When James became Jane...
Peter Whitford has played many characters over the years - but his latest role has been the most challenging. The actor is playing the part of a transsexual, James Kennedy, in an upcoming episode of GP. For many years, James has been harboring the secret of wanting to be a woman and has been secretly wearing women's clothes. When his secret is discovered, he decides to come out of the closet and, as Jane (pictured), decides to have a sex-change operation. "Margaret Kelly's script was so well-written, I was completely intrigued," Whitford told TV Week. "For the role of James/Jane I spoke with many transsexuals - not to be confused with transvestites, who get their kicks out of cross-dressing. Transsexuals feel they should have been born the opposite sex. It has nothing to do with homosexuality either."