Sugar Rush (TV Series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Sugar Rush |
| Original title | Sugar Rush |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2005-2006 |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 20 in 2 seasons ( list ) |
| genre | drama |
| idea | Katie Baxendale |
| production | Johnny Capps |
| First broadcast | June 7, 2005 (UK) on Channel 4 |
| German-language first broadcast |
January 25, 2010 on TIMM |
| occupation | |
Sugar Rush is a 20-part British television series from Channel 4 . She deals with Kim, who falls in love with her best friend Sugar Rush. The first broadcast took place from June 7, 2005 to August 17, 2006 on the television station Channel 4. In Germany, the series was shown on TIMM . Season 2 will be available on the Netflix streaming service from July 26, 2019.
action
15-year-old Kim falls in love with her best friend Sugar. Since this is straight, Kim wants to get over Sugar. Kim, who has no sexual experience herself, tells Sugar that she wants to have sex with a man. She already knows exactly who is eligible. A handsome handyman named Dale who fixes the kitchen in their home. Still, Kim can only think of Sugar to help her with the styling. She doesn't really like her idea of sleeping with Dale anymore.
When she comes home a little later, Dale is having sex with her mother. Kim runs out of the house in shock. She is appalled that her mother is cheating on her father and not telling him about it. Kim seeks support from Sugar.
However, Sugar is very selfish. She is only there for her friend when it is to her own advantage and she keeps taking advantage of Kim. Meanwhile, Kim tries again and again to break away from her obsession with Sugar.
When Sugar stabbed her attacker with a broken bottle after attempting rape, she called Kim in tears. This is there immediately. The two steal a car and use Kim's mother's credit card. Sugar and Kim find each other and kiss passionately. However, they are caught by the police a little later. Sugar, who already had a number of previous convictions, has to go to jail, while Kim can stay at home with her parents. Nevertheless, Kim comes to visit Sugar every week in prison and tells her about her experiences.
While Kim has her first lesbian sex experience and falls in love again, Sugar misses sex with men in jail. When Sugar is released from prison, she wants to move in with Kim, otherwise she has no other place to stay. However, Kim has just started a new relationship with DJ Saint and doesn't find the idea that great. Eventually, however, Kim agrees. Living with Sugar leads to some conflict, both between Kim and Saint and between Kim and Sugar, and so Sugar eventually moves into her own apartment.
Kim and Saint's relationship is getting closer and closer and Saint wants to move in with Kim. Kim doesn't know if she's ready and goes to Sugar's apartment for a party. Sugar advises Kim to move to Saint. Kim drives to Saint that same evening and moves in with her. The next morning, Sugar is at the door. Her apartment caught fire from a cigarette that Kim threw away and burned down completely. Sugar no longer has a place to stay and wants to move in with Kim and Saint. Kim has to decide if she really wants to. If she refused, she would concentrate fully on a fantastic future with Saint, if she agrees, a door into the past remains open for her.
background
Sugar Rush is based on a novel by Julie Burchill . Olivia Hallinan and Lenora Crichlow played the main roles in the series. The series premiered on Channel 4 from June 7, 2005 to August 17, 2006 in the UK . From January 25th to March 29th 2010 the complete series was shown in Germany on the television channel TIMM .
occupation
| role | Actress | description |
|---|---|---|
| Kimberly Daniels | Olivia Hallinan | Kim is the lesbian protagonist of the series. She falls in love with her best friend Sugar. |
| Maria "Sugar" Sweet | Lenora Crichlow | Sugar is Kim's best friend. She is straight and repeatedly exploits her friend for her own purposes. Sugar didn't have an easy childhood and her mother was never there for Sugar. |
| Matt Daniels | Kurtis O'Brien | Matt is Kim's younger brother. While in the first season he thinks he is an alien, in the second season he becomes a goth and likes to wear women's clothes. |
| Stella Daniels | Sara Stewart | Stella is the mother of Kim and Matt. Although she is married to Nathan and, according to her own admission, still loves Nathan, she has affairs with other men. |
| Nathan Daniels | Richard Lumsden | Nathan is the father of Kim and Matt. He has a very conservative understanding of family and is forced to rethink when he realizes that his family does not correspond to this at all. |
| Saint (Sarah) | Sarah-Jane Potts | Saint works in a sex shop and as a DJ. One day she meets Kim and the two are drawn to each other. |
| Tom | Andrew Garfield | Tom is Kim's neighbor. He is straight and has two homosexual fathers. Tom falls in love with Kim, who does not return his love. |
| Dale | Neil Jackson | Dale is having an affair with Kim's mother. |
| Mark Evans | Jalaal Hartley | Mark is Saint's ex-boyfriend. |
Episodes
season 1
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in Great Britain | German language first broadcast (yes) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The first time | Episode 1 | June 7, 2005 | January 25, 2010 | Sean Grundy | Katie Baxendale |
| 2 | 2 | Interrupted coitus | Episode 2 | June 7, 2005 | January 25, 2010 | Sean Grundy | Lucy Watkins |
| 3 | 3 | Up close and personal | Episode 3 | June 14, 2005 | February 1, 2010 | Sean Grundy | Katie Baxendale |
| 4th | 4th | Open words | Episode 4 | 5th March 2014 | February 1, 2010 | Sean Grundy | Katie Baxendale |
| 5 | 5 | Tuition in French | Episode 5 | March 12, 2014 | February 8, 2010 | Sean Grundy | Michael Wynne |
| 6th | 6th | Hangover mood | Episode 6 | July 5, 2005 | February 8, 2010 | Harry Bradbeer | Julie Burchill, Holly Phillips |
| 7th | 7th | The confession | Episode 7 | July 12, 2005 | February 15, 2010 | Harry Bradbeer | Katie Baxendale, Julie Burchill |
| 8th | 8th | To other shores | Episode 8 | July 9, 2005 | February 15, 2010 | Harry Bradbeer | Jane English, Julie Burchill |
| 9 | 9 | Everything will be fine | Episode 9 | July 26, 2005 | February 22, 2010 | Harry Bradbeer | Katie Baxendale, Jane English |
| 10 | 10 | The emergency | Episode 10 | August 2, 2005 | February 22, 2010 | Harry Bradbeer | Julie Burchill, Jane English |
season 2
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in Great Britain | German language first broadcast (yes) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | The beautiful stranger | Episode 1 | June 15, 2006 | March 1, 2010 | Harry Bradbeer | Katie Baxendale, Julie Burchill |
| 12 | 2 | Dead line | Episode 2 | June 15, 2006 | March 1, 2010 | Harry Bradbeer | Katie Baxendale, Julie Burchill |
| 13 | 3 | Welcome to freedom | Episode 3 | June 22, 2006 | March 8, 2010 | Harry Bradbeer | Katie Baxendale, Julie Burchill |
| 14th | 4th | Trio Infernals | Episode 4 | June 29, 2006 | March 8, 2010 | Harry Bradbeer | Julie Burchill, Jane English |
| 15th | 5 | Jealousy for Beginners | Episode 5 | July 6, 2006 | March 15, 2010 | Harry Bradbeer | Katie Baxendale, Julie Burchill |
| 16 | 6th | Kim causes problems | Episode 6 | July 13, 2006 | March 15, 2010 | Philip John | Katie Baxendale, Julie Burchill |
| 17th | 7th | A trip with consequences | Episode 7 | July 20, 2006 | March 22, 2010 | Philip John | Julie Burchill, Lucy Watkins |
| 18th | 8th | Sanctions | Episode 8 | July 27, 2006 | March 22, 2010 | Philip John | Julie Burchill, Liz Doran |
| 19th | 9 | The inaugural visit | Episode 9 | August 3, 2006 | March 29, 2010 | Philip John | Katie Baxendale, Julie Burchill |
| 20th | 10 | Sweet home | Episode 10 | August 10, 2006 | March 29, 2010 | Philip John | Julie Burchill, Jane English |
Reviews
Digital Spy's Catriona Wightman praises Sugar and Kim's interesting relationship, honest portrayal of teenagers' lives, and good actors.
The Gazette's Rob Owen says the series is sincere in portraying Kim's confused, insecure emotional state and comedically depicting the various characters around Kim.
AfterEllen.com says that Kim's infatuation would be portrayed very well. It is being in love with a straight girl that most lesbians have to deal with in their lives. Kim and Sugar's friendship is also believable and sweet.
The Daily Telegraph's Clemency Burton-Hill praised the outstanding performances by Lenora Crichlow and Olivia Hallinan .
Metro Weekly's Will O'Bryan gives the series three out of five. Sugar Rush is a very well done television series.
Awards and nominations
- 2006: Awarded for the best program for children and young people
- 2007: Nominated for Best Drama
Web links
- Sugar Rush in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Channel 4 Official Website
- Sugar Rush at fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sugar Rush: Season 2 Aired . Accessed July 22, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Catriona Wightman: 'Sugar Rush': Tube Talk Gold . In: Digitalspy.com . July 23, 2011. Accessed July 22, 2017.
- ^ Carolin Neumann: Play By Day: Teenie-Dramedy "Sugar Rush" starts at TIMM . In: Serienjunkies.de . January 25, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ Rob Owen: 'Sugar Rush': Tube Talk Gold . In: The Gazette . February 4, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ Another Summer Sugar Rush . In: AfterEllen.com . June 14, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ Clemency Burton-Hill: Another Summer Sugar Rush . In: The Telegraph . June 4, 2006. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ Will O'Bryan: Another Summer Sugar Rush . In: Metro Weekly . October 22, 2008. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ Sugar Rush Awards. In: IMDb.com. Retrieved July 22, 2017 .