Comedians Rufus Hound and Ardal O’Hanlon have been cast in Channel 4’s new drama series Cucumber. Currently filming in Manchester, Cucumber is one of three new interlinked shows from Russell T Davies (Queer As Folk, Doctor Who) – with E4’s Banana and online show Tofu – exploring 21st century gay life. Hound will play Rupert, … >
In the Flesh actor Luke Newberry has been cast in E4’s new drama series Banana. Currently filming in Manchester, Banana is one of three new interlinked shows from Russell T Davies (Queer As Folk, Doctor Who) – with Channel 4′s Cucumber and online show Tofu – exploring 21st century gay life. Newberry will play Josh, … >
Various photos of filming on Channel 4′s Cucumber and E4’s Banana have been tweeted online. Currently shooting in Manchester, the two new eight-part drama series are written and created by Russell T Davies (Doctor Who, Queer as Folk). Exploring “the passions and pitfalls of 21st century gay life”, Cucumber stars Vincent Franklin (The Thick of … >
E4 has revealed the cast for Banana, a new series of stand-alone stories covering “50 shades of gay and beyond”. The eight 30-minute episodes begin filming in Manchester next week, offering “an intriguing and often outrageous peek into the individual lives, loves and losses of a range of characters”. Banana is one of three new … >
Vincent Franklin (The Thick of It), Julie Hesmondhalgh (Coronation Street) and Freddie Fox (Parade’s End) will lead the cast of Cucumber and Banana on Channel 4 and E4. The two new eight-part drama series are written and created by Russell T Davies (Doctor Who, Queer as Folk). Channel 4’s Cucumber has already begun filming in … >
The most successful short film collection in the world returns for an eleventh instalment. To celebrate Peccadillo Pictures’s release of Boys on Film 11 on DVD and on demand on Monday 10 march, we’ve got DVDs to give away to three of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter … >
Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies is writing two new dramas exploring 21st-century gay life for Channel 4 and E4.
To celebrate the release of lesbian drama Lip Service‘s second series on DVD and Blu-ray this week, actress Natasha O’Keeffe chats to us about playing Sadie.
Featuring work from some of the best of British filmmaking talent, this new anthology is a mixed but thoughtful collection of engrossing examples of gay cinema in the UK.
Following the conclusion of BBC Three lesbian drama Lip Service‘s second series last week, Heather Peace chats to us about what’s next for cop Sam.