The Long Call viewers have appld the ITV drama for havg a gay tective played by Ben Aldridge the lead role.
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- FLEABAG STAR BEN ALDRIDGE TO PLAY GAY TECTIVE WH DADDY ISSU MAJOR NEW ITV THRILLER
- THE LONG CALL VIEWERS APPLD ITV DRAMA FOR GAY TECTIVE LEAD ROLE: ‘THIS REPRENTATN IS IMPORTANT’
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FLEABAG STAR BEN ALDRIDGE TO PLAY GAY TECTIVE WH DADDY ISSU MAJOR NEW ITV THRILLER
A new ITV crime drama, The Long Call, will be the first Brish history to feature a gay, male tective as s lead. * gay british detective series *
A new ITV crime drama, The Long Call, will be the first to feature a gay, male tective as s lead. Then there’s the hugely popular TV seri, Killg Eve, which saw s leads, Eve (Sandra Oh) and Villanelle (Jodie Comer) adm to romantic feelgs and share a kiss the season three fale, after prevly garnerg accatns of queerbag ntrast, gay male tectiv have been largely absent om Brish televisn, makg Aldridge’s upg performance a signifint step.
THE LONG CALL VIEWERS APPLD ITV DRAMA FOR GAY TECTIVE LEAD ROLE: ‘THIS REPRENTATN IS IMPORTANT’
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“As [ was] the UK’s first male gay tective on primetime I was rolute that we should st a gay actor, ” said seri director Lee Haven Jon on his move to st Aldridge.
Ben Aldridge plays gay Detective Inspector Matthew Venn the drama (Picture: Rex)The Long Call viewers have appld the ITV drama for havg a gay tective, a happy and lovg marriage no ls, at the centre of s story.
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Detective Inspector Matthew Venn, a gay man played by Ben Aldridge, leads the st. ‘Pl a primetime gay tective and his hband played by two out gay actors. Echog a siar sentiment, another penned: ‘Thanks @AnnCleev a man the posive lead role and happy marriage that’s also gay.
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Thanks @AnnCleev a man the posive lead role and happy marriage thatâs also gay. Gay reprentativ were relegated to the edy character or ill the 70s/80s. Pl a primetime gay tective and his hband played by two out gay actors.
A third said: ”#TheLongCall this is gog to be good – so amazg to have a gay tective (and played by a gay man). Director Lee Haven Jon prevly spoke to The Telegraph of the importance of stg a gay actor the part, which saw him land on Fleabag star Aldridge, who me out last year. ‘They uld have hidn his gayns, so ’s great to see gay characters existg here an thentic way, and the drivg force behd the story beg the murr se.