Cucumber (British TV series)
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Cucumber is a 2015 British comedy drama television series created by Russell T Davies and aired on Channel 4. Exploring 21st-century gay life, the series focuses on middle-aged Henry Best (Vincent Franklin). Following a disastrous date night with his boyfriend of nine years, Lance Sullivan (Cyril Nri), Henry's old life shatters. He embarks on a new life with unfamiliar rules.
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Genre | Comedy, Drama |
Created by | Russell T Davies |
Written by | Russell T Davies |
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Composer | Murray Gold |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Producer | Matt Strevens |
Production locations | Manchester, Greater Manchester, England |
Running time | 45 minutes |
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Network | Channel 4 |
Release | 22 January (2015-01-22) – 12 March 2015 (2015-03-12) |
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In development since 2006, Cucumber was announced along with E4's companion series Banana, and 4oD's web series Tofu in November 2013. The titles of all three shows come from a scientific study into the male erection, which divided the erection into a hardness scale consisting of tofu, peeled banana, banana, and cucumber. Upon reading the study, Davies remarked that "right there and then, I knew I had my drama".[1]
Cucumber ran for one series. Davies confirmed that Cucumber was a one and done story and would not return for a second series.[2] The show was nominated for the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series.[3]