JUICE

COMEDY

UNITED KINGDOM

2023

JUICE is a British surreal comedy series created by and starring Mawaan Rizwan for BBC Three. The series is based on Rizwan's 2018 Edinburgh Fringe show and began airing in September 2023. JUICE consists of 6 episodes of 28 minutes.

STORY: Juice follows Jamma (Mawaan Rizwan) , a young gay man who is navigating commitment issues in his relationship with his boyfriend, Guy (Russell Tovey), and attention issues in his relationship with his family. It follows Rizwan's character, Jamma, as he navigates work life and relationships with his family and boyfriend. Juice is based partially upon Rizwan's real life, though Rizwan has stated the show is "definitely fictional", and features his real-life mother and brother as his family in the show.

GAY COUPLE STORY: Guy (Russell Tovey) contrasts with Jamma's (Mawaan Rizwan) high octane personality; he is a calmer, older man with an established career as a therapist and a desire for his relationship with Jamma to become more concrete. Jamma's mother, Farida (Shahnaz Rizwan) is a former movie star who now manages the Megacentre, a community centre for underprivileged people of all ages. Both Farida and Jamma's younger brother, Isaac, often upstage and outshine him, much to Jamma's dismay.