Sordid Lives: The Series

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Television series
German title Sordid Lives: The Series
Original title Sordid Lives: The Series
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 2008
length 25 minutes
Episodes 12
genre Comedy
idea Del Shores
First broadcast July 23, 2008 (USA) on logo
German-language
first broadcast		 May 21, 2009 on TIMM
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Sordid Lives: The Series (Original title: Sordid Lives: The Series) is an American television series from 2008, which is intended as a prelude to the film of the same name from 2000. The series and the film were invented and written by Del Shores , who also directed. The series is set in a fictional small town in Texas and revolves around the members of the Ingram family.

Stars of the series include Rue McClanahan , Olivia Newton-John , Caroline Rhea , Leslie Jordan , Beth Grant and most of the actors in the film.

The premiere in the US was in July 2008 on Logo , in Canada Sordid Lives was broadcast on Super Channel . TIMM broadcasts the series in Germany and in August 2009 Film 24 broadcast the series for the first time in Great Britain. Logo has stopped producing the series due to financial problems, so there will not be a second season. The official website of the series on LOGO online is no longer available.

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The Southern Ingram family is not exactly a model family. Matriarch Peggy Ingram ( Rue McClanahan ) takes on the well-known bar singer Bitsy Mae Harling ( Olivia Newton-John ) after Bitsy Mae was released from prison and has an affair with the husband of her sister's neighbor, Sissy ( Beth Grant ). Peggy's older daughter LaVonda ( Ann Walker ) lives with her chain-smoking aunt Sissy, while Peggy's younger daughter Latrelle ( Bonnie Bedelia ) tries to maintain the image of a perfectionist.

Peggy's third child, Earl "Brother Boy" Ingram ( Leslie Jordan ), was sent to the madhouse by his parents for transvestism - he has been there for 23 years. He is a big fan of the country singer Tammy Wynette , who appears to him as a ghost and encourages her to continue her life's work. Brother Boy tries to escape the madhouse by referring to the questionable therapy of the crazy Dr. Eve ( Rosemary Alexander ) lets in, who thinks she can cure his homosexuality .

LaVonda's best friend Noleta ( Caroline Rhea ) lives with her husband GW ( David Steen ), a Vietnam veteran with two prosthetic pegs , in a trailer in Sissy Ingram's garden. Noltea refuses to sleep with GW if he does not want to keep his prostheses on, so he regularly takes refuge in the local bar "Bubbas" and seeks the community of visitors there, the brothers Wardell ( Newell Alexander ) and Odell ( David Cowgill ), Bitsy Mae and the always drunk Juanita ( Sarah Hunley ), who has been trying for years to uncover a competition scandal that only exists in her alcoholic imagination.

Latrelle's son Ty ( Jason Dottley ) lives as an actor in Los Angeles and fights with some therapists to come to terms with his homosexuality. In addition, he has to have the relationship with his first boyfriend ( Ted Detwiler ), a stalker who was once his girlfriend ( Sharron Alexis ), an angry one-night stand ( Emerson Collins ) and his coming out to his best straight friend ( Robert Lewis Stephenson ) and his family in Texas.

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actor character annotation
Olivia Newton-John Bitsy Mae Harling A local bar singer who was in jail for arson. She is a close friend of Peggy Ingram.
Jason Dottley Ty Williamson Ty is somewhere in his 20s and is repressing his homosexuality, leaving his mother Latrelle and the bigoted little Texas town behind and moving to West Hollywood to be an actor.
Sarah Hunley Juanita Bartlett A regular at the local bar and a firm believer in a sweepstakes conspiracy.
Newell Alexander Wardell 'Bubba' Owens Owner of the local bar and best friend of GW Bubba is the object of Brother Boy's desire.
David Steen GW Nethercott Noleta's unfaithful husband, he is a regular guest at the local bar, his favorite haven. He starts an affair with Peggy Ingram.
David Cowgill Odell Owens Bubba's brother, afraid of life, he's hiding in Bubba's bar.
Beth Grant Sissy Hickey Peggy's much younger sister, Brother Boy's aunt, LaVonda and Latrelle, her family and neighbors regularly stress her.
Caroline Rhea Noleta Nethercott She is the desperate wife of GW and lives in a trailer in Sissy's garden. She is LaVonda's best friend.
Leslie Jordan Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram Brother Boy was taken to the madhouse by his parents 23 years ago for his tranvestism, he is a big fan of Tammy Wynette.
Mitch Carter Bumper The madhouse security guard, he keeps trying to force Brother Boy to have sex with him.
Bonnie Bedelia Latrelle Williamson Ty's mother, she's basically kept up appearances.
Sharron Alexis Sara Kaufman Ty's ex-girlfriend, she's still obsessed with the idea that she and Ty are still a couple.
Ann Walker LaVonda DuPree Peggy's oldest daughter, she is a free spirit and a close confidante of Ty, who tells her everything.
Mary-Margaret Lewis Ethel A nurse in a madhouse and a friend of Brother Boy's.
Rosemary Alexander Dr. Eve Bolinger The “doctor of evil” wants to “de-homosexualize” Brother Boy, then she can write a book about it, becomes a guest on the Oprah talk show and can finally quit her job in the madhouse.
Rue McClanahan Peggy Ingram The matriarch of the family, she is the older sister of Sissy and the mother of Latrelle, LaVonda and Brother Boy.

Episodes

Episode number Title Broadcast date Summary
101 "The day that Tammy Wynette died" May 21, 2009 Sissy asks her nieces Latrelle and LaVonda to find her sister / mother Peggy. Brother Boy learns that his idol, Tammy Wynette, is dead. Noleta and GW repeatedly get into an argument about GW's desire to take off his prosthetic leg during sex. Ty is nervous about auditioning for a role in a gay musical.
102 "The Resurrection of Tammy Wynette" May 28, 2009 The ghost of Tammy Wynette (played by her real daughter Georgette Jones ) visits Brother Boy and asks him to continue her life's work, and he also meets his new therapist, Dr Eve. Peggy visits the local bar with bar singer / ex-inmate Bitsy Mae for the first time. Ty meets his ex-girlfriend Sara, who is chasing him. During the audition for his role, he meets the likable Jacob.
103 "Pills, Poison & Penises" June 4, 2009 Brother Boy is in a coma and his family visits him. During the visit, Latrelle steals Valium and is discovered by Bumper. Noleta plans to kill herself or her unfaithful husband and buys rat poison. Sara breaks into Ty's apartment and finds Ty and Jacob - naked.
104 "Secrets and Lies" June 11, 2009 Latrelle escapes Bumper, but Bumper swears vengeance. Bitsy meets Glyndora and learns that she set the trailer on fire - the crime Bitsy was in jail for. Ty is confronted with the consequences of his game of hide-and-seek and now wants to change everything. Dr. Eve explains her therapy to Brother Boy's family.
105 "The Rise and Fall of Brother Boy" June 18, 2009 Brother Boy wakes up from a coma. GW and Peggy's affair continues after a night at the Galaxy Motel. Sissy and LaVonda are kept awake all night by the neighbour's goat, when they eat the award-winning violets, Sissy shoots the goat. LaVonda and Sissy make it look like someone ran over the goat. Ty meets his neighbor Walker, an older gay man, who encourages him to finally come out.
106 "Doomed Calls" June 25, 2009 LaVonda spends a day at the hairdresser's when she receives a call from Latrelle, who saw her mother Peggy with GW at the Galaxy Motel. LaVonda convinces Latrelle that she only dreamed it all while in a Valium rush. LaVonda calls a few people to create a story that convinces Noleta that GW stayed at Odell's last night. Brother Boy agrees to the therapy of Dr. Eve to play as Tammy Wynette again.
107 "A brazen affair" July 2, 2009 Bitsy Mae and her band storm the church and want to confront the congregation with their bigotry. Brother Boy tries Dr. Convince Eve to continue his therapy. Ty confesses his homosexuality to Sara, but Sara doesn't believe him and continues to claim they are still a couple.
108 "Explanation Needs" July 9, 2009 Peggy explains to Bitsy Mae why she got her out of jail and now takes care of her. Brother Boy is frustrated with therapy. Sissy, Noleta and LaVonda miss Latrelle and start looking for her.
109 "Death is not a solution either" July 16, 2009 Latrelle has given in to her pill addiction; Brother Boy learns of an escape plan from the madhouse. Bumper breaks into Latrelle's house and tries to rape her. Walker dies, Sara moves into his apartment and now terrorizes Ty even more.
110 "Ty desperately wanted" July 23, 2009 Noleta drives bumpers out of Latrelle's house with her pistol; the parish starts a petition to close Bubba's bar. Noleta finds evidence of GW's infidelity LaVonda is looking for her mother to talk her out of the affair with GW and catches Bitsy and Glyndora in a compromising situation. Sara ignores Jacob and Ty's relationship and acts like his girlfriend.
111 "Compromising Situations" July 30, 2009 Ty confesses his homosexuality to Marc and confronts Sara with the fact that he and Jacob are a couple. Bitsy Mae takes in Glyndora after Ritchie beats her up. Latrelle gives up the Valium while Sissys tries to quit smoking. Noleta accompanies LaVonda on her trip to LA to see the play by Ty there.
112 "The Trip" August 6, 2009 LaVonda and Noleta attend the premiere of Ty's play in Los Angeles, but Ty has very different problems. Bitsy Mae discovers her feelings for Glyndora; Sissy confesses to the “murder” of the goat and is arrested along with Noleta. Brother Boy blackmailed Bumper and he and Jackie managed to escape the madhouse.

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