ian ▁co - production . ▁The ▁series ▁ran ▁between ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁was ▁produced ▁for ▁Show time ▁and ▁Show case ▁by ▁Cow lip ▁Produ ctions , ▁Tony ▁Jon as ▁Produ ctions , ▁Temple ▁Street ▁Produ ctions ▁and ▁Show time ▁Network s ▁in ▁association ▁with ▁Cro we ▁Entertainment . ▁It ▁was ▁developed ▁and ▁written ▁by ▁Ron ▁Cow en ▁and ▁Daniel ▁Lip man , ▁who ▁were ▁the ▁show run ners , ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁executive ▁produ cers ▁along ▁with ▁Tony ▁Jon as , ▁former ▁President ▁of ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁Television . ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁series ▁created ▁by ▁Russell ▁T ▁Dav ies , ▁Que er ▁as ▁Fol k ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁hour - long ▁drama ▁on ▁American ▁television ▁to ▁port ray ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁gay ▁men ▁and ▁women . ▁ ▁Although ▁it ▁was ▁set ▁in ▁Pitts burgh , ▁PA , ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁actually ▁shot ▁in ▁Toronto ▁and ▁employed ▁various ▁Canadian ▁direct ors ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁independent ▁film ▁work ▁( including ▁Bruce ▁Mc Donald , ▁David ▁Well ington , ▁Kelly ▁Mak in , ▁John ▁Gre ys on , ▁Jer emy ▁P odes wa ▁and ▁Michael ▁De Car lo ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Australian ▁director ▁Russell ▁Mul c ah y , ▁who ▁directed ▁the ▁pilot ▁episode . ▁Add itional ▁writers ▁in ▁the ▁later ▁seasons ▁included ▁Michael ▁Mac L enn an , ▁E f rem ▁Se eg er , ▁Brad ▁F ras er , ▁Del ▁Sh ores , ▁and ▁Sh awn ▁Post