Lip Service
Lip Service is a ground-breaking TV comedy drama series that focuses on the romantic lives of three lesbians living in contemporary Glasgow. After two years living and working in New York, talented photographer Frankie, 28, returns to Glasgow for her aunt's funeral, and it's time for her to confront her family, herself, and her relationship with her ex-love Cat, 29, an architect who has finally plucked up the courage to re-enter the dating scene and meets loyal, feisty, funny cop Sam, 30. As their relationship blossoms, Sam offers Cat everything that wild, capricious Frankie couldn't, but simmering below the surface for both Frankie and Cat is an enduring love and passion that can't be ignored. Tess is an actress fast approaching 30 with no career, money, or love interest. Like Frankie and Cat, she wants to learn from the past and find happiness, but are they all destined to keep making the same mistakes? Funny, irreverent, and moving, Lip Service follows the interwoven love lives of Frankie, Cat, and Tess, building to a poignant, dramatic finale.
- 2010-2012
- 2 seasons
- Synergetic Distribution
- Drama
- TV-MA
Lip Service is a ground-breaking TV comedy drama series that focuses on the romantic lives of three lesbians living in contemporary Glasgow. After two years living and working in New York, talented photographer Frankie, 28, returns to Glasgow for her aunt's funeral, and it's time for her to confront her family, herself, and her relationship with her ex-love Cat, 29, an architect who has finally plucked up the courage to re-enter the dating scene and meets loyal, feisty, funny cop Sam, 30. As their relationship blossoms, Sam offers Cat everything that wild, capricious Frankie couldn't, but simmering below the surface for both Frankie and Cat is an enduring love and passion that can't be ignored. Tess is an actress fast approaching 30 with no career, money, or love interest. Like Frankie and Cat, she wants to learn from the past and find happiness, but are they all destined to keep making the same mistakes? Funny, irreverent, and moving, Lip Service follows the interwoven love lives of Frankie, Cat, and Tess, building to a poignant, dramatic finale.
Season 2 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2012
Episode 1
Episode #2.1
57 mins
Whilst Tess is happy with Fin, Frankie is miserable. Jobless and rejected by Sadie, her advances spurned by Cat, who has been on holiday with Sam, she finds her mother does not want to publicly acknowledge her. To make ends meet she and Tess get a new flatmate, free-spirited Australian doctor Lexy. A drunken night out almost costs Jay and Cat a work contract but the buyers are charmed by their 'eccentric' presentation and they nail it, though again Cat's sexist boss puts Jay in charge of her. Feeling dispirited Cat turns to Frankie for consolation.
Episode 2
Episode #2.2
57 mins
Tess splits with Fin and is also not happy when bitchy actress Nora tries to steal her limelight at rehearsals. Sam plans a big night out for Cat's birthday, unaware that Cat has spent the afternoon in bed with Frankie. They are seen by Tess, who agrees to keep quiet but, returning home, Cat is hit by a car. She is rushed to hospital where she is treated by Lexy and her gay colleague Declan but to no avail. Frankie is reluctant to attend the funeral and is persuaded by Sadie to go but she sneaks in at the back, drunk, and only stays a few minutes. Another visit to Alma ends in rejection and a distraught Frankie returns to Sadie, claiming that, had Cat not been with her that afternoon, she would still be alive.
Episode 3
Episode #2.3
56 mins
After Alma tells her she wants no further contact as her husband is unaware of her past life a devastated Frankie returns to New York, swearing Tess to secrecy about her resumed affair with Cat. Her room in the flat-share is taken by Sadie, who fails an interview to write for Minus 21 magazine but later cops off with its editor Lauren, despite Lauren being spoken for. Lexy also enjoys noisy sex with colleague Bea, though she too has a wife. Tess invites Ed to go drinking with her stage crowd and, whilst Tess has platonic fun with the kindly Hugh, Ed goes home with Nina. Sam, however, despite counselling and a parental visit, is still finding Cat's death hard to accept.
Episode 4
Episode #2.4
57 mins
Tess feels left out as Ed dates Nina so they fix her up on a date with Nina's friend Meg but Meg is extremely weird and, helped by Lexy, Tess feigns illness to get rid of her. Lexy herself asks Sam to a wine-tasting, making Bea jealous. The session is pretentious and the pair are evicted for laughing, going for a drink together. Here Lexy tells Sam that she believes she has a stalker, who leaves anonymous notes and phone calls. Later, Sam, going through Cat's belongings, sees the evidence of Cat's infidelity with Frankie. Sadie meanwhile is given a job in an art gallery by Jo, whom she meets at a party. Sadie accepts but Lauren is not happy because Jo is her partner.
Episode 5
Episode #2.5
56 mins
Sam confronts Tess over her knowledge of Cat and Frankie's affair, alienating herself from the flatmates. At work she is stressed, attacking a suspected drug dealer and Ed's peace-making efforts are in vain. Lexy is shocked to find that her stalker is the husband of Bea, whom she had assumed was a lesbian but has a child whom she will not leave. Tess consoles Lexy and at Ed's book launch they grow close but Tess is called away by a drunken Hugh roping her to get revenge on his ex-wife, Ed himself dumping Nina after he is perturbed by her total selfishness. Sadie meanwhile impresses Jo with her initiative at the gallery whilst enjoying afternoon delight with Lauren behind her back.
Episode 6
Episode #2.6
57 mins
Tess is nervous about her first night in 'Uncle Vanya' but, despite having to hold up a drunken Hugh anxious to win his wife back and survive a sabotage attempt by Nora, she is a great success. Sam leads a drugs raid in which colleague Vince is injured and she blames herself for being preoccupied with Cat. She turns to Lexy for consolation, and a passionate session, whilst Lexy fixes Declan up with the radiographer he fancies. Lauren rejects Sadie after she has stolen an expensive watch to impress her. As a result, Sadie robs the art gallery and does a runner.
