Sugar Rush

Sugar Rush is a British television comedy drama series developed by Shine TV and broadcast by Channel 4, loosely based on the Julie Burchill novel of the same name. It is centred on the life of 15-year-old lesbian Kim Daniels, who has moved from London to Brighton on the south coast of England. Throughout the series, Kim is forced to cope with her dysfunctional family; her burgeoning sexuality; and her infatuation with Sugar, a heterosexual girl. Cast Olivia Hallinan - Kimberly Daniels, fifteen-year-old protagonist and narrator of the series Lenora Crichlow - Maria 'Sugar' Sweet, a teenager who lives life without thinking of the consequences Sarah-Jane Potts - Saint (real name Sarah), lesbian sex-shop owner and part-time club DJ Kurtis O'Brien - Matt Daniels, Kimberly's confused and alienated younger brother Sara Stewart - Stella Daniels, Kimberly and Matt's mother Richard Lumsden - Nathan Daniels, Kimberly and Matt's father Andrew Garfield - Tom, Kimberly's next-door neighbour Jalaal Hartley - Mark Evans, Saint's ex-boyfriend Laura Donnelly - Beth, Kim's friend and love interest Neil Jackson - Dale, a handyman who has an affair with Stella Anna Wilson-Jones - Anna, a womaniser who seduces Kimberly Plot The first series of Sugar Rush opens with fifteen-year-old Kim (Hallinan) moving to Brighton with her family, and developing a crush on her best friend - heterosexual girl Sugar (Crichlow). Maria 'Sugar' Sweet loves reckless drinking, copious sex with men, and doesn't care for school. The series follows Kim as she tries to gain Sugar's affections, leading to Sugar taking advantage of her kindness.