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Cucumber
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Cucumber is a 2015 TV series by Russell T Davies (aired on Channel Four) which revolves around an older generation of gay life in Manchester. It acts as a sequel of sorts to Queer As Folk. The main characters are a settled cohabiting couple, Lance (played by Cyril Nri) and Henry (Vincent Franklin) who have a terrible date night in the first episode.It has two companion shows. Banana (on E4) is an Anthology series of one-off episodes featuring minor characters from Cucumber, while Tofu (on 4oD) features the actors and members of the public discussing sex, usually with an LGBT focus. For the sake of simplicity, any tropes from either will be listed on this page.Not to be confused with the 1970s Canadian children's series of the same name | |
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Gayborhood | |
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Gayborhood: Manchester's Canal Street features in the show, though the older cast tend to spend time in the quieter trendy bars of the Northern Quarter. | |
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Title Drop | |
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Title Drop: Henry outlines the three (scientifically-identified) types of erection in the opening scene of the first episode: cucumber, banana, and tofu. | |
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The Ghost | |
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The Ghost: Christopher, someone of relevance in Freddie's past who's never seen or heard from. Turns out Christopher is Freddie's sociopathic older brother. | |
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The Twink | |
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The Twink: Freddie is a major Trope Codifier of this. | |
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Defrosting Ice Queen | |
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Defrosting Ice Queen: Freddie softens over the course of the series with his many Hidden Depths being revealed to the audience, but only slightly. | |
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Ax-Crazy | |
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Ax-Crazy: Daniel kills Lance with a golf club to the head while in a manic state over his Gay Panic. | |
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Insanity Defense | |
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Insanity Defense: Daniel (unsuccessfully) pleads the Gay Panic defense over killing Lance. | |
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Divorce Assets Conflict | |
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Divorce Assets Conflict: Lance ultimately gets to keep his and Henry's house, forcing the latter to move in with Dean and Freddie. After Lance dies, his sister struggles to relinquish ownership of the house. | |
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Collateral Angst | |
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Collateral Angst: Lance's death provides lots of anguish for Henry to deal with, even if they were separated when it happened. | |
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Dropped a Bridge on Him | |
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Dropped a Bridge on Her: Hazel (from Queer as Folk) is revealed to have died since that series ended when she appears to Lance on Canal Street. | |
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Homophobic Hate Crime | |
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Homophobic Hate Crime: In episode 6, Lance Sullivan, the protagonist's love interest is violently killed by having his head smashed with a golf club. The motive was homophobia. | |
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Rape as Backstory | |
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Rape as Backstory: Regardless of whether or not Freddie actually consented to his relationship with Gregory at the time, it still counted as statutory rape and Henry calls Gregory out on that. | |
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The Casanova | |
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The Casanova: Young and beautiful Freddie has many partners, both male and female. | |
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Oh, and X Dies | |
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Oh, and X Dies: Episode 6 opens with Lance taking Henry's usual role in the supermarket ... and nonchalantly revealing he'll die in the episode. | |
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Spirit Advisor | |
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Spirit Advisor: Hazel appears to Lance and warns him not to go home with Daniel that night; he doesn't listen, and is killed by Daniel because of it. | |
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Eating the Eye Candy | |
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Eating the Eye Candy: Henry is massively guilty of this, usually with Freddie. | |
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Gay Bravado | |
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Adam is a confusing case. He makes a name for himself vlogging homoerotic videos of gay chicken with Tomas and doesn't seem to be getting any gratification from it ... but later, they ostensibly enter a polygamous relationship with the same girl, and he seems noticeably upset watching Tomas flirt with a waiter at Lance's funeral. He's ultimately revealed to be dating a girl after the Time Skip in the finale, but that doesn't necessarily prove anything.... | |
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Passing the Torch | |
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Passing the Torch: A meta-example; Helen's episode features Julie Hesmondhalgh, famous for portraying Transgender woman Hayley Cropper for 16 years in Coronation Street, acting alongside Bethany Black, the first trans woman to play a trans woman on UK TV. | |
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Opening Narration | |
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Opening Narration: Most episodes open with Henry setting up plot threads of the upcoming episode to the audience, while shopping for groceries. | |
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Shared Universe | |
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Shared Universe: Both exist within the same setting as Russell T. Davies' prior series, Queer As Folk. | |
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Establishing Character Moment | |
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Establishing Character Moment: Henry is introduced in the first episode obsessing over the different types of erections men can have while in the grocery store. | |
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Go Out with a Smile | |
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Go Out with a Smile: Lance dies while smiling, recalling his life.. | |
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Fake Nationality | |
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Fake Nationality: In-universe, it's implied that Tomas isn't actually Polish but rather, putting on an act. | |
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Stalker with a Crush | |
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Stalker with a Crush: Scotty's episode is about this; Helen's ex Eddie also counts. | |
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Simultaneous Arcs | |
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Simultaneous Arcs: The stories told in Cucumber and Banana overlap with one another on a few occasions. | |
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Wham Episode | |
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Wham Episode: Episode 6 —- Daniel kills Lance. | |
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Lousy Lovers Are Losers | |
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Lousy Lovers Are Losers: Despite Dean's Extreme Libido he doesn't have the sexual stamina to back it up, much to the frustration of his sexual partners. | |
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Black Dude Dies First | |
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Black Dude Dies First: The only primary character who dies during the series is Lance. | |
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Con Man | |
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Tomas is also a little questionable. Freddie claims to have fucked him in the finale, but Henry counters that in saying Tomas has since fled Manchester to become a Republican mouthpiece in Boston and was conning them the entire time. | |
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A Day in the Limelight | |
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A Day in the Limelight: Each episode focuses on a different character, a few of which who were introduced on Cucumber. | |
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I Let Gwen Stacy Die | |
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I Let Gwen Stacy Die: Vehemently averted by Henry, who (understandably and justifiably) refuses to let people guilt him into thinking he's the reason Lance was killed. | |
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Cerebus Syndrome | |
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Cerebus Syndrome: There's a colossal shift in tone starting with the sixth episode, after Lance is killed by Daniel. | |
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Cast Full of Gay | |
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Cast Full of Gay: Most of the characters on both are gay, or at the very least, not entirely straight. | |
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Armoured Closet Gay | |
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Armoured Closet Gay: All signs point to Daniel being this. | |
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Continuity Cameo | |
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Continuity Cameo: Hazel Tyler from Queer As Folk. | |
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Ambiguously Gay | |
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Ambiguously Gay / Ambiguously Bi: A few characters, unsurprisingly. Daniel's insistent Gay Bravado and constant reminding of his heterosexuality suggest he isn't exactly straight. His later interactions with Lance and some other people seem to confirm it, even if he adamantly refuses. Adam is a confusing case. He makes a name for himself vlogging homoerotic videos of gay chicken with Tomas and doesn't seem to be getting any gratification from it ... but later, they ostensibly enter a polygamous relationship with the same girl, and he seems noticeably upset watching Tomas flirt with a waiter at Lance's funeral. He's ultimately revealed to be dating a girl after the Time Skip in the finale, but that doesn't necessarily prove anything.... Tomas is also a little questionable. Freddie claims to have fucked him in the finale, but Henry counters that in saying Tomas has since fled Manchester to become a Republican mouthpiece in Boston and was conning them the entire time. | |
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"Friends" Rent Control | |
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"Friends" Rent Control: Dean and Freddie only pay £400 a month for an entire industrial building! Justified in that it's not 100% legal and their landlord is a gangster. | |
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Ephebophile | |
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Ephebophile: Freddie's high school teacher, with whom he entered a sexual relationship that still affects him years after the fact. | |
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Series of the 2000s / int_3efe858d |
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