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Banana

Summary Russell T. Davies, the creator of Queer As Folk returns with two (three if you count the web series, Tofu) separate but connected series. This half- hour series focuses on younger characters including Dean Monroe (Fisayo Akinade) and Freddie Baxter (Freddie Fox), two colleagues of Henry Best (Vincent Franklin) from Cucumber, its sister s...

Created By: Russell T. Davies

  • 2015
  • TV-MA
  • Channel 4
  • 2015
  • TV-MA
  • Channel 4

Banana

Season 1 Premiere: Jan 22, 2015
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
72
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings
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Summary Russell T. Davies, the creator of Queer As Folk returns with two (three if you count the web series, Tofu) separate but connected series. This half- hour series focuses on younger characters including Dean Monroe (Fisayo Akinade) and Freddie Baxter (Freddie Fox), two colleagues of Henry Best (Vincent Franklin) from Cucumber, its sister s...

Created By: Russell T. Davies

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Metascore
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83% Positive
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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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83
Apr 13, 2015
A shorter, slicker look at Manchester's LGBT youth [than Cucumber]. [17/24 Apr 2015, p.104]
By Jason Clark FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 13, 2015
These episodes of Banana are lovely self-standing short stories that build to revelatory moments, but then they also add scope and layers of depth to “Cucumber.”
By Matthew Gilbert FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 15, 2015
The stories feel like polished fables, not precisely realistic.
By Emily Nussbaum FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 13, 2015
Not everything works, but enough does.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 13, 2015
Banana is the more conventional of the two shows with its focus on young characters.... Of the two series, Banana is more fun but "Cucumber" offers higher stakes.
By Rob Owen FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 13, 2015
Davies is best at capturing the easy camaraderie that develops among friends and lovers.... He’s on less sure footing with some of the more drastic shifts in tone in each series.
By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings
6.8
63% Positive
5 Ratings
13% Mixed
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25% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings
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63% Positive
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13% Mixed
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25% Negative
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Production Company:
  • Red Production Company
Initial Release Date: Jan 22, 2015
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
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Awards

Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
GLAAD Media Awards
• 1 Nomination

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