Scripted series · ITV2
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Billie Piper
Hannah 'Belle' Baxter
32 eps
Iddo Goldberg
Ben
32 eps
Ashley Madekwe
Gloria 'Bambi' White
16 eps
Lily James
Poppy
8 eps
James D'Arcy
Duncan
9 eps
Gemma Chan
Charlotte
8 eps
Callum Blue
Alex
9 eps
Beth Cordingly
Naomi
1 eps
Matt Day
Receptionist
1 eps
Sally Dexter
Mistress Sirona
1 eps
Tom Mison
Daniel
1 eps
Jonny Phillips
Liam
1 eps
Matt Smith
Tim
1 eps
Sara Stewart
Fiona
1 eps
David Proud
Blake
2 eps
Jeff Rawle
Martin
1 eps
Rad Lazar
Yuri
1 eps
Adam James
Matt
2 eps
Roger Barclay
David
4 eps
Keira Malik
Tanya
2 eps
Aleksandar Mikic
Alex
1 eps
Colin Salmon
Mitchell
1 eps
Clive Russell
Gary
1 eps
Kevin Doyle
Lewis
1 eps
Iwan Rheon
Lewis
1 eps
Ace Bhatti
Ashok
3 eps
Suzanne Bertish
Anna
2 eps
Toyah Willcox
Hannah's Mum
3 eps
Justin Edwards
Stewart
2 eps
James Wilby
Henry
1 eps
Pip Torrens
Edward
1 eps
Kieran O'Brien
Al
1 eps
Aidan McArdle
Mike Hodley
1 eps
Tom Price
Simon
2 eps
Darren Clarke
Slave
1 eps
Colin Michael Carmichael
Des
1 eps
Chris Coghill
Kai Felton
1 eps
George Rainsford
Tim
2 eps
Lydia Fox
Estate Agent
1 eps
Paul Nicholls
Harry Keegan
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Secret Diary of a Call Girl actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Secret Diary of a Call Girl reads strongest on Character Depth, Humour and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
It's her business doing pleasure with you. A witty and provocative series based on the real-life adventures of a high-class escort. Juggling her own reality with her clients' fantasies can be difficult, but this savvy sweetheart knows every trick in the book, and she's doing it in style.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 32 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20109 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20078 episodes
6.5IMDbBest episode · S01E05 Episode 5
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20088 episodes
6.5IMDbBest episode · S02E05 Episode 5
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20108 episodes
6.3IMDbIn season 3 Belle is struggling with not only being Belle and Hannah but also with being a successful published author. She needs her clients to provide her with material for her new book so we see her have all sorts of experiences in the quest for ‘good material.’ Juggling three personas is hard enough, but when her sister Jackie arrives to stay out of the blue (her husband has had an affair) Belle’s life just gets even more complicated. We also introduce a new character – Duncan – Belle’s publisher. Duncan appears to be the archetypal English man – intelligent, restrained, mature – and Belle becomes very attracted to him. She believes this is a relationship which may work – after all, he knows all there is to know about her. But does she know all there is to know about Duncan?
Best episode · S03E08 Episode 8
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
20118 episodes
6.2IMDbNo sooner was our heroine back to being unencumbered when long time best pal Ben professed his love and suggested they make a go of it as a couple. Can Hannah/Belle continue her fast-lane career as a high-end London call girl and succeed in a lasting relationship?
Best episode · S04E03 Episode 3
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S03E08
Episode 8
In the Season 3 finale, the secret tryst between Duncan and Bambi is revealed at the latter's wedding, leaving Belle heartbroken but providing fodder for her new book's final chapter. Ben reveals his true feelings at the eleventh hour.
- Directed by China Moo-Young
S02E05
Episode 5
So it's decided. Today is the day that Belle will finally come clean and tell Alex what she does for a living. She can't face lying to the man she loves any longer. The results are explosive.
- Directed by Peter Lydon
S01E05
Episode 5
Belle works for her favorite client together with another girl. When he dumps her for the new girl she's upset and calls Ben. He is still struggling from finding out about her secret identity.
- Directed by Susan Tully
S02E03
Episode 3
Belle struggles with having a relationship. If that wouldn't be enough already, she runs into trouble at work as well when the wife of a client shows up.
- Directed by Fraser Macdonald
S01E07
Episode 7
Belle has a couple as clients who want a foursome, so Belle has to find a man to help out. Belle's problem: she doesn't have that many friends she could ask for such a favor.
- Directed by Susan Tully
S02E01
Episode 1
A journalist tries to blackmail Belle after he spots her with a client who turns out to be a politician. She also finds trouble in the form of Bambi, a girl with aspirations of becoming a high-class escort.
- Directed by Fraser Macdonald
- Written by Lucy Prebble
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S04E03
Episode 3
- Directed by Alex Garcia Lopez, Wayne Che Yip
- Written by Simeon Goulden
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Greg BrenmanProducer
- Michael FosterExecutive Producer
- Billie PiperProducer
Writing
- Julie GeareyWriter
- Simeon GouldenWriter
- Lucy PrebbleWriter
Direction
- Yann DemangeDirector
- Sam DonovanDirector
- Alex Garcia LopezDirector
- Susan TullyDirector
- Peter LydonDirector
- China Moo-YoungDirector
Where to watch
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