She's in London is a British LGBT web series set in London, England. The series is composed of six ten-minute episodes and revolves around the closure of a fictional lesbian Soho bar and a love triangle between a bar tender, her best friend and her best friend's ex.[1] It stars Miri, Clare Hopes, and Joanna Ludlow and is distributed via the US-based subscription site TelloFilms. She's in London marks the first non-US series for TelloFilms.[2]
Funding for the series was partially raised through a successful Kickstarter campaign.[3][4] The soundtrack includes tracks from a number of LBQ artists and bands including Lucy Spraggan, MIRI, ME and Deboe, Greymatter, Playing House and DJ Sarah Cooper.[3] The series bills itself as the first LBQ web series to come out of the United Kingdom.[5]
Synopsis
editTheo (Miri) tends bar in a lesbian bar in Soho. While the bar is iconic a mainstream property developer wants to close the venue, forcing its owner Jill (Kerry Leigh) to launch a campaign to keep it alive. Complicating matters is Theo's relationship with her best friend Sam (Joanna Ludlow), as Theo has slept with her beautiful ex Mel (Clare Hopes).
Cast
edit- Miri as Theo
- Clare Hopes as Mel
- Joanna Ludlow as Sam
- Kerry Leigh as Jill
- Lauren Karl as Hana
- Natasha Rebuck as Alex
- Rachael Cooksey as Jo
- Jake Graf as John
- Adwoa-Alexsis Mintah as Adi
- Sarah Lavender as Ella
Episodes
edit- Episode 1 - 27 September 2015
- Episode 2 - 4 October 2015
- Episode 3 - 11 October 2015
- Episode 4 - 18 October 2015
- Episode 5 - 25 October 2015
- Episode 6 - 1 November 2015
Reception
editDiva rated the series highly and wrote that it was "a love letter from the queer community of Soho to itself and that's what makes it worth the watching."[6]
References
edit- ^ Piccoli, Dana. ""She's in London" follows a group of queer women as they try to save a SoHo lesbian bar". After Ellen. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ Johns, Merryn. "She's in London: Don't miss this brand new LBQ web series!". Curve Magazine. Curve. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ a b Lyell, Carrie. "FIRST LOOK: SHE'S IN LONDON". Diva Magazine. Millivres. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ "She's in London - a lesbian, bi, queer (LBQ) webseries". Kickstarter. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ Wasserman, Melissa (7 October 2015). "First UK LBQ Web series makes transatlantic debut". The Windy City. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ Lewis, Francesca. "TV REVIEW: SHE'S IN LONDON". Diva Magazine. Millivres. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
External links
edit- Official website
- She's in London at IMDb
- She's in London at Tellofilms.com
- Interview at The Human Experience
