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Cucumber/Banana

33 replies

BadtzMaru · 22/01/2015 14:39

Who's looking forward to these tonight then? I'm looking forward to Cucumber especially, the Henry character looks pretty funny from the trailers. I'll turn over for Banana if it's good, the young actor playing Dean looks familiar though I can't remember where from. I see Julie Hesmondhalgh is in it too, will be strange to see her not being Hayley Cropper.

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Rummikub · 22/01/2015 23:05

I'm watching banana now. Can't make my mind up.

Mrsjayy · 23/01/2015 08:52

I watched cucumber it was quite funny but I watched queer as folk and it seems to be the same script I didn't watch Banana though.

rockinghorseShit · 23/01/2015 14:57

watched 10 mins of cucumber. bit cringe worthy I thought, and dh hated it.

momb · 23/01/2015 15:16

Loved Queer as Folk. DH gave up on Cucumber about 20 mins in,. It did get better and I'll encourage him to try again next week now that a plot is developing but the first 20 mins introduction was all about the worst of people and not who they are, which was tiresome and seemed contrived to shock.
Banana? I watched but won't be next week. I'm just too old to empathise with anyone in it.

Mrsjayy · 23/01/2015 15:20

I think I will watch next week just to see how it develops the guy with the crutches has been in something else I watched and Its been bugging me what it is

Mrsjayy · 23/01/2015 15:22

Banana looks like hollyoaks gay Grin im probably to old to watch it too

Frozenchipsareawful · 23/01/2015 18:28

I liked the young gay guy until he went to see his parents in Banana. I know I'mveryold, but he was shocking. I liked the lead in Cucumber, he seemed nice and so funny with everyone trying to get hold of him on his mobile and he was too busy getting ready to go out to hear it ringing away ( music on too loud!) i will have to tape it as Dh will never watch any of this! ( he was out last night) i was shocked at their antics, had a sheltered life...

Blondeshavemorefun · 23/01/2015 19:12

loved queer as folk, and the gay female one that i cant rem the name of lol

couldnt get on with cucumber last night, and havnt seen banana as of yet, tho on planner

Mrsjayy · 23/01/2015 19:26

The lesbian 1 on bbc3? I watched that but can't remember what it was called. I loved queer as folk untill it got weird In series 2 or 3 they went to America

NadiaWadia · 25/01/2015 03:14

I watched Cucumber but it wasn't a patch on 'Queer as Folk', which I used to love. I don't think the reason was that the main characters weren't as young and pretty as in QAF. Hopefully I am not that shallow. (Aiden Gillen was gorgeous in that, though!) I didn't find the main character (Henry?) very sympathetic, the way he was messing his nice boyfriend around.

Oh well, will give it another go next week.

NadiaWadia · 25/01/2015 03:17

Blondes and Mrsjayy the programme you are thinking of was 'Lip Service'. A pity that got cancelled.

Clayhead · 25/01/2015 16:22

Bloke on crutches, Con O'Neill was a lawyer in Criminal Justice a few years back.

Mrsjayy · 25/01/2015 18:45

Oh right I couldn't remember what it was called yeah shame it was cancelled I liked it, going to Google Con O Neil because I didn't watch criminal justice

Mrsjayy · 25/01/2015 18:46

He was Joe Meek in the film telstar

iklboo · 25/01/2015 18:47

DH was a 'background artiste' on QAF back in the day.

Reiltin · 25/01/2015 18:48

Wasn't sure about Cucumber at the start but loved it by the end. Was shouting at the screen, total train-wreck! Didn't enjoy Banana as much but will keep watching both Smile

MuddhaOfSuburbia · 25/01/2015 18:51

I spent the first three quarters of Cucumber bitching that it wasn't as good as QAF (which is possibly the best telly I've seen in my ENTIRE LIFE)- did get a bit more gripped by the end tho

too damn old for Banana Sad

MuddhaOfSuburbia · 25/01/2015 18:53

I know this won't happen, but I would be really really really delighted if Vince out of QAF got a cameo in Cucumber

poor sod keeps doing voiceovers

I loved Vince, me

Mrsjayy · 25/01/2015 19:03

Antony cotton him from corrie was in QAF

Yikesivedoneitagain · 25/01/2015 22:07

Anyone watch tofu? I fancy a bitch about misogynist Vladimir creepy loser guy.

Blondeshavemorefun · 26/01/2015 18:28

Lip service??? Doesn't ring a bell. Had Frankie in it as lead character from
Went worth prison - love that

mrs jay we do aeem to like the same tv :)

Loved banana - right up my street. Dp wasn't so amused in the first few mins and serious bum sex Grin but I thought was funny but well showed

The family having tea was very funny !!!!!!

NadiaWadia · 26/01/2015 18:56

Wasn't it this Blondes:

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tq4d9

The main character was called Frankie, not sure what you mean about Wentworth prison? Weren't you talking about a British show?

Blondeshavemorefun · 26/01/2015 21:03

think that was it, tho dont rem the name, frankies female partner seemed a bit straight laced and worked in a library?

thought the lady who was in the gay programme was frankie in wentworth prison

disclaimer i work night and am blonde so maybe ignore all ive said Grin

springalong · 26/01/2015 22:55

con o'neill is a mega actor - saw him on stage in Blood Brothers both here and in Canada :)

Not so sure about cucumber - liked the idea....

SwingingBalls · 28/01/2015 16:58

I quite enjoyed it. I was liking Dean in Cucumber but soon went off him in Banana after the scenes with his family.
I never saw QAF so I can't compare the two.