- For Banana or Tofu, see Episode 6 and Queer as Fuck.
The sixth episode of Cucumber was broadcast on 26 February 2015 on Channel 4. It had 0.89 Million UK viewers.
Synopsis[]
Lance tries to work out the truth about Daniel, so Henry takes a final, desperate chance to win his old boyfriend back. But is it too late for any of them to change paths? [1]
Plot[]
Telling the story of Lance Sullivan's life, the episode follows Lance from birth, through childhood and the death of his mother, coming out and the gradual softening of his father's homophobia, and on to finding self-confidence and later love with Henry in Manchester as an adult. Speeding to the present, Lance receives a number of mixed signals from Daniel while drinking on Canal Street, and is visited by the ghost of Hazel Tyler, who tries to warn Lance to go home and avoid a terrible fate. At Daniel's, Lance is uncomfortable, but Daniel escalates their encounter until they both perform oral sex. After ejaculating, Daniel is overwhelmed with panic and self-loathing about his desires, and verbally and physically attacks Lance. Struck by Daniel with an object, Lance's head is dented and blood begins to pour rapidly. Lance then sees his life flash before his eyes very quickly as he dies.
Credits[]
- in order of appearances
- Cyril Nri as Lance Sullivan
- Jordan Adene as Lance age 11-13
- Isaac Ssebandeke as Lance age 18-24
- Emmanuella Cole Constance Sullivan
- Jude Akuwudike as Ralph Sullivan
- Catherine Lamb as Suzie
- Aretha Ayeh as Marie Sullivan age 16-29
- Adjoa Andoh as Marie age 35-44
- Nathaniel Hall as Steve
- George Kingman as Self
- Rebecca Scott as Becky
- Louis Tappenden as Glyn
- Assad Zaman as Tony
- Christopher Hollinshead as Craig
- Jalaal Hartley as Arjit Malloy
- Vincent Franklin as Henry Best
- Ekemini Rose Eno as Rosemary
- Nicole Pattinson as Female Estate Agent
- James Murray as Daniel Coltrane
- Anjli Mohindra as Veronica Chandra
- Suzanne Procter as Isobel
- Paul Adeyefa as Adrian
- Freddie Rogers as Karl
- James Dunn as Leon
- Denise Black as Hazel Tyler
- Kathy Francis as Old Woman
- Julie Hesmondhalgh as Cleo Whitaker
- William Bale as 'Featured' Office Worker
- Stephanie Eccles as Girl in Car
- Joshua Hubbard as Club Dancer
- Karl Ng as Passerby
- Kalungi Ssebandeke as Young Adult Lance
- Steve Hemming as Clubber
- Graham Parrington as Doorman
Continuity[]
- Denise Black reprised her role as Hazel Tyler from Queer as Folk, making a connection between the two television series, thus making them part of the same fictional universe – as happened to Doctor Who and Torchwood.
- The sixth episode of Tofu is titled "Queer as Fuck". This is another nod to Queer as Folk".
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