I had seen the American version first and wasn't impressed at all. In fact I hated it... and I'm gay! All what those people were doing was having sex and getting high every five minutes. My partner then told me he had seen the British version and how much better it was. The characters seemed more real and although the stories were the same, they seemed, to him, more realistic. So I rented them. The first episode was okay. For one, I liked the British Hazel (Vince's mom) better than the American one. As well as Nathan's mom who in this version seems more comfortable with her son's gayness than the American is. But I didn't like any of the main characters. They didn't seem to have any goals in life than just clubbing, having sex and getting wasted. Boring. Then came episode two. Worse! They killed off the only character I liked when he dies of a drug overdose (he survives in the American version). But I did watch every single episode til the very end, hoping something would happen on the screen which would make me say: "Well, it wasn't that bad after all." But that, unfortunately never happened....

Well, i have to say that the film is very well written. Its shows the love life of a young gay boy who comes out to the world and let the whole world know who he is. I believe that the film is intend to tell us to believe and be always proud of ourselves. For most of the gay guys out there who afraid to reveal their truth about their sexual preference, well QAF will probably the one gay film you should watch, so that you may get some ideas how those people in the film trying to show us - "The difficulty of life, not just you, there a lot of us out there - You're not alone"

I am one of the few people in the US fortunate enough tosee this British TV series. It's certainly better than the majority of American sitcoms and mini-series. The story lines give a mature, humorous, satiric look at the life of gays in Manchester, England. There are serious elements of parents rejecting their gay children, homophobia, and the dangers of picking up people, but overall the stories arekept brisk, funny, and delightful.The closest that American TV comes is DYNASTY, MELROSEPLACE, ACTION, and MARRIED...WITH CHILDREN, but this showis more gutsy and even has Shakespearian irony. It presents interesting characters, bold plotting, and transcends its own open sexual elements. Following theadventures of the three main characters (sexual-magnetStuart, unrequited romantic Vince, and teenaged conquerorNathan), the story includes a whole wide world of otherpeople and in wonderfully playful.It would be nice to think that one of the US cable lineswill be bold enough to show it.

This is really a delight. Despite seeing all episodes in one marathon session, it remained great fun all the way. The high-energy and really interesting characters (including some great lesbians) kept interest from flagging.