Showtime Women Welcomes Bob and Rose

Showtime Women, one of Showtime Networks Inc.’s multiplex services, will add a new series, Bob and Rose
.

The series is written by Russell T. Davies, writer and creator of the British Broadcasting Corp.'s Queer as Folk
, which spawned the Showtime hit series of the same name.

Bob and Rose follows the story of a gay-man and a straight woman who fall in love. It stars Alan Davies (Jonathan Creek
) as Bob and Leslie Sharp (Clocking Off
, The Full Monty
) as Rose.

The six-episode series, from Carlton International Media Ltd., will begin airing on Showtime Women Oct. 22.