Blue Jean

It’s 1988. Thatcher’s government has just passed a law that stereotypes lesbians and gays as pedophiles, recruiting children for their ‘deviant’ lifestyles. Female Physical Education teachers are prime targets for homophobic accusations, and as a result, Jean is forced to lead a double life. During the week, she’s a respected member of staff; on the weekend, she slips surreptitiously into Newcastle’s gay scene with her girlfriend, Viv. But when she’s confronted by one of her students in a lesbian bar, Jean is pushed to extreme lengths to save her job and her sanity. A richly textured character study that may be set in a different decade, but Blue Jean is a perfect fit for our times.