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{{quote| ''"The first thing you should know about me is that I'm a whore."''}}
 
After two seasons on ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'', actress [[Billie Piper]] burst out as a TV star, UK's sweetheart, and the de facto [[Girls Need Role Models|role model for a nation's worth of little girls]].
 
Obviously, someone's [[Typecasting]] alarm got tripped; [[Hotter and Sexier|and she traded in the role of the sweet, girl-next-door time-traveling companion for that of the sweet (-ish), girl-next-door ''prostitute'' (sorry, escort/call girl)]].
 
By day, Hannah is every bit the usual young single professional: educated, sophisticated, and a bit reserved; [[Naughty Byby Night|by night]] (and sometimes in the day too, if the client pays extra), she is [[Everything Sounds Sexier in French|Belle De Jour]], a glamorous call girl with a massive price tag who adores her job. Along with her male best friend Ben (who has resigned himself to Belle's profession) and her rather over-eager sex-worker-in-training protegee Bambi, we get to see Hannah/Belle navigate her work day/night, taking care of finances, dealing with customer retention and satisfaction issues, attending interviews for "promotion"... So basically, a [[Work Com]] meets [[Sex and Thethe City]]. And yes, this is a post-watershed show, so be prepared for [[Fan Service|tits, ass, and fetishes a plenty]].
 
[[Internet Backdraft|Drew the ire of some critics and feminists]] [[Lighter and Softer|for glamourizing the sex industry and showing it as safe and prestigious, while glossing over the drugs, violence, and exploitation that plague the trade]]. Other feminists praised the show for its powerful female character who is [[Ethical Slut|completely unashamed of her sexuality and uses it totally to suit her ends]].
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=== This show provides examples of: ===
* [[Actor Allusion]]: In series 4, episode 5, Belle posts a notice on her website saying "Call now for a classic English Rose.". Perhaps this is an allusion to her role as Rose Tyler in [[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]. Seems too coincidental not to be.
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: The series finale has elements of this, with Belle faced with choosing between Ben (Betty) and Harry (Veronica). {{spoiler|In the end, she chooses neither.}}
* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: "Belle De Jour", although frankly you don't need to be ''that'' bilingual (a few <s>days</s> ''hours'' of French should do the trick).
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* [[No Fourth Wall]]: What is this "fourth wall" of which you speak?
* [[Pretty in Mink]]: One episode has her wearing a short, white rabbit cape.
* [[Role Association]]: [[Doctor Who (TV)|Rose Tyler]] is turning tricks for Gabrielle Benson, where she ends up servicing [[Doctor Who (TV)|the Eleventh Doctor]], while desperately trying to keep boyfriend [[Dead Like Me|Mason]] from finding out.
* [[Secret Identity]]: The main character goes by her real name "Hannah" in everyday life and "Belle" for her work as a call girl.
** "Bambi" is also an alias. In season 3, her real name is revealed to be Gloria.
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