Sex and the City's London opening
Updated on 12 May 2008
The seminal Manhattan show emerged from a golden age of TV-making in the US. But things are different now.
The television series was shown in more than 100 countries, but the film very nearly did not happen and has taken four years to get to the big screen.
As the movie version of Sex and the City gets its first very first airing in Britain tonight, its writer says if the original series broke every taboo when it came to sex, the movie version breaks every taboo about hiding your age in Hollywood.
The TV series also came out of a golden age in America, creating drama and comedies to export. But it is a different story now.
