke), seventeen and straight, who is trying to get his two fathers, Max (Beadle Blair) and Jordan (Collins) back together. At the same time Kwame is trying to attract his love interest and provide support to his two best friends, who both have boyfriend and family problems of their own. The story follows a week or so in their lives.