Series synopsis
Strictly Confidential is a British drama television series that premiered on ITV1 on November 16, 2006. It ended on December 14, 2006. It was created by Kay Mellor. It stars Cristian Solimeno, Eva Pope and Suranne Jones.
Strictly Confidential is a six-part drama, written by Kay Mellor and originally shown on ITV during November and December 2006.
It stars Suranne Jones as Linda, a bisexual ex police officer turned sex therapist, who shares a practice in Leeds with her brother-in-law, played by Tristan Gemmill. Her life is complicated by the fact that her husband Richard, her business partner's brother, played by Christian Solimeno, has low fertility and cannot give her the baby she wants. She is all for asking ...
Premise
Strictly Confidential is a six-part drama, written by Kay Mellor and originally shown on ITV during November and December 2006.
It stars Suranne Jones as Linda, a bisexual ex police officer turned sex therapist, who shares a practice in Leeds with her brother-in-law, played by Tristan Gemmill. Her life is complicated by the fact that her husband Richard, her business partner's brother, played by Christian Solimeno, has low fertility and cannot give her the baby she wants. She is all for asking his brother to be a sperm donor, which does not sit well with his wife. Linda's husband is also not keen on the idea at all but lets Linda go ahead and ask his brother who consents to be a sperm donor. Sexual tension becomes obvious between the pair, and they soon begin sleeping together, with disastrous consequences for all involved, especially Angie, Linda's ex-lover who is still very much in love with Linda.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | November 16, 2006 | December 21, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Sex therapist Linda is helping husband Richard co-ordinate a corporate training weekend when she receives a call from her ex-lover and ex-colleague Angie, now a Detective Sergeant, who wants her to take a look at the body of a young woman who has been found hanging. Ignoring Richard's objections, Linda goes to examine the body and the crime scene. It appears that the woman may have taken sexual experimentation too far and accidentally strangled herself. Despite her interest in the case, life continues back at the sex therapy clinic where Greg is treating Claudie, a highly promiscuous woman struggling to find intimacy. And, Linda helps newly married Tiffany, who is having problems consummating her new marriage. Later. Linda receives a call – there has been another suspicious death. Much to Richard's annoyance, she jumps out of bed and leaves and goes to investigates and is shocked to discover Claudie's body… |
November 16, 2006 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 At the scene of Claudie's death, Linda tells Angie she is not convinced Claudie died alone. Later, the police find Richard's business card in Claudie's purse. How is Richard connected to Claudie's death? Back at the clinic, Greg despairs as cab driver Andy refuses to tell his wife about the sessions, or bring her along with him. And, Linda is talking to Tim and Carol. Tim has been visiting a new swingers club, and his more sexually conservative wife finds this deeply offensive and hurtful. |
November 23, 2006 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Richard is at the police station having been arrested in conjunction with Claudie's murder. He maintains that Claudie was suicidal and he was trying to talk to her without having to get Linda involved. Will they believe him? Over at the Sex Therapy clinic a client of Linda's has a wife who's addicted to erotic material on the internet (cyber-sexaholic) and it's ruining their relationship. Meanwhile, Greg sees Tanya and her Turkish boyfriend Ali who are having problems in the bedroom. Since coming to live in England with Tanya, Ali has been suffering from impotence. Will Greg be able to help get them back on the road to recovery? That evening, Linda and Richard have Penny, Greg and the kids over for a barbecue and it's decided Greg will to donate his sperm. But will they go through with the insemination? |
November 30, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ITV1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 16, 2006 |
| Last aired | December 14, 2006 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 21:00:00 |