Revelations (1994 TV series)

Revelations
Genre	Soap opera
Created by	Russell T Davies Brian B. Thompson Tony Wood
Starring	Judy Loe Emma Roberts Paul Shelley
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	37
Production
Production company	Granada
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	6 October 1994 (1994-10-06) – 12 September 1996 (1996-09-12)

Revelations was a late-night soap opera created by Russell T Davies, Brian B. Thompson, and Tony Wood, produced by Granada and starring Judy Loe and Paul Shelley. It aired in the Granada, Central and Carlton ITV regions between 6 October 1994 and 12 September 1996. The series is family drama about the family of the priest Edward Rattigan (Shelley) and his wife Jessica (Loe). It follows and critiques the organisational structure of the Anglican Church at the turn of the millennium.

In one episode, a female vicar, Joan (Sue Holderness), comes out as a lesbian in a two-hander with Mary Beckett (Carole Nimmons). It was the first openly gay character written by Davies, who would later go on to create and produce the gay-centric series Queer as Folk, Bob & Rose, Torchwood and Cucumber. Davies attributes the storyline to the "pressure-cooker nature" of the series leading to larger storylines, and the recent ordination of female vicars in the Church of England; Davies recalls that "when they introduced women to the church, I was thinking 'Yes! We can do a lesbian vicar!'". He also revealed that a wedding storyline resulted in the groom falling in love with his best man, another landmark moment in TV.

External links

• Revelations at IMDb