OUTINGS
DRAMA
UNITED KINGDOM
2016-now
OUTINGS Lloyd Eyre-Morgan's short film Closets won Best British Short Film of the Year at the Iris Prize. Now the director is returning to the screens with his new gay drama series Outings. The 3-part series will focus on the lives of 3 gays in their 20s. OUTINGS consists of 3 episodes of 30 minutes.
STORY: The production is described as the coming together of Queer as Folk and Skins. In Manchester, a group of 20-something friends is struggling with issues relating to love and sex. Kane (Lloyd Eyre-Morgan) has just broken up with his on-off boyfriend Thom (Nathan Morris) and is interested in an actor Louis (Simon Keen) who has other things on his mind. Kane's friend Kiegan (Rob Ward) is a party boy who finds himself conflicted when his brother Dom (Joel Keating) asks him to be best man. Their friend Tim (Daniel Wallace) is dating Lucy (Verity Henry), who is willing to overlook his gay past, although his colourful friend Hoppy (Ali Kahn) sees trouble ahead. Then secrets emerge when Tim throws an 80s-themed birthday party for Lucy.
GAY COUPLE STORY: The series follows characters including Kane (Lloyd Eyre-Morgan) as he moves back in with his mum after finally splitting up with his on-off boyfriend Thom (Nathan Morris) and tries to adjust to his new-found bachelorhood.
Kane (Lloyd Eyre-Morgan) & Thom (Nathan Morris)
LLOYD EYRE-MORGAN (2016) January 1, 1988, Greater Manchester, UK
NATHAN MORRIS (2016) ?, Birmingham, UK
SPECIAL: Eyre-Morgan said in an interview: “I hope what we're doing helps young LGBT people. We tried to tell stories about gay sex, drugs and bisexuality as honestly as we could.” There's a lot of talk about sex, mainly the problems the various couples have at finding even a hint of satisfaction in bed. But it's depicted so coyly in the film that it's no wonder they're all frustrated. Everything happens under heavy bed covers, including fully clothed kisses. So the way the script continually moralises about promiscuity feels plainly inauthentic. Not to mention the problem that every plot strand screams that no one is complete without a man to love.
AWARDS: ‘OUTINGS’ none
5.4 IMDB
