I admit when I first saw the advert I was interested in the lesbian storyline, but it turned out to be much more than that, it turned out to be one of the best British dramas I have seen in years. Basically attractive Kim (Olivia Hallinan) is a virgin obsessed with her best friend, the gorgeous Maria "Sugar" Sweet (Lenora Crichlow), and she knows she is a genuine lesbian by the end, when they do finally get each other. It is when Sugar gets arrested that Kim moves on and finds love with sex shop owner and DJ, Saint (Sarah-Jane Potts), and they really struggle to cope with all the distractions around them, and that includes Sugar. The sub-plot also sees Kim's parents, dad Nathan (Richard Lumsden) and mum Stella (Sara Stewart) first coping with an affair, and then becoming more interested in sex with other people, i.e. swinging. Oh, and you see Kim's brother Matt (Kurtis O'Brien) a couple of times too. It is serious, it is funny, and it is brilliantly written, a great adaptation of some popular books (by Julie Burchill). It was nominated the BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Series "production team", and it won the International Emmy for Children and Young People UK. Very good!
Review of Sugar Rush
