A New Drama About The Porn Industry Is Coming To Channel 4

A new drama about the porn industry is coming to Channel 4. You can watch the 18+ trailer here:

The series follows Jolene Dollar (Hayley Squires), a mum-of-three who has been working in the industry her entire adult life. She is one of the top performers in the UK, but her world gets turned on its head when she forms an attachment with Amy (Siena Kelly), a 19-year-old actress who isn't much older than Jolene's eldest daughter.

A synopsis reads: "Set in modern Britain, the series from Fifty Fathoms delves inside the mainstream porn industry from the perspective of a woman who has been working in it her entire adult life and has seen it grow from an illegitimate backroom enterprise to a highly profitable arm of the telecommunications industry.

"Adult Material will interrogate what's real, what's fake, what's up for sale and the impact that these things have on the individuals involved.

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"Hayley Squires plays Jolene Dollar, a regular mother of three, who is proudly the breadwinner of the family. But Jolene doesn't have the most conventional of careers: she is one of the top porn performers in the UK. Adult Material ventures into Jolene's world - to a place that influences all of our lives, whether we know it or not, but none of us ever truly see.

"One day on set, Jolene is introduced to Amy (played by Siena Kelly). Amy is 19, not much older than Jolene's oldest daughter, Phoebe (played by Alex Jarrett). Jolene looks after Amy the way that she looks after every new girl on set, but she can't protect Amy from her own choices, and soon her relationship with this unstable young woman will see Jolene's own career and home life start to unravel."

Speaking about taking on the role of Jolene, Squires said: "She's come from not having had many opportunities and tried to thrive.

"I don't necessarily understand the mindset of it, but it fascinates me to this day, the physical and mental act of doing that job. And when she became a mother, that's what her life is about, giving her children the best opportunities possible and protecting them."

The first episode of the four-part series airs at 10pm on Monday 5 October on Channel 4.

Topics: TV and Film, UK Entertainment

Jake Massey

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