''Revelations'' was a late-night soap opera created by
Russell T Davies
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Granada
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and starring
Judy Loe
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Early life
Loe was born in Urmston, Lancashire, the only child of Norman Scarborough Loe, who worked in the equipment business, and Nancy (née ...
and
Paul Shelley
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Shelley was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, and trained at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art). Since then he has mainly worked in the theatre as a classical actor. ...
. It aired in the Granada, Central and Carlton ITV regions between 6 October 1994 and 12 September 1996. The series is family drama about the family of the priest Edward Rattigan (Shelley) and his wife Jessica (Loe). It follows and critiques the organisational structure of the Anglican Church at the turn of the millennium.
In one episode, a female vicar, Joan (
Sue Holderness
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), comes out as a lesbian in a
two-hander
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with Mary Beckett (Carole Nimmons). It was the first openly gay character written by Davies, who would later go on to create and produce the gay-centric series ''
Queer as Folk
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Torchwood
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'' and ''
Cucumber
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