Prostitutes are often seen as either immoral individuals or exploited victims. Rupert Everett uncovers the real story of the sex industry, going behind the stereotypes to hear the unvarnished truth from sex workers and their clients.

Follows an unruly teenager sent by his exasperated parents to live with a Parisian socialite family to learn French and grow up.

In 50 Shades of Gay, Rupert Everett delves into the changes in gay life and culture over the last fifty years, speaking to men in their eighties who had experiences with palace guards, to young transgender people coming out in rural parts of the country.
Everett delivers his own personal take on how gay life has changed since 1967, reflecting on how far people have come in acceptance and openness, and what aspects of gay culture has faded into the mainstream over the years.

In 1895, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was the most famous writer in London, and Bosie Douglas, son of the notorious Marquess of Queensberry, was his lover. Accused and convicted of gross indecency, he was imprisoned for two years and subjected to hard labor. Once free, he abandons England to live in France, where he will spend his last years, haunted by memories of the past, poverty and immense sadness.