COLLECTION · Series · 2015

Banana

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.

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* 6.9 (45)DramaUnited Kingdom

Directors

Al Mackay · Lewis Arnold · Luke Snellin

Creators

Russell T Davies

Countries

United Kingdom

Studios

E4 · Red Production Company · Adjacent Productions

Runtime

23 min/ep

Age rating

TV-MA

Release

22/01/2015

Score

6.9 / 10 (45)

Where to watch

Streaming

OUTtv Apple TV Channel

Seasons and episodes

Series 1

Series 1

8 episodes · 2015

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…

Dean

Episode 1. Dean

2015-01-22 · 24 min

Dean’s 19, with a job, a flat and all the sex he wants. But no matter how fast he runs, his problems are catching up with him.

Scotty

Episode 2. Scotty

2015-01-29 · 24 min

Scotty sees Yvonne and believes it is love at first sight, however it soon becomes an obsession and her life begins to spiral out of control.

Sian & Violet

Episode 3. Sian & Violet

2015-02-05 · 24 min

Two lives collide when uptight Sian meets wild-at-heart Violet. Opposites might attract for a while, but how long can this couple last?

Helen

Episode 4. Helen

2015-02-12 · 23 min

Helen attempts to take a tough line with her former boyfriend Eddie but her birthday ends in disaster after he takes revenge.

Josh & Sophie

Episode 5. Josh & Sophie

2015-02-19 · 23 min

Josh leaves Freddie's bed to return home for Sophie's wedding. Now Josh is out, gay and happy, has he outgrown his best friend?

Kay

Episode 6. Kay

2015-02-26 · 22 min

Amy's got a date with Kay, but in order to find happiness, she must defeat her greatest enemy - her own imagination!

Aiden & Frank

Episode 7. Aiden & Frank

2015-03-05 · 23 min

After a hot, wild night, Aiden and Frank find themselves walking across Manchester. Can a one night stand become something more?

Vanessa & Zara

Episode 8. Vanessa & Zara

2015-03-12 · 26 min

As the door closes for the last time on the Calico flats, Vanessa finds her world collapsing when Zara makes a shocking confession.

Cast by season

Letitia Wright

Fisayo Akinade

Hannah John-Kamen

Hannah John-Kamen

Bethany Black

T'Nia Miller

Luke Newberry

Georgia Henshaw

Georgia Henshaw

Charlie Covell

Chloe Harris

Dino Fetscher

Lynn Hunter

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Keywords

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