Russell T Davies
creator
Banana
Overview
Through eight stand-alone stories, this series follows different aspects of LGBT life. Each episode focuses on the unique storyline of a diverse character dealing with life, loves and losses. Scotty is a young lesbian dealing with unrequited love, while Dean harbors family secrets and has an affair with a mystery man from Newcastle. Sian is torn between her lover and her overprotective mother. Helen has an ex who won't leave her alone.70%
Cast
Freddie Fox
Freddie Baxter
Total episodes: 8
Letitia Wright
Vivienne Scott
Total episodes: 8
Fisayo Akinade
Dean Monroe
Total episodes: 8
Hannah John-Kamen
Violet
Total episodes: 8
Bethany Black
Helen
Total episodes: 8
T'Nia Miller
Kay
Total episodes: 8
Luke Newberry
Josh
Total episodes: 8
Georgia Henshaw
Sian
Total episodes: 8
Charlie Covell
Amy
Total episodes: 8
Chloe Harris
Sophie
Total episodes: 8
Dino Fetscher
Aiden Hawley
Total episodes: 8
Lynn Hunter
Vanessa Moore
Total episodes: 8
Freddie Fox
Freddie Baxter
Total episodes: 8
Letitia Wright
Vivienne Scott
Total episodes: 8
Fisayo Akinade
Dean Monroe
Total episodes: 8
Hannah John-Kamen
Violet
Total episodes: 8
Bethany Black
Helen
Total episodes: 8
T'Nia Miller
Kay
Total episodes: 8
Luke Newberry
Josh
Total episodes: 8
Georgia Henshaw
Sian
Total episodes: 8
Charlie Covell
Amy
Total episodes: 8
Chloe Harris
Sophie
Total episodes: 8
Dino Fetscher
Aiden Hawley
Total episodes: 8
Lynn Hunter
Vanessa Moore
Total episodes: 8
Extra
Release Date
January 22, 2015Last air Date
March 12, 2015Status
EndedOriginal Language
EnglishNetworks
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Series 1
Aired on: 2015 | 8 Episodes
Banana was commissioned in 2013 as a sister show to Davies' long-developed project Cucumber, along with the online documentary series Tofu. The three series refer to a urological scale of erection hardness, which consists of tofu, peeled banana, banana, and cucumber. Unlike Cucumber, which focuses primarily on middle-aged gay men, Banana focuses on LGBT youth in Manchester that are on the periphery of the Cucumber narrative. The two series are primarily linked through the crossover character of Dean Monroe (Fisayo Akinade), who appears as a major character in both series, and are contrasted by social acceptance of the characters; whereas Akinade's character is more "open and confident" about his sexuality, the characters of Cucumber are former activists whose sexuality had to be less open.
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