Buss Stops & Lipgloss
• Position Bus Stops and Lip Gloss as flagship Pocket FM content • Signal multi-season longevity (3–5 seasons minimum) • Give Pocket FM’s internal teams a crystal-clear visual + emotional bible • Make executives think: “This isn’t just a series. This is a franchise.” You can paste this directly into Pocket FM. No filler. No fluff. Every paragraph does work. BUS STOPS AND LIP GLOSS Series Description / Visual & World-Building Prompt Bus Stops and Lip Gloss is a modern, emotionally charged London series about five Black women whose beauty, intimacy, ambition, and sisterhood exist in constant tension with truth. This is not a story about survival. This is a story about choice. THE WOMEN (VISUAL IDENTITY — NON-NEGOTIABLE) All five women are Black. All are feminine-presenting. All are visually striking in different, complementary ways. They are soft-glam London baddies: • Long hair (braids, silk presses, waves, sleek ponytails) • Perfectly laid edges • Glossed lips, warm brown skin, clean makeup, luminous faces • No masculine presentation — power is expressed through elegance, composure, and restraint • Style rooted in Zara, Mango, Selfridges, elevated high-street fashion • Gold jewellery, clean tailoring, coats that move beautifully when they walk • Urban, aspirational, recognisable women you’d see in Soho, Shoreditch, West London, Canary Wharf They look like women who are seen — even when they’re trying not to be. Visually, the series lives in: • London streets at golden hour • Bus stops glowing under streetlights • Kitchens with warm bulbs and quiet tension • Restaurants chosen for discretion, not noise • Libraries, cafés, parks, bedrooms, bathrooms, mirrors • Intimate domestic spaces where the real story happens Everything is polished. Everything is intentional. Everything is quietly loaded. THE CORE GROUP TONI — The Observer Toni notices what others miss. She watches people instead of performing for them. Her power is perception. She is emotionally intelligent but deeply private, used to holding her feelings until they become undeniable. Visually: understated beauty, sharp eyes, soft confidence. She dresses simply but expensively, favouring clean lines and neutral tones. Her presence is calm, but magnetic. Toni is the audience’s lens — the one who understands what’s happening before anyone says it. CLEM — The Calm Centre Clem is safety embodied. She soothes rooms without effort. People relax around her. She has spent her life being the person others lean on. Visually: elegant, composed, effortless. She wears clothes that move well, sit perfectly, and never shout. Her calm is her brand. Her journey is about risk — what happens when the person everyone depends on chooses herself instead of stability. AMARA — The Architect Amara believes in systems. Structure. Logic. If people follow the rules, no one gets hurt. She is brilliant, controlled, and emotionally reserved. Visually: tailored silhouettes, monochrome palettes, expensive minimalism. Everything about her says precision. Her power comes from organisation and foresight — but love doesn’t follow blueprints. Her arc is about what happens when control fails. KEISHA — The Truth-Teller Keisha speaks the thing everyone feels but won’t say. She is sharp, funny, emotionally brave, and deeply loyal — until loyalty becomes suffocating. Visually: bold femininity, statement pieces, confidence that fills space. She looks like she belongs anywhere she enters. Her role is disruption. Her truth fractures the group — not out of cruelty, but necessity. NADINE — The Holder Nadine believes love is maintenance. She feeds people, gathers them, hosts them, keeps the group alive through effort and care. Visually: soft glamour, warmth, classic femininity. She looks like comfort. Her arc is about
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