‘CUCUMBER & BANANA’

(UK, 2015,season 1, ep. 1 Cucumber & ep. 1 Banana, OV EN, st FR, 50’ + 23’)

Cucumber is the story of fortysomething Henry, who has been living with his boyfriend Lance. When Lance says he wants their relationship to evolve, Henry leaves him and goes to live with some young gay colleagues. Banana picks up in the same world and follows the interconnecting lives of some of these young people. Russell T. Davies (Queer As Folk) provides us with an authentic and touching account of gay life in Manchester.

Creator(s): Russell T. Davies
Screenwriter(s): Russell T. Davies (Cucumber), Matthew Barry, Charlie Covell, Sue Perkins, Lee
Warburton (Banana)
Director(s): David Evans (Cucumber), Lewis Arnold (Banana)
With: Vincent Franklin, Cyril Nri, James Murray, Fisayo Akinade, Letitia Wright
Producer(s): Red Production Company