TV series
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.
Details
- First air date
- 2015-01-22
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 8 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- E4
- Production
- Red Production Company, Adjacent Productions
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Letitia Wright as Vivienne Scott
- Fisayo Akinade as Dean Monroe
- Hannah John-Kamen as Violet
- Bethany Black as Helen
- T'Nia Miller as Kay
- Luke Newberry as Josh
- Georgia Henshaw as Sian
- Charlie Covell as Amy
- Chloe Harris as Sophie
- Dino Fetscher as Aiden Hawley
- Lynn Hunter as Vanessa Moore
- Freddie Fox as Freddie Baxter
Creators and crew
- Russell T Davies - Creator
- Nicola Shindler - Executive Producer
- Julie Gardner - Executive Producer
- Russell T Davies - Executive Producer
- Emily Feller - Producer
- Lewis Arnold - Director
Episodes
Episode 1: Dean
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.
Episode 2: Scotty
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.
Episode 3: Sian & Violet
Two lives collide when uptight Sian meets wild-at-heart Violet. Opposites might attract for a while, but how long can this couple last?
Episode 4: Helen
Helen attempts to take a tough line with her former boyfriend Eddie but her birthday ends in disaster after he takes revenge.
Episode 5: Josh & Sophie
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?
Episode 6: Kay
Amy's got a date with Kay, but in order to find happiness, she must defeat her greatest enemy - her own imagination!
Episode 7: Aiden & Frank
After a hot, wild night, Aiden and Frank find themselves walking across Manchester. Can a one night stand become something more?
Episode 8: Vanessa & Zara
As the door closes for the last time on the Calico flats, Vanessa finds her world collapsing when Zara makes a shocking confession.
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