WENDY and JACK - Lesbian Interest Storyline from Australian TV Show Rake (2016)

Wendy and Jack TV Couple Storyline

There was a short lesbian interest storyline in Rake (2010-2018), an Australian TV series about Wendy, a psychiatrist and long suffering ex-wife of Cleaver who reunites with Jack her old girlfriend from university days. Cleaver who is threatened, spies on them and tries to intervene. Jack who is a high-flying political consultant makes a deal with Cleaver that she will support his campaign for a seat in Senate if he backs off.

Powerful dialogue and acting make the scenes from this LGBTQ+ storyline an absorbing watch.

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Caroline Brazier - as Wendy Greene

Tasma Walton - as Jack Claymore

Richard Roxburgh - as Cleaver

Country of Origin: Australia

Genre: Drama

Language: English

Subtitles: English, Portuguese

Runtime: Multiple short clips in a Wendy and Jack video playlist on YouTube

Release Date: 2016

Director: Rowan Woods

Creators: Richard Roxburgh and Peter Duncan

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FRANKY AND BRIDGET aka FRIDGET from Wentworth S3 - Lesbian Interest TV Series

Franky and Bridget (Fridget)

There is a lesbian interest storyline between Franky and Bridget aka Fridget that begins in Season 3 of the Australian women's prison drama TV series Wentworth. Bridget Westfall (Libby Tanner) is a self-identified lesbian who is introduced in the first episode of S3 (2015) as the prison's new psychologist. Seeing potential in the inmate Franky Doyle (Nicole da Silva) Bridget tries to help her get paroled leading them to have lots of opportunity for contact.

Bridget tries to convince Franky to attend counseling

Initially Franky is reluctant to receive help from Bridget stating that she needs "a miracle not a counselor." Franky asks Bridget "what's in it for me" to which Bridget replies "it will look good for the suits." 

Bridget notices Franky's new tat when Franky is working out

Bridget goes over to remind Franky of their counseling session while Franky is working out and gets more than she bargained for. She comments on how painful the new tat looks and Franky counters with "there's pleasure in pain Gidg. I bet you can't wait to sink your diagnostic hooks into that one."

Bridget: Better not forget our session tomorrow then

Franky: Counting down the hours

Bridget: Good because I'm going to need at least 12 hours so I can write up this report for the parole board

Franky: Now you're turning me on

Franky soon identifies Bridget as a person she can trust and someone who actually might be able to help her get parole. At their first counseling session Franky tells Bridget that when she leaves Wentworth she wants "to be picked by a hot girl in a hot car and driven off into the sunset." Bridget nails her with the comment "that says it all. Anger and hope. That's you all over."

Bridget and Franky in Therapy Wentworth S3 
Bridget Westfall as Bridget and Nicole da Silva as Franky

  

Nearly from the outset Franky starts to flirt with Bridget. Teasing her with sexual innuendo which Bridget either ignores or laughs off. When Franky oversteps the mark Bridget draws the line by letting Franky know that she doesn't respect attempts to intimidate her.

Franky says to Bridget "Is that new shade of lipstick? It suits you by the way"

Franky initially tries to mask her feelings with bravado and wisecracks. She is attracted to Bridget and wants to know more about her even though she knows she is pushing the boundaries. There is also graditude for breaking through her defenses. Franky surprises herself with the admission to Bridget that she accidentally committed murder,  

Franky asks Bridget: "When was your first time with a woman?"

Bridget eventually realises that her feelings for Franky cut across the therapist client relationship and she transfers Franky to another psychologist. However Franky doesn't accept the change and demands that Bridget finish what she started. Bridget eventually tells Franky that she had to stop working with her as a therapist because she fancies her. Franky responds "I can live with that" but Bridget replies "I can't".

Franky mistakenly assumes what Bridget's motives are for ending therapy

In the library scene Franky asks "do you miss me?" Bridget continues to try to hold a boundary by responding "I can't" and "not here" and "not yet."

Bridget "I can't do this. Not here. Not yet."

For Franky the relationship with Bridget enables her to trust in a way she never has before which spurs her on to navigate her way out of prison and into Bridget's welcoming arms at the end of Season 3.  In Blood and Fire Ep 12 the ultimate Franky and Bridget scene occurs in the carpark where Bridget wearing leathers and driving a sports car is there to greet Franky on her release.  The look on Franky's face on seeing Bridget there to meet her tells it all. 

Franky gives Bridget a big smile on her a big smile like the cat who got the cream

Franky immediately embraces Bridget and they kiss passionately. 

Franky and Bridget kiss passionately in the carpark 

In the above compilation video you can watch all the best scenes between this couple from the beginning of their relationship. Relive the build up of tension along with plenty of eye blazing and innuendo. This couple are definitely worth the watch so don't miss the beginning of their love story.

Franky and Bridget kiss against the sports car in Wentworth S3 Ep12

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Starring: Nicole da Silva as Franky Doyle and Libby Tanner as Bridget Westfall

TV Series: Wentworth, Season 3

Country of Origin: Australia

Genre: TV Show / Drama

Language: English

Subtitles: English

Runtime: 8:43 minutes 

Creators: Reg Watson and Lara Radulovich

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THE OTHER LOVE STORY (2016) - Lesbian Web Series from India

The Other Love Story (2016) (IMDb 8.9) is a lesbian web series from India set in the 1990's at a time when homophobia was still rampant in India. The series concerns the love story between Aadya and Aachal, two students, who initially become friends and then gradually fall in love. Without the convenience of modern commmnication technology Aadya and Aachal rely heavily on landlines and love letters to communicate however privacy is at a premium and it is almost impossible to hide their connection from their disapproving families.

The Other Love Story, also known as JLT's the Other Love Story was India's first same sex web series and as such was crowd funded. It is the brainchild of Roopa Rao her made the film under her company Just Like That Films. Look out for Roopa as Aadya's friend in episode 8.

The Other Love Story is a tender love story between two young women which is both compelling and visually appealing. It also gives the characters a happy ending. Don't miss it. Watch free on YouTube.


Spoorthi Gumaste as Aadya

Shweta Gupta as Aachal

Country of Origin: India

Genre: Drama / Romance

Language: English, Hindi and Kannada

Subtitles: English

Runtime: Season 1 - 12 episodes of around 8-10 minutes each

Directed by: Roopa Rao

Written by: Roopa Rao


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MY DAYS OF MERCY (2017) - Lesbian Interest Film USA

Mercy and Lucy

My Days of Mercy (2017) is a lesbian interest film about Lucy Moro and her sister Martha who are anti-death penalty protesters from Ohio trying to get their Dad acquitted for the murder of their mother. Lucy and Mercy meet at a protest and despite being on different sides of the issue form a close bond eventually becoming lovers. However as the countdown to her father's execution draws nearer Lucy travels across states to be with Mercy only to find that differences in their lifestyles and viewpoints extend further than she realized sorely testing their relationship.

A thought provoking plot and great performances by both Ellen Page (of Freeheld fame) and Kate Mara make this film a worthwhile watch. The fact that the two actresses are friends in real life makes for good chemistry between them and convincing love scenes.

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Ellen Page as Lucy Moro

Kate Rooney Mara as Mercy Bromage

Country of Origin: USA

Genre: Drama / Romance

Language: English

Subtitles: None

Runtime: 2.40 minute Official Trailer, 108 mins full movie

Release Date: 2017

Director: Tali Shalom-Ezer

Screenplay: Joe Barton


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COLETTE (2018) - Lesbian Interest Film UK - Relationship with Missy

Colette (2018) is a lesbian interest film based on the life of the famous French novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette and features Colette's early attraction to women and later a more in-depth look at her relationship with Missy.

Dissatisfied with her marriage and frustrated that her husband has claimed authorship of her Claudine books, Colette finds sexual expression with ex-pat American Georgie. Later she forms a deep and enduring relationship with masculine outfitted Missy and the couple become inseparable companions even performing together live on stage.

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Keira Knightley - as Colette

Eleanor Tomlinson as Georgie Raoul-Duval

Denise Gough as Missy (Matilde de Morny)(

Country of Origin: UK

Genre: Drama / Romance / Biography

Language: English

Subtitles: None

Runtime: 2.10 minute Official Trailer

Release Date: 2018

Director: Wash Westmoreland

Screenplay: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland

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TELL IT TO THE BEES (2019) - Lesbian Interest Film UK

Jean and Lydia

Set in Scotland in 1952 Tell it to the Bees is a lesbian interest film featuring the love story between Dr Jean Markham and her housekeeper Lydia Weekes. When Lydia, abandoned by her husband and evicted for not being able to pay the rent goes to work for the local doctor, recently returned to the district, an intimate relationship between the two women develops. However Charlie, Lydia's son feeling left out of the secrets between Lydia and Jean, lets the cat out of the bag about the true nature of their relationship with far reaching consequences.

Stand out performances from both actresses, the motif of the bees and the fact that both women are alive at the end of the movie sets this film apart from others where one of the lesbian characters invariably dies.

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Anna Paquin - as Dr Jean Markhma

Holliday Grainger- as Lydia Weekes

Country of Origin: UK

Genre: Drama / Romance

Language: English

Subtitles: None

Runtime: 2.10 minute Official Trailer

Release Date: 2019

Director: Annabel Jankel

Screenplay: Henrietta Ashworth and Jessica Ashworth (screenplay adaptation), Fiona Shaw (novel)

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VITA AND VIRGINIA (2018) - Lesbian Interest Film UK

Vita and Virginia is a lesbian interest film featuring the love story between two famous English writers Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf. The storyline of this period drama involves Vita and Virginia meeting in 1922 as part of the Bloomsbury set and falling in love. Although both women are in unconventional marriages their passionate affair and bond changes both of them and inspires Virginia to write Orlando, one of her most highly regarded novels.

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Gemma Arterton - as Vita Sackville-West

Elizabeth Debicki - as Virginia Woolf

Isabella Rossellini - as Lady Sackville

Country of Origin: UK

Genre: Drama / Romance

Language: English

Subtitles: None

Runtime: 2.10 minute Official Trailer

Release Date: 2018

Director: Chanya Button

Screenplay: Chanya Button, Eileen Atkins

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STELLA BLÓMKVIST (2017) - Lesbian Interest TV Series from Iceland

Stella and Dagbjört

There is a lesbian interest storyline featuring Stella and Dagbjört in the Icelandic TV crime noir series Stella Blómkvist about sassy lawyer Stella who gets called in by the police to defend criminals in need. In Season 1 sexually fluid Stella played by Heida Reed, best known as Elizabeth in Poldark, investigates the murder of the PM's assistant forming a relationship with minister and informant Dagbjört along the way. Stella and Dagbjört truly sizzle together in this short LGBTQ+ storyline.

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Heida Reed (Heiða Rún Sigurðardóttir) - as Stella Blómkvist

Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir - as Dagbjört

Country of Origin: Iceland

Genre: Drama / Crime

Language: Icelandic

Subtitles: English

Runtime: 2 minutes

Release Date: 2017

Director: Óskar Thór Axelsson

Creator: Based on the Stella Blómkvist books

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Teresa and Connie - UK TV Lesbian Couple from Home Fires (2015)

In Home Fires (2015), a UK TV show about a group of inspirational women in rural Cheshire during World War II, there was a short lesbian storyline featuring Teresa and Connie. Teresa is the local teacher, recently arrived in the village looking for a new start after being outed as a lesbian by her former principal. Unbeknownst to Connie, her girlfriend, she has left quietly and quickly to avoid a scandal and to protect Connie's name and career. Connie tracks Teresa down wanting answers about Teresa's sudden disappearance and with an offer for a new life in America.

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Leanne Best - as Teresa Fenchurch

Rachael Elizabeth - as Connie Ward

Fenella Woolgar - as Alison Scotlock (Teresa's landlady)

Clare Calbraith - as Steph Farrow

Country of Origin: UK

Genre: Drama

Language: English

Subtitles: English

Runtime: 2 short clips approx 9 minutes

Release Date: 2015

Director: Robert Quinn

Screenplay: Simon Block (creator)

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ZWISCHEN SOMMER UND HERBST (Between Summer and Fall) 2018 - Lesbian Interest Film

Lena and Eva

In Between Summer and Fall (Zwischen Sommer und Herbst) 17-year- old Lena falls in love with Eva, her older brother's new girlfriend. Gradually Lena and Eva grow closer to each other and as their connection deepens they fall in love. A sweet lesbian coming of age movie worth the watch.

Linn Reusse (as Lena)

Isabel Thierauch (as Eva)

Read more about Zwischen Sommer und Herbst (Between Summer and Fall) on IMDb

Country of Origin: Germany

Genre: Drama

Language: German

Subtitles: English

Runtime: 2 minute Trailer

Initial Release: 2018

Director: Daniel Manns

Screenplay: Daniel Manns

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FREEHELD (2015) - Lesbian Interest Film LGBTQ Storyline

Laurel and Stacie

Freeheld is a lesbian interest film based on a true story about Laurel Hester (Julianne Moore, The Kids Are Alright), a lesbian police officer in Ocean County, New Jersey who fights to have her domestic partner, Stacie Andree (Ellen Page, My Days of Mercy). acknowledged following her diagnosis with terminal lung cancer in 2005. Laurel Hester who repeatedly appeals to the county's board of chosen freeholders to have her pension benefits passed on to her domestic partner eventually succeeds.

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Julianne Moore - as Laurel

Ellen Page - as Stacee

Country of Origin: USA

Genre: Drama / Romance

Language: English

Subtitles: None

Runtime: 2.25 minute Trailer

Release Date: 2015

Director: Peter Sollett

Screenplay: Ron Nyswaner

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CAROL (2015) - Lesbian Interest Movie - Love Story Between Two Women

Carol and Therese

Carol is a lesbian interest film set in Manhatten in 1952-1953 and adapted from the novel "The Price of Salt" by Patricia Highsmith. The Carol movie is a love story between two women: Carol (Cate Blanchett), a beautiful woman stuck in a depressing marriage of convenience and the much younger would-be photographer Therese, a clerk in a department store. Unfortunately for Carol her husband hires a private investigator to track Carol's movements with the intention of proving she is an unfit mother when he realizes that she may leave him.

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Cate Blanchett - as Carol Aird

Rooney Mara - as Therese Belivet

Sarah Paulson - as Abby Gerhard (Carol's friend)

Country of Origin: USA

Genre: Drama / Romance

Language: English

Subtitles: None

Runtime: 2.25 minute Trailer

Release Date: 2015

Director: Todd Haynes

Screenplay: Phyllis Nagy (screenplay), Patricia Highsmith (novel)

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KYSS MIG / KISS ME / WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT (2011) - Lesbian Movie

Mia and Frida

Kiss Me (Kyss Mig) (2011) is a lesbian interest movie that deals with architect Mia who is planning her wedding to long-term boyfriend Tim. She has her world turned upside down when she falls in love with out lesbian Frida, the daughter of her father's fiancee. While the triangle is a familiar plotline the treatment and acting in this film make it a cut above the rest. Also released as With Every Heartbeat.

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Ruth Vega Fernandez as Mia

Liv Mjönes as Frida

Country of Origin: Sweden

Genre: Drama

Language: Swedish

Subtitles: English

Runtime: 2 minute Trailer

Initial Release: July 29, 2011

Director: Alexandra Therese Keining

Creator: Based on an idea by Alexandra Therese Keining and Josefin Tengblad

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SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW (2008) - Lesbian Short Film (2008) New Zealand

In this lesbian short film set in New Zealand in the 1940's Edna and June, two young women, fall in love.They do not act on or fully realize their love though until one of the pair is already married. When the husband discovers the truth about their relationship the impossibility of their lives propels them in different directions. This is a truly moving tale that is told without words proving that much of what we feel and express is non-verbal. This film is deservedly the winner of many #lgbt film festivals across the globe.

Camille Keenan (June)

Yvette Reid (Edna)

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Country of Origin: New Zealand

Genre: Drama Short Film

Language: English

Subtitles: None

Runtime: 10.11 minutes

Initial Release: May, 2008

Director: Jamie Lawrence

Screenplay: Jamie Lawrence


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BETWEEN TWO WOMEN - UK Lesbian Movie (2000) Ellen and Kathy

Between Two Women tells the story of Ellen Hardy, an unhappily married mother of a ten year old son, who develops a relationship with Kathy Thompson her son's teacher. Set in Yorkshire in northern England in 1950's Ellen is torn between her duties as a wife and mother and a fear of admitting her feelings for Kathy. This is a gritty tale with fine performances from both actresses without the glitz of many modern movies. Don't be too put off by the trailer Between Two Women is definitely worth the watch and unlike many lesbian movies actually has a happy ending.

Barbara Marten (as Ellen Hardy)

Andrina Carroll (as Kathy)

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Country of Origin: UK

Genre: Drama

Language: English

Subtitles: None

Runtime: 5 minute Trailer

Initial Release: 2004

Director: Steven Woodcock

Screenplay: Steven Woodcock

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