"What got me started was a friend, a former Mr Gay UK, who split up from his boyfriend. He asked me: 'Why are so many gay men so glad we split up?' That remark's stayed with me for six years. I think there's a self-punishing streak in that gladness and I want to explore it."
This was Russell T Davies - Fagburn loves her to BITS! etc - being interviewed by The Guardian in 2007.
RTD said the series was codenamed MGM (More Gay Men).
The BBC confirmed it was in development - TV/Film code for "under contract, currently being thought about".
This week the BBC told Hollywood Reporter it's back on - though apparently it's still only "in development".
But at least it now appears to have a name; Cucumber.
Though - knowing Russell - this may all be a big camp joke.
I wouldn't hold your cockbreath - RTD has been promising just such a "Queer As Older Folk" project ever since the end of Queer As Folk.
Over ten fucking years ago.
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