Cucumber: Season 1

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Channel 4 | E4 | LOGO | Season Premiere Date: January 22, 2015

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 hour series focuses on Henry Best (Vincent Franklin) after he ends a nine-year relationship with Lance Sullivan (Cyril Nri).

Creator: Russell T. Davies

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. Episode 8
Air Date: June 2, 2015
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S1:E7. Episode 7
Air Date: May 26, 2015
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S1:E6. Episode 6
Air Date: May 19, 2015

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Jason Clark

Apr 13, 2015

Freshly modern... Thanks to a superb Vincent Franklin. [17/24 Apr 2015, p.104]

Matthew Gilbert

Apr 13, 2015

It expands beautifully from the stereotypes, ultimately giving us portraits of very specific men and women and their very human trepidations regarding aging, attachment, self-esteem, and romance. Read full review

Rob Owen

Apr 13, 2015

The predicaments Henry gets himself into, while sometimes predictable, are nonetheless realistic and entirely believable within the universe of this show (and sometimes real life, too). Read full review

Brian Lowry

Apr 10, 2015

Not everything works, but enough does. Read full review

Mike Hale

Apr 13, 2015

The plot complications occasionally feel forced, and Henry’s overwhelming dyspepsia sometimes comes off as meanspirited and a little mystifying (through two episodes, anyway). But Mr. Davies, as “Doctor Who” fans know, has perfected a style of propulsive, almost manic comic dialogue with an undercoating of melancholy, and there are plenty of hilarious and touching moments in Cucumber. Read full review

Emily Nussbaum

Jun 15, 2015

Cucumber is the toughest series to take, but it’s also the most ambitious--and, at its heights, it is emotionally wrenching and acridly funny, an audacious and original expression of Davies’s challenging, often critical ideas about gay male identity. Read full review

Keith Uhlich

Apr 13, 2015

As Henry’s world expands, and as it becomes clear that his myopic perspective doesn’t exclusively define the intertwining narrative, it’s easy to get drawn in. 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. Read full review

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Puceloge

May 6, 2015

Great tv show, very quick and smart, not for everybody at all, but if you are open-minded creature you won't miss the short jokes, the quick answers; in the other hand, the show uses quite well the nowadays culture ( or the no-culture, it's up to you the label).

The first chapter is oneGreat tv show, very quick and smart, not for everybody at all, but if you are open-minded creature you won't miss the short jokes, the quick answers; in the other hand, the show uses quite well the nowadays culture ( or the no-culture, it's up to you the label).

The first chapter is one of the best first chap of series that i' ve seen in long time.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 22, 2015
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  S1:E8. Episode 8
  Air Date: June 2, 2015
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  S1:E7. Episode 7
  Air Date: May 26, 2015
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  S1:E6. Episode 6
  Air Date: May 19, 2015
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  S1:E5. Episode 5
  Air Date: May 12, 2015
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  S1:E4. Episode 4
  Air Date: May 5, 2015
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: April 28, 2015
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: April 21, 2015
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  S1:E1. Episode One
  Air Date: January 22, 2015