OUTtv announces North American Broadcast Premiere of ritically Acclaimed Channel 4 Series “Sugar Rush” Programming Highlights / OUT tv Posted by RAD on Oct 31, 2006 - 05:19 AM Julie Burchill’s popular teen novel about growing up as a Lesbian in the United Kingdom has been made into a critically acclaimed continuing comedy drama series called Sugar Rush. The series airs on Channel 4 in the UK, and the North American Broadcast Premiere is coming to OUTtv this November. Channel 4 is airing season 2 of the series to huge ratings, and is in production on a third season. The series will launch on Sunday, 19th November, at 10:30 pm EST/7:30 pm PST on OUTtv. Repeats include airings Wednesdays at 9 pm EST/ 6:00 pm PST and Fridays at 10 pm est/7 pm PST during the same week. Sugar Rush is a riotous and honest exploration of what it means to be young, queer, and growing up in 21st century Britain. OUTtv is airing series 1 and 2, consisting of twenty thirty-minute shows. The show will continue with season 3 in 2007. Sugar Rush explores the world of in the closet Lesbian Kim (played by Olivia Hallinan), and her love for the gorgeous and sassy Maria Sweet (otherwise known as Sugar and played by Lenora Crichlow) Kim, the Lesbian, is the most normal character in the series. Kim’s family consists of an obsessively house-proud dad, a mum who is behaving as if she herself is 15 years old, and a troubled brother she would like to throttle. Each episode takes us into Kim’s world- her wry observations bring us into the mind of a mixed up and lustful adolescent experiencing the bright lights of Brighton and the rush of forbidden love for the first time. “Sugar Rush represents the type of exceptional programming that will be coming to OUTtv over the next while”, says VP Programming and Marketing Wendy Donnan. “ We are in the process of acquiring and producing top notch dramas, comedies, movies, and other programming that will appeal strongly to our audience of GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, bisexual and transgendered) and GLBT friendly viewers. It will also help to build a solid reputation for OUTtv as the network grows in subscribers and viewership.” Episode 1 Synopsis: Kim and family have just moved to sunny Brighton, UK. Kim has a hormone-surging crush on her new best friend, Sugar. Sugar is a bad girl. She’s wild, sexy and exciting and meeting her has turned Kim’s world upside down. This article is from CHANNEL CANADA   http://www.channelcanada.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.channelcanada.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1617