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Banana

Banana

20156.91 Season8 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Russell T Davies
Written by Russell T Davies
Produced by Emily Feller
NetworksE4

Top Cast

Letitia Wright

Letitia Wright

Vivienne Scott

Fisayo Akinade

Fisayo Akinade

Dean Monroe

Hannah John-Kamen

Hannah John-Kamen

Violet

Bethany Black

Bethany Black

Helen

T'Nia Miller

T'Nia Miller

Kay

Luke Newberry

Luke Newberry

Josh

Georgia Henshaw

Georgia Henshaw

Sian

Charlie Covell

Charlie Covell

Amy

Chloe Harris

Chloe Harris

Sophie

Dino Fetscher

Dino Fetscher

Aiden Hawley

Themes & Keywords

self-discoverylgbtyoung adultmanchesterlesbian

About Banana

Banana is a drama series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of self-discovery, lgbt, young adult, manchester, lesbian. Created by Russell T Davies, it stars Letitia Wright, Fisayo Akinade, Hannah John-Kamen. 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.

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