Lez Girls and dead dogs: how Jenny wrecked The L Word

Back in 2004, it was a different lesbian landscape: there was no “Cara is my ex” slogan T-shirts, there were no celesbians, there were no Oscar-nominated films featuring layers of royal crinoline being ruffled by Rachel Weisz. There was, however, The L Word. Set in Los Angeles, the show was a first of its kind: a mainstream drama series that followed a group of (at the time) trendy lesbians through their various ups and downs – followed by more ups and more downs and lot of hot, taboo sex.