Russell T Davies’ superb drama Cucumber debuted in 2015 on Channel 4, earning terrific reviews but perhaps not quite the level of ratings that it deserved. Still, it stands up still as one heck of a drama, and a piece of work well worth seeking out. It was produced by Matt Strevens, currently working alongside … >
Cucumber won Russell T Davies a BAFTA: but he laments the fact that it didn’t get the hoped-for ratings…
Another Russell T. Davies show is making the jump across the channel. Or heading back across the channel, depending on which way you look at it.
2015 was a pretty good year for television, proving that in the digital era, catching up with your favourite programme is as vital as ever. There’s not nearly enough space to talk about all our favourites (like Poldark, Humans, Supergirl and all manner of one word titled shows), but here’s a quick run-down of the … >
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 … >
CultBox has an exclusive clip from Closets, a new gay short film featuring Cucumber stars Julie Hesmondhalgh and Ceallach Spellman. Also starring The Sarah Jane Adventures actor Tommy Lawrence Knight, the time travel film sees Hesmondhalgh and Spellman, who played Cleo and Adam in Queer as Folk creator Russell T Davies’ new LGBT drama Cucumber … >
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 … >
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 … >
CultBox has some more exclusive images from Closets, featuring Cucumber stars Julie Hesmondhalgh and Ceallach Spellman. The new gay short sci-fi 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 4 earlier this year, appear as mother and … >
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 … >