Secret Diary of a Call Girl

In series 3 Belle is struggling with not only being Belle and Hannah but also with being a successful published author. She needs her clients to provide her with material for her new book so we see her have all sorts of experiences in the quest for ‘good material.’ Juggling three personas is hard enough, but when her sister Jackie arrives to stay out of the blue (her husband has had an affair) Belle’s life just gets even more complicated. We also introduce a new character – Duncan – Belle’s publisher. Duncan appears to be the archetypal English man – intelligent, restrained, mature – and Belle becomes very attracted to him. She believes this is a relationship which may work – after all, he knows all there is to know about her. But does she know all there is to know about Duncan???

When Jackie discovers Belle’s sex toys, Belle takes her to a fetish club to prove she’s not weird, lots of people are open about sex. Belle hopes that liberating Jackie’s libido will drive her back to her husband, who had an affair when they stopped having sex. At home Belle finds it impossible to live with Jackie and they fight, culminating in Jackie punching Belle. Later that day, Belle’s client rejects her when he sees her bruise; it ruins the fantasy of ‘Belle’ for him. Belle heads home, feeling low, only to walk in on Ben going down on Jackie! Jackie’s sex drive is well and truly rebooted, but she is ruining Belle's life! Meanwhile Bambi is on her first appointment with a young aristocratic client, Byron, who she's in danger of falling for. Belle is faced with writer's block and calls Duncan. He says he’s interested in whatever she has to say.

Duncan encourages Belle to find out what really turns her clients on. What is the meaning of desire?

Belle can no longer deny her attraction to Duncan. But he’s playing it professional, suggesting Belle finds a kinky client for her next chapter. At Ben’s bar, Belle discovers Ben wants to end it with her sister Jackie, but is too scared to do it himself. Bambi then lets slip that Byron has stopped paying her. Belle urges Bambi to end it – Byron is a client not a boyfriend. Belle has her appointment with ' Mr Kinky' - Des, a splosher, whose turn on is to get down and dirty with food, but Belle can’t get into it and ends the session. Its clear there’s only one man for Belle, and that’s Duncan. Meanwhile, her advice is being carried through by Ben who breaks up with Jackie who returns to her husband, and Bambi who breaks up with Byron. Disobeying all of her own rules, Belle has sex with Duncan.

Belle declares that she doesn’t need love when she has money. However, when Duncan refuses to discuss the fact they had sex, Belle can't stop herself being upset. Belle returns home to an appointment with Al, a straight-talking Northerner. Just as Al leaves, Duncan arrives, keen to apologise for being so useless but determined to be with Belle, one step at a time. Belle feels the same way but she doesn't believe Duncan could handle her job. Prostitutes cannot have boyfriends. Fact. Ben agrees, but when Bambi turns up at the bar announcing her engagement to Byron, Belle finds herself questioning it. Belle asks Stephanie if call girls can have love. Stephanie tells Belle that money is the only thing working girls can rely on, Stephanie and Belle are similar in that respect they both put money first. Met with a vision of her future, Belle goes to see Duncan. If he really thinks it can work, Belle is prepared to give it a try. Duncan and Belle are now on.

Belle takes on the role of Russian spy, ‘Olga’, when she agrees to do a James Bond role play experience for her client, Stewart. The appointment will make a great chapter, and Duncan can't wait to hear about it. Finally able to balance her working life with a relationship, Belle decides its time to introduce Duncan to Ben. Unfortunately, Ben feels patronised by Duncan and doesn’t warm to him. Byron, having shown up the bar whilst Bambi is at a booking, takes Ben’s side. Belle thanks Ben for his support and leaves with Duncan. That night in Duncan’s club, they bump into Stewart with his wife. Stewart discreetly approaches Belle at the bar to try and deal with the awkwardness. Duncan misinterprets the situation, and tells Stewart to back off.

Belle has spent so long writing about clients, but doesn’t know what its like to be a client. She decides to find out and books male escort Connor. During the appointment, Belle feels so guilty about Duncan, she finds herself admitting that she’s not only a prostitute, but an author too. Connor decides to give Belle something to write about, and they have some of the best sex Belle’s ever had. Meanwhile, Bambi has her own client, a man calling himself Richard, who is revealed to be Duncan. Belle is completely oblivious to this, and feeling strange about having submitted a chapter about Connor, asks Duncan to come round. Duncan and Belle make love, but it becomes clear that Duncan wants to be having sex with Belle the escort, not Hannah.

Today is Bambi’s wedding day. But first Belle has an appointment with favourite regular, David, who reveals his own fetish and Belle is more than happy to oblige. After the booking, Belle goes to pick up Duncan but he tells her he can't make the wedding. Belle bargains with Duncan, convincing him to come to the wedding in return for a cracking final chapter of her book. Bambi is distraught to see Duncan at her wedding, and just before the ceremony she cracks and tells Belle everything. Duncan was her client. Belle confronts Duncan. He can’t understand why she’s upset, she sleeps with other people too. Belle tells him its different, it’s her job. That night Belle decides to write her final chapter on Duncan, the serial prostitute user. Knowing that she doesn’t want Duncan to profit from her book, Belle emails the chapter to the entire publishing house. There’s no way Duncan will publish the book now.