Banana (TV series)

Development Banana was commissioned in 2013 as a sister show to Davies' long-developed project Cucumber, along with the online documentary series Tofu. The three series refer to a urological scale of erection hardness, which consists of tofu, peeled banana, banana, and cucumber. Unlike Cucumber, which focuses primarily on middle-aged gay men, Banana focuses on LGBT youth in Manchester that are on the periphery of the Cucumber narrative. The two series are primarily linked through the crossover character of Dean Monroe (Fisayo Akinade), who appears as a major character in both series, and are contrasted by social acceptance of the characters; whereas Akinade's character is more "open and confident" about his sexuality, the characters of Cucumber are former activists whose sexuality had to be less open. Production Filming took place from June to September 2014. ==International broadcast==

The series premiered on Logo in the United States on 13 April 2015 to a very low 24,000 viewers, which was less than half the viewership that had watched Cucumber before it. The series airs on SBS Two in Australia. The series is also available on TVNZ OnDemand in New Zealand and on Hulu in the United States. ==Notes==