James Sutton with Guy Burnett (left), Sutton with Jake HendriksĪ sweet if brash young man who is slowly growing into himself. However, Craig is slated to return shortly. Relationship ended in 2007 when Burnet exited the show and John Paul isĬurrently engaged to a former Catholic priest, Kieron Hobbs (Jake Hendriks). He subsequently fell in love with best mate Craig Dean (Guy Burnet). Gay character is John Paul McQueen ( James Sutton) who first joined the show inĢ006. Teens and early twenties, the cast currently includes fifty characters covering While the characters are usually in their late What’s it about? Aimed at a younger audience, this UK soap is centered on
– nuzzles, love nips, etc – that do not go unnoticed nor unappreciated by fans.įor breaking up their couples so viewers shouldn’t expect a happy ever after for Ollian (as fans frequently refer to the couple). The actors frequently add little touches to their performances The performances by Weil and Schölermann who bring a believable sweetness to However, after Christian won his first bigįight, he publicly declared his love for Olli. Since then, they have had to keep their relationship a secretĭue to Christian’s boxing career. Heterosexual Christian finally admits he is in love with Olli and the twoīecame a couple. Storyline? After first fighting his attraction to Olli, the previously However, it’s Christian to whom Olli is actually Was involved with Coco when Olli first reappeared and initially it seemed as if The son of Wolfgang Mann, whom Christian went to prison to protect. Olli (as he is more commonly known) originally joined the show in 1999,īut his character was written out when Weil joined the cast of Medicopter 117.Ĭhristian Mann (Thore Schölermann) made his debut in 2006 as
Shows, we offer this handy guide to each show – plus we rate them on a scaleįrom 1 to 10 for romance, originality, and, of course, hotness.Īiring since 1995, this early evening German soap opera focuses on the livesĪnd loves of a variety of characters living in Düsseldorf and Cologne.Ĭurrently, the gay characters include Oliver Sabel (Jo Weil) who is actuallyīisexual. Romance and sex, and storylines that aren’t just about coming out and gettingįor those viewers who haven’t yet discovered these European
Real gay characters who have relationships that involve both What is so unusual when it comes to gay programming from England, Germany,Įlsewhere? Pretty much everything. Turns out the landscape is shockingly different when one crosses the Atlantic. Where is a gay viewer who wants to see decent scripted gayĬharacters to go? They might start by checking out what European television has Miss them gay relationships (Calvin and Michael on Greek, Marc and Cliff on Uglyīetty) and witty assistants who get a few lines per episode and the very occasional secondary storyline (Lloyd on Entourage). Would be a barren wasteland of rarely seen minor secondary characters (Oscar on In fact, if it weren’t for ABC’s Brothers & Sisters and CBS’ As the World Turns, it’s not anĮxaggeration to say that scripted television produced for American audiences To be found, it is no wonder gay viewers get frustrated. Not to mention entire broadcast networks without a single regularly occurring gay character Subjected toīarely there gay characters, characters who don’t kiss for months at a time, Pity the poor gay American television viewer.