Banana
TV-MA2015•23m•6.9/10
Drama
Ratings
🎬TMDb
6.9/10(45)
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.
Production
Red Production Company, Adjacent Productions
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
January 22, 2015
Last Aired
March 12, 2015
Networks
E4
Created By
Russell T Davies
Trailers & Videos
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Dean
Air date: 2015-01-22
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.
E2
Scotty
Air date: 2015-01-29
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.
E3
Sian & Violet
Air date: 2015-02-05
Two lives collide when uptight Sian meets wild-at-heart Violet. Opposites might attract for a while, but how long can this couple last?
E4
Helen
Air date: 2015-02-12
Helen attempts to take a tough line with her former boyfriend Eddie but her birthday ends in disaster after he takes revenge.
E5
Josh & Sophie
Air date: 2015-02-19
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?
E6
Kay
Air date: 2015-02-26
Amy's got a date with Kay, but in order to find happiness, she must defeat her greatest enemy - her own imagination!
E7
Aiden & Frank
Air date: 2015-03-05
After a hot, wild night, Aiden and Frank find themselves walking across Manchester. Can a one night stand become something more?
E8
Vanessa & Zara
Air date: 2015-03-12
As the door closes for the last time on the Calico flats, Vanessa finds her world collapsing when Zara makes a shocking confession.
Cast
Letitia Wright
Vivienne Scott
Fisayo Akinade
Dean Monroe
Hannah John-Kamen
Violet
Bethany Black
Helen
T'Nia Miller
Kay
Luke Newberry
Josh
Georgia Henshaw
Sian
Charlie Covell
Amy
Chloe Harris
Sophie
Dino Fetscher
Aiden Hawley
Lynn Hunter
Vanessa Moore
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