- Everyone seems to have a theory about young Stephen's private life. So quiet and self-contained, he must have some secret. Only he is sure of his own identity - both sexual and social. But perhaps he's got it wrong?
- Steven is a young man who seems - odd. Is he gay ? As the story unravels you find Steven is actually an emerging transsexual. This story of a young mans discovery of the woman inside is both touching and sincere. And take it from a real transsexual- far more accurate than anything else that has been attempted. Most works are sensationised to some extent. This is life for a transsexual as it actually is starting from the first feelings to the day they 'come out'. The plot is slow compared to a modern television play but reflects accurately the slowly developing understanding that most transsexuala experience. The characters are accurate and the interplay between them would be familiar to any transsexual female. The brusque doctor, the hysterical parent, the snide colleague. Its all there. Even the interplay between the young transsexual and the older tranvestite towards the end of the piece (Steven tells the transvestite that they are the same and the transvestite bitterly comments that one day the transsexual Steven will deride and come to hate the transvestites). Its stunningly accurate in almost all of its details - some of the minor medical issues are glossed over or simplified for a lay audience - considering its vintage its a striking piece. Perhaps not as interesting or sensational as some more modern pieces but very much more real. A shame the BBC have not seen fit to release it from their archives.
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