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# Gay and Trans* couples voted top 10 in BFI Polls
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/gay-and-trans-couples-voted-top-10-in-bfi-polls/
- Published: 2015-12-20T00:32:55.000Z
- Updated: 2015-12-20T00:32:55.000Z
- Description: The British Film Institute have revealed the favourite couples from the world of film and television, as voted for by the British public as well as thousands of people from all over the world.
- Author: Alice Blezard
- Tags: Arts, In The South, John Barrowman

## The British Film Institute (BFI) have revealed the favourite couples from the world of film and television, as voted for by the British public as well as thousands of people from all over the globe.

![Brokeback Mountain](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web-600-39.jpg)

Brokeback Mountain

**Gay and Trans\* characters** feature in both polls, with Glee’s Kurt (**Chris Colfer**) and Blaine (**Darren Criss**) being just pipped to the top spot in the TV poll, and *Torchwood’s* (2006-11) Jack (**John Barrowman**) and Ianto (**Gareth David-Lloyd**) coming in at number 5.

Meanwhile the heart-breaking romance between Jack (**Jake Gyllenhaal**) and Ennis (**Heath Ledger**) in Ang Lee’s Oscar-winning *Brokeback Mountain* (2005) was voted into the film top ten at number 7.

In the North East of England *Boy Meets Girl* (2015) topped the TV polls, starring trans\* actor **Rebecca Root** as Judy, a trans\* woman in her forties who falls in love with Leo (**Henry Hepple**) ten years her junior.

Favourites amongst the TV poll results are ‘will they/won’t they’ couples, with such couples from *The X Files, Doctor Who, Gossip Girl* and *The Office* all featuring in the top ten.

Whilst the TV poll is dominated by contemporary couples, the film poll results demonstrate that classic couples still resonate with audiences, with top ten appearances from *Gone With the Wind, Casablanca* and *When Harry Met Sally*.

**Full national and regional poll results are shown below:**

**Overall Film Top 10:**  
**Overall TV Top 10:**  
1\. *DDLJ* – Raj and Simran  
1\. *Outlander* – Claire and Jamie  
2\. *Before Trilogy* – Jesse and Celine  
2\. *Glee* – Kurt and Blaine  
3\. *Gone With the Wind* – Scarlett and Rhett  
3\. *Poldark* – Ross and Demelza  
4\. *Casablanca* – Rick and Ilsa  
4\. *Gossip Girl* – Chuck and Blair  
5\. *True Romance* – Clarence and Alabama  
5\. *Torchwood* – Jack and Ianto  
6\. *The Princess Bride* – Buttercup and Westley  
6\. *The X Files* – Mulder and Scully  
7\. *Brokeback Mountain* – Jack and Ennis  
7\. *Doctor Who* – The Doctor and Rose  
8\. *Twilight* – Bella and Edward  
8\. *Pride and Prejudice* – Darcy and Elizabeth  
9\. *When Harry Met Sally…* – Harry and Sally  
9\. *Parks and Recreation* – Leslie and Ben  
10\. *Star Wars* – Han and Leia  
10\. *The Office* – Tim and Dawn

**UK Only Film Top 10:**  
**UK Only TV Top 10:**  
1\. *DDLJ* – Raj and Simran  
1\. *Poldark* – Ross and Demelza  
2\. *Before Trilogy* – Jesse and Celine  
2\. *Glee* – Kurt and Blaine  
3\. *Casablanca* – Rick and Ilsa  
3\. *Gossip Girl* – Chuck and Blair  
4\. *True Romance* – Clarence and Alabama  
4\. *Outlander* – Claire and Jamie  
5\. *Gone with the Wind* – Scarlett and Rhett  
5\. *Torchwood* – Jack and Ianto  
6\. *The Princess Bride* – Buttercup and Westley  
6\. *The X Files* – Mulder and Scully  
7\. *Brief Encounter* – Laura and Alec  
7\. *Pride and Prejudice* – Darcy and Elizabeth  
8\. *When Harry Met Sally…* – Harry and Sally  
8\. *Doctor Who* – The Doctor and Rose  
9\. *Brokeback Mountain* – Jack and Ennis  
9\. *Parks and Recreation* – Leslie and Ben  
10\. *Star Wars* – Han and Leia  
10\. *The Office* – Tim and Dawn

## **East Midlands**

**Film Top 5:**  
**TV Top 5:**  
1\. *The Princess Bride*  
1\. *Poldark*  
2\. *DDLJ*  
2\. *Glee*  
3\. *True Romance*  
3\. *Torchwood*  
4\. *Brief Encounter*  
4\. *Outlander*  
5\. *Gone with the Wind*  
5\. *Pride and Prejudice*

## **East of England**

**Film Top 5:**  
**TV Top 5:**  
1\. *DDLJ*  
1\. *Glee*  
2\. *True Romance*  
2\. *Poldark*  
3\. *Gone with the Wind*  
3\. *Outlander*  
4\. *The Princess Bride*  
4\. *The X Files*  
5\. *Star Wars*  
5\. *Gossip Girl*

## **London**

**Film Top 5:**  
**TV Top 5:**  
1\. *DDLJ*  
1\. *Glee*  
2\. *Before Trilogy*  
2\. *Gossip Girl*  
3\. *True Romance*  
3\. *Pride and Prejudice*  
4\. *Gone with the Wind*  
4\. *Outlander*  
5\. *Casablanca*  
5\. *Torchwood*

## **North East**

**Film Top 5:**  
1\. *Casablanca*  
2\. *The Princess Bride*  
3\. *Harry Potter*  
4\. *When Harry Met Sally…*  
5\. *Star Wars*

**TV Top 5:**  
1\. *Boy Meets Girl*  
2\. *Poldark*  
3\. *Doctor Who*  
4\. *Torchwood*  
5\. *Glee*

## **North West**

**Film Top 5:**  
1\. *Casablanca*  
2\. *Before Trilogy*  
3\. *True Romance*  
4\. *Brokeback Mountain*  
5\. *Twilight*

## **TV Top 5:**  
1\. *Glee*  
2\. *Outlander*  
3\. *Gossip Girl*  
4\. *Friends*  
5\. *Parks and Recreation*

**Northern Ireland**

**Film Top 5:**  
1\. *DDLJ*  
2\. *Gone with the Wind*  
3\. *True Romance*  
4\. *The Princess Bride*  
5\. *Casablanca*

**TV Top 5:**  
1\. *Glee*  
2\. *Poldark*  
3\. *The Simpsons*  
4\. *Parks and Recreation*  
5\. *Doctor Who*

## **Scotland**

**Film Top 5:**  
1\. *DDLJ*  
2\. *Before Trilogy*  
3\. *True Romance*  
4\. *Casablanca*  
5\. *Brokeback Mountain*

**TV Top 5:**  
1\. *Outlander*  
2\. *Glee*  
3\. *Gossip Girl*  
4\. *Torchwood*  
5\. *Poldark*

## **South East**

**Film Top 5:**  
1\. *Before Trilogy*  
2\. *Gone with the Wind*  
3\. *DDLJ*  
4\. *Casablanca*  
5\. *Brief Encounter*

**TV Top 5:**  
1\. *Poldark*  
2\. *Gossip Girl*  
3\. *Glee*  
4\. *The X Files*  
5\. *Torchwood*

## **South West**

**Film Top 5:**  
1\. *Before Trilogy*  
2\. *Casablanca*  
3\. *True Romance*  
4\. *Brief Encounter*  
5\. *Brokeback Mountain*

**TV Top 5:**  
1\. *Poldark*  
2\. *Torchwood*  
3\. *Glee*  
4\. *Outlander*  
5\. *Gossip Girl*

## **Wales**

**Film Top 5:**  
1\. *DDLJ*  
2\. *Before Trilogy*  
3\. *Casablanca*  
4\. *Brokeback Mountain*  
5\. *The Princess Bride*

**TV Top 5:**  
1\. *Glee*  
2\. *Torchwood*  
3\. *Poldark*  
4\. *Gossip Girl*  
5\. *Doctor Who*

## **West Midlands**

**Film Top 5:**  
1\. *Before Trilogy*  
2\. *Casablanca*  
3\. *True Romance*  
4\. *DDLJ*  
5\. *The Princess Bride*

**TV Top 5:**  
1\. *Glee*  
2\. *Outlander*  
3\. *Poldark*  
4\. *Gossip Girl*  
5\. *Torchwood*

## **Yorkshire**

**Film Top 5:**  
1\. *DDLJ*  
2\. *Casablanca*  
3\. *Before Trilogy*  
4\. *Twilight*  
5\. *When Harry Met Sally…*

**TV Top 5:**  
1\. *Poldark*  
2\. *Gossip Girl*  
3\. *Torchwood*  
4\. *Glee*  
5\. *Outlander*

## **Outside the UK**

**Film Top 5:**  
1\. *DDLJ*  
2\. *Gone with the Wind*  
3\. *Before Trilogy*  
4\. *Casablanca*  
5\. *Twilight*

**TV Top 5:**  
1\. *Outlander*  
2\. *Glee*  
3\. *Gossip Girl*  
4\. *Poldark*  
5\. *Torchwood*