• Network: Channel 4
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 23, 1999
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4

Critic Reviews

  1. Reviewed by: Hannah Verdier
    May 24, 2022
    80
    Channel 4’s turn-of-the-millennium exploration of life on Manchester’s Canal Street is packed with uplifting moments, painful shocks and sexy shenanigans.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Sarah Lyall
    May 24, 2022
    70
    As Queer as Folk continued its eight-week run, a strange thing happened. It began to mellow into a compelling drama that many viewers began to find as absorbing as any late-night soap opera. [15 Apr 1999, p.E1]
  3. Reviewed by: Evan Sawdey
    May 24, 2022
    70
    The reason why Queer As Folk largely works is because it’s driven by the characters, not their sexuality.
User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Nov 12, 2014
    10
    I met this tv show when the US version of this came to an end, and you know the proverb about curiosity. It was the the best decision I'veI met this tv show when the US version of this came to an end, and you know the proverb about curiosity. It was the the best decision I've ever made. Both the first and second season made me mourn with their end, and continues today. Full Review »