Cucumber Life for 46 year old Henry (Vincent Franklin) and his boyfriend Lance is comfortable and settled. But after the most disastrous date night in history – involving a threesome two police cars and Boney M – Henry’s old life shatters and his new life begins. While Lance gets to know the mysterious Daniel Henry soon finds himself with unexpected companions. 24 year old Freddie and 19 year old Dean have only been passing strangers until now. But when they all find themselves under the same roof they need to work out; are they friends or... enemies? Can men from such different generations ever get on? Henry’s sister Cleo can only stand and watch as Henry’s life spins off in wild new directions helped by his nephew Adam. But Cleo’s hiding secrets of her own. And with his dangerous old friend Cliff prowling around Henry has to think fast and forge a whole new life while facing truths about himself which challenge his entire identity. Extras The Making of The History of Canal Street Interview with Russell T Davies Julie & Vince Featurettes Banana Banana offers an intriguing and often outrageous peek into the individual lives loves and losses of a range of characters who are only glimpsed in Cucumber now given space to expand into their own one-off stories. Young lesbian Scotty pursues an unrequited love; 19 year old Dean has mysterious family secrets and a sexually charged liaison with the enigmatic Geordie Man; Sian struggles to choose between lover Violet and her over-protective mum Vanessa; Helen is besieged by unwanted attention from an ex; and law student Josh goes home to find his childhood friend and the life he left behind. The stories are charming witty and at times heartbreaking as they follow the lives of a wide variety of characters be they gay lesbian transgender or anything in between. Extras Cast & Crew Interviews [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play CucumberLife for 46-year-old Henry (Vincent Franklin) and his boyfriend Lance is comfortable and settled But after the most disastrous date night in history--involving a threesome two police cars and Boney M--Henry&39;s old life shatters and his new life begins While Lance gets to know the mysterious Daniel Henry soon finds himself with unexpected companions 24-year-old Freddie and 19-year-old Dean have only been passing strangers until now But when they all find themselves under the same roof they need to work out; are they friends or enemies? Can men from such different generations ever get on? Henry&39;s sister Cleo can only stand and watch as Henry&39;s life spins off in wild new directions helped by his nephew Adam But Cleo&39;s hiding secrets of her own And with his dangerous old friend Cliff prowling around Henry has to think fast and forge a whole new life while facing truths about himself which challenge his entire identity ExtrasThe Making ofThe History of Canal StreetInterview with Russell T DaviesJulie and Vince featurettes Banana Banana offers an intriguing and often outrageous peek into the individual lives loves and losses of a range of characters who are only glimpsed in Cucumber now given space to expand into their own one-off stories Young lesbian Scotty pursues an unrequited love; 19-year-old Dean has mysterious family secrets and a sexually charged liaison with the enigmatic Geordie Man; Sian struggles to choose between lover Violet and her over-protective mum Vanessa; Helen is besieged by unwanted attention from an ex; and law student Josh goes home to find his childhood friend and the life he left behind The stories are charming witty and at times heartbreaking as they follow the lives of a wide variety of characters be they gay lesbian transgender or anything in between ExtrasCast and crew interviews
Collection of two eight-part drama series written by Russell T. Davies about modern gay life in Manchester. 'Cucumber' follows middle-aged couple Henry (Vincent Franklin) and Lance (Cyril Nri) whose relationship falls apart after a disastrous night out. Shortly after their separation, Lance starts seeing Daniel (James Murray) and 46-year-old Henry moves in with young couple Freddie (Freddie Fox) and Dean (Fisayo Akinade). With help and advice provided by his sister Cleo (Julie Hesmondhalgh), Henry struggles to get his life back in order, a task not helped by the presence of old friend Cliff (Con O'Neill). The spin off 'Banana' tells the interlinked stories of various different characters including: 19-year-old post boy Dean who pursues a longtime crush that has recently arrived in town; Vivienne 'Scotty' Scott (Letitia Wright) who cares for her ill mother (Jacqueline Boatswain) and begins stalking a housewife (Rosie Cavaliero) she meets in the supermarket; young couple Sian (Georgia Henshaw) and Violet (Hannah John-Kamen); transgender Helen (Bethany Black) who's ex Eddie (Andrew Knott) won't accept she's moved on; struggling dater Amy (Charlie Covell) and law student Josh (Luke Newberry) who is madly in love with Dean's flatmate Freddie.
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