''Having it Off'' is a one-off TV comedy series for

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made by Red Production Company in 2002. It was set at a cheap hairdressing salon in Eccles,

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. It was shown only once and is not available yet on

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bitchy stereotype Guy La Trousse (played by

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'', '' Queer As Folk''), desperately tries to escape the drudge of daily wash and crop and change the fortunes of the salon – and his career. This is all thwarted by April, nymphomaniac loud-mouthed wife of the hairdressers owner. The BBC website describes it as "rude, crude, strongly working-class sitcom on the lesser-seen BBC Choice, ''Having It Off'' promised much yet fell curiously short of the mark, lacking the key that would have propelled it to a higher level".

References

External links

BBC Comedy Guide
- Archived @

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