That episode ofCucumberactually, its about not having sex.
They havent had sex.
They havent had sex for nine years, its about frustration and ageing and all of that.
I wanted to look at sex without being sexy and to compare the different generations.
Even Deans story is about not having sex, he gets it wrong bless him in his way.
All gay writers, to get different voices in there.
The later episodes ofBananaare much more freestanding, and there are tiny little links toCucumber.
People keep saying thatPlay For Todaydoesnt exist.
I think you have to do it as a policy.
It absolutely is deliberate and I think it worked brilliantly.
RTD:It just feels like 2015 up there, doesnt it?
Unremarkable, I hope.
It doesnt have to be.
RTD:Thats whyBananawas created separately, to give access to those voices and to see those things.
Is an actor gay?
No journalist has yet realised this!
Thats a brilliant rule and it applies to actors just as much as it applies to factory workers.
so its a little bit of modern etiquette that you dance around a little bit.
So its a really, really tricky area.
Tricky area, but I think good inroads are being made.
We said come and write what you want to write.
Theyre truly beautiful little expressions.
In terms ofQueer As Folk, we set out then to intentionally bring a different dial to British telly.
Since then, weve had to move away from that a lot because its been copied quite well.
Hes the smartest person in that and the most stupid.
Hes brutally honest to other people and is never honest to himself.
He loves lighting these little fires.
So hes Jason-like on an Argnonaut journey.
