Secret Diary of a Call Girl: Season 1

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SHOWTIME | Season Premiere Date: June 16, 2008

Starring: Callum Blue, Cherie Lunghi, Billie Piper

Summary: The British dramatic series is based on the real-life situations of a London escort.

Creator: Paul Duane and Lucy Prebble

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. Episode 8
Air Date: August 4, 2008
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S1:E7. Episode 7
Air Date: July 28, 2008
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S1:E6. Episode 6
Air Date: July 21, 2008

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Gillian Flynn

The series shows the darker side of Belle's work without getting into that porno-punishing crap so often disguised as morality lessons. The series, like Belle, is far too smart to succumb to such an average attitude. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

It’s titillating without being truly trashy, because it also has heart--for that, thank Bil-lie Piper (formerly of Doctor Who), who brings wit and warmth, but also a crisp and unpredictable edge, to the tricky role of Belle by night/Hannah by day. Read full review

Maureen Ryan

The real pleasures of this half-hour show come from its sly sense of humor and from Belle’s practical yet adventurous approach to her job. Read full review

Rob Owen

Future episodes elevate the Belle and Ben relationship to a more complicated place, which bears some promise and may give Secret Diary the distinction it lacks in early episodes. Read full review

Mary McNamara

Call Girl's greatest flaw is not that it's exploitative but that it's surprisingly dull. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

The longer you watch the show (I've seen all eight episodes of its first season), the emptier and more frustrating it becomes, to the point where even the brief running time begins to feel too long. Read full review

Jonathan Storm

The laughless Secret Diary is billed as a comedy, but it is hardly amusing to follow the spoiled, immoral and lazy Belle as she slinks around London doing this and that with and to a lineup of wealthy men. Read full review

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RonM.

Jun 18, 2008

Interesting take on the subject...love the British approach to TV!

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Jan 24, 2009

Secret Diary of a call girl gives an interesting take on London and its sex scene. It does well not to glamorize prostitution and provides escapism for its audience. You also feel that you've become close to Belle/ Hannah. Really enjoyed it.

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master

Aug 28, 2010

secret diary of a call girl is great im a guy and its very rare that i find something so intimate and so many breasts and nipples are shown on tv im with bt vision so i can watch it all the time and it really helps me masturbate and i love seeing breasts and shes such a hot chick mysecret diary of a call girl is great im a guy and its very rare that i find something so intimate and so many breasts and nipples are shown on tv im with bt vision so i can watch it all the time and it really helps me masturbate and i love seeing breasts and shes such a hot chick my girlfriend is ok but we dont **** so this programme has also made me realise i wanna go see a prostitute even if its expensive and she will be my **** buddy and ill do anal on her and **** her hard and shes gonna give me a blow job so guys out there watch it it will do you good.… Expand

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C.B.

Jun 22, 2008

Nothing special. Kinda lame.

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Jul 5, 2008

Very blah...very little goes on over the course of 30 minutes. Time wasted if you ask me.

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BennettH.

Jun 24, 2008

She is the most uninteresting call girl in the history of the world. This show is just as bad as Brotherhood. Showtime is lucky that it has Dexter and Californication.

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SandraB.

Jun 19, 2008

Unbelievably bad!

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: April 7, 2011
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: January 28, 2010
Season 2

60
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 11, 2008
Season 1

53
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: June 16, 2008
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  S1:E8. Episode 8
  Air Date: August 4, 2008
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  S1:E7. Episode 7
  Air Date: July 28, 2008
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  S1:E6. Episode 6
  Air Date: July 21, 2008
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  S1:E5. Episode 5
  Air Date: July 14, 2008
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  S1:E4. Episode 4
  Air Date: July 7, 2008
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: June 30, 2008
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: June 23, 2008
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: June 16, 2008