Episodes
Both series 1 and 2 consisted of eight episodes; the series was commissioned for a third series, even before the second series was aired. Series 2 became complicated to film due to Piper's pregnancy and body doubles were hired.
The filming of series 3 began at the start of 2009, once Piper had recovered after the birth of her son, Winston, in October 2008. Piper also stated she would be taking on the role of executive producer of the upcoming series as well. Ahead of the series 3 premiere ITV2 aired a one-off interview between Piper and Magnanti, the real Belle de Jour, entitled, Billie and the Real Belle Bare All.
After the end of Series 3, ITV had not commissioned a fourth series, and there was speculation, even amongst the cast, whether or not Secret Diary of a Call Girl would return. However on 4 May 2010, Katie Begley of the Daily Star reported that Piper and the cast would return for a fourth series, and that Piper would earn £2 million for the new series. The next day however, the Daily Mail stated that Piper had signed a £400,000 contract, earning £50,000 per episode of the fourth series. Piper has stated that the fourth series is to be the final, but Piper commented that there have been talks to create a film adaptation of the series.
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