Secret Diary of a Call Girl (known on-air before the watershed in Britain as Secret Diary) is a British television drama broadcast on ITV2 starring Billie Piper as “Belle”, a high-class London-based call girl.
The television program is based on the eponymous blog of a purportedly real-life call girl named “Belle de Jour”. The show was written by Lucy Prebble, who is also known as the author of The Sugar Syndrome.
Plot: Based on the popular diary of the anonymous sex worker known only as Belle de Jour.
Ratings
The first season averaged 1,242,125 viewers in the UK.
Characters
* Belle/Hannah (Billie Piper)
Hannah is a university graduate living in London and — unbeknownst to her family — also the high class call girl “Belle”.
* Ben (Iddo Goldberg)
Ben is Hannah’s best friend and ex-boyfriend from her university days. Ben is the manager of a London bar. His relationship with his on and off girlfriend Vanessa is made complicated by his feelings for Hannah. He knows about her secret life.
* Alex (Callum Blue)
Alex is a doctor whom Belle initially mistakes for a client in season two. They date and begin a relationship, while Hannah keeps Alex unaware of her secret night life as the call girl “Belle”.
* Stefanie (Cherie Lunghi)
Stefanie is Belle’s madame; like Belle, she was once a call girl herself. Rich and glamorous with a cutting sense of humour and cynical attitude, she reluctantly looks out for Belle and offers her advice and help. Actress Cherie Lunghi has said “there’s a maternal aspect to (Stefanie).”
* Bambi (Ashley Madekwe)
Bambi is a naive wannabe-escort who is being mentored by Belle in season two. Fun-loving Bambi is interested in prostitution for only one reason money.
