Secret Diary of a Call Girl

This programme was so hyped when it was first shown on ITV2. I don't think you could watch anything on ITV without seeing an advert for it. So as I like to give new things a watch I thought I'd give it a go. I wasn't quite sure how it would hanndle the story matter - would it gorify prostitution? would it be believable. It is supposed to be based on the high class escourt Belle du Jour's life. But I'm not sure if this is a real person or whether it is a pure work of fiction. Well on to the programme - it is only on for 30 minutes and once you have the taken the time out for the adverts it probably is actually on for about 22 minutes. I ...  Read the complete review

Secret diary of a call girl is all about a girl whos real name is Hannah who is a high class escort. Posing as Belle its all about how she earns her money as an escort and the type of clients she has. Her life is very focused on her job and her friends and family have no clue as to her real job as she tells everyone she is a legal secretary. Played by Billie Piper the character of Belle is a smart sophisticated London girl who claims she dosnt need relationships and shes happy being single. She says that her work gives her everything she needs. The second series sees Hannah confide in her best freind that she is an Escort, she used to date him ...  Read the complete review

An adaption of the book 'The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl' by Belle De Jour, the Secret Diary of a Call Girl is now in another series and can be seen on ITV 2 on a Thursday Evening. Starring Billie Piper, the series follows the life of a high class hooker working for herself in London, who makes accounts of her adventures on a daily basis. Some people may think that this program is smutty and fair enough I have to agree in some respects, however it gives you detailed accounts of why people like this lead the lives that they do, that they don't see is as being a disgraceful job as it is, but a profession and at the end of the day, more ...  Read the complete review

The Secret Diary of a Call Girl began recently on ITV2 and is a television adaptation of the book that originally began as a blog called "Bell de Jour". The blog was 'allegedly' written by an anonymous high-class lady of the night otherwise known as an up-market hooker. 'Bell de Jour' is a name taken from the 1967 French film starring Catherine Deneuve as a neurotically repressed housewife who one day decides to overcome her boredom by offering her services to the local brothel where she is able to indulge her fantasies of self-degradation. According to the theorists this was supposed to be an example of how a woman can empower herself. A similar underlying ...  Read the complete review