Based on the bestselling diaries of Belle de Jour, a genuine high-class prostitute, this drama follows the life of London call girl Hannah. She loves her job because she excels at it, but it's also a journey of discovery. In her nocturnal role as seductress Belle, she progresses from novice to expert, learning not only how to draw out and fulfill her clients' deepest desires, but also the importance of keeping her professional and personal lives separate.
The British series
Secret Diary of a Call Girl, which aired on the U.K.'s ITV2 channel, came to the USA on Showtime this past June. The program, which also had a run late last year in Canada on Showcase Television, stars the lovely and talented Billie Piper ("Rose Tyler" on
Doctor Who) as "Hannah/Belle". Co-stars include Iddo Goldberg (
Run Fatboy Run) and Cherie Lunghi ("Guenevere" from
Excalibur). There have been 8 episodes in the first season, and ITV has ordered 8 more episodes for an upcoming second series (or season) of the hot show that is very much intended for mature audiences.
This morning we've gotten e-mails from multiple of our retailer contacts, letting us know that they received word from Lionsgate Entertainment to expect a DVD release of
Secret Diary of a Call Girl - Season 1 later this year. This was an early alert, with absolutely no details, but a release date of
December 2nd was provided. Of course, this could be subject to change, but since the studio made it available to retailers, we figure it's solid enough to share with our readers!
Cover art wasn't available yet either, but one of our contacts provided the following picture, which is a version of the promo art Showtime uses to advertise the program. It's a fun shot of Billie-as-Belle, so we thought we would share it with you, too:
