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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Three drag performers in flamboyant ball gowns brave the Australian outback in their battered tour bus, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

Resplendent in flamboyant ball gowns, looking down over the vast red Australian desert, three showgirls, Tick (Hugo Weaving), Adam (Guy Pearce) and Bernadette (Terence Stamp), are offered a four-week cabaret engagement in Alice Springs. The challenge is simply getting there intact, along with their battered, pink tour bus, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. It's not easy being a drag queen in the outback.

They came, they conquered, they looked fabulous!

1 hour, 39 minutes

On TV

Friday 23:00
BBC Two

Credits

Tick / Mitzi Hugo Weaving
Adam / Felicia Guy Pearce
Bernadette Terence Stamp
Shirley June Marie Bennett
Frank Ken Radley
Cynthia Julia Cortez
Alan Alan Dargin
Bob Bill Hunter
Writer Stephan Elliott
Director Stephan Elliott

Broadcasts

  • Sun 10 Sep 2023 22:30
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Sun 10 Sep 2023 23:10
    BBC One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Fri 15 Sep 2023 21:55
    BBC Three
  • Fri 26 Apr 2024 23:35
    BBC One except Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales, Wales HD & Nightlight
  • Sat 27 Apr 2024 00:05
    BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
  • Sat 27 Apr 2024 00:35
    BBC One Scotland & Scotland HD only
  • Fri 3 May 2024 21:15
    BBC Three
  • Friday 23:00
    BBC Two