Guest stars announced for new Mark Gatiss ‘Doctor Who’ ep

Reece Shearsmith will appear in the new season of Doctor Who in a “special episode” written by his former League of Gentlemen co-star Mark Gatiss. The Inside No.9 star previously played Second Doctor actor Patrick Troughton in 2013’s An Adventure in Space and Time, also written by Gatiss. The story will be the ninth episode … >

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Watch the trailer for gay sci-fi film ‘Closets’

Cucumber stars Julie Hesmondhalgh and Ceallach Spellman reunite in the first trailer for Closets. Also starring The Sarah Jane Adventures actor Tommy Lawrence Knight, the new gay short film about time travel sees Hesmondhalgh and Spellman, who played Cleo and Adam in Queer as Folk creator Russell T Davies’ new LGBT drama Cucumber on Channel … >

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Exclusive: Denise Black looks back at ‘Queer as Folk’

16 years after the final episode of Queer as Folk aired, Denise Black reprised the role of Hazel in an episode of Russell T Davies’ Cucumber earlier this year. CultBox caught up with Denise for a chat in February and here she looks back at the legacy of Queer as Folk and the reaction to … >

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‘Closets’ first look: Exclusive pic from new gay short sci-fi film

CultBox has an exclusive first look at The Sarah Jane Adventures star Tommy Lawrence Knight in Closets, a new gay short film about time travel. Directed by Lloyd Eyre-Morgan (Dream On, Celluloid), Closets is described as “an unusual, compassionate and ultimately uplifting story, peppered with sorrow, humour and hope”. Julie Hesmondhalgh and Ceallach Spellman, who played … >

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‘Cucumber’ stars reunite in new gay short sci-fi film

Julie Hesmondhalgh and Ceallach Spellman have joined the cast of a new gay short film about time travel. Directed by Lloyd Eyre-Morgan (Dream On, Celluloid), Closets is described as “an unusual, compassionate and ultimately uplifting story, peppered with sorrow, humour and hope”. Hesmondhalgh and Spellman, who played Cleo and Adam in Queer as Folk creator … >

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‘Banana’ Episode 8 review: ‘Vanessa and Zara’

The Cucumber gang’s home is no more, and the final episode of Banana digs through the wreckage and tidies up in their wake. To be honest, I’m not entirely sure what to make of it. The episode sees the return of Vanessa (Lynn Hunter), tasked with emptying and cleaning up the building. She is assisted … >

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‘Banana’ Season 1 episode guide

From Queer as Folk writer Russell T Davies, E4’s Banana is a series of eight witty, heartfelt and unique stand-alone stories covering different aspects of LGBT life. > Order Banana on DVD on Amazon. Featuring exciting and emerging talent from the fields of acting, writing and directing, Banana offers an intriguing and often unexpected peek … >

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