Sugar Rush is a British television teen comedy drama series developed by Shine TV and broadcast by Channel 4, loosely based on the Julie Burchill novel of the same name.

Throughout the series, Kim is forced to cope with her dysfunctional family; her burgeoning sexuality; and her infatuation with Sugar, a heterosexual girl.

In series two, eighteen months have passed and Kim learns to leave Sugar behind and go on dates with other women, particularly Saint (Potts), who becomes her serious girlfriend.

Capp stated despite Channel 4 claiming no further seasons were ever planned, he was told privately that the reason for the cancellation was that there was no scheduling spot for the show anymore.

It was nominated for the Best Drama Series BAFTA Television Award in April 2007 - along with Life on Mars and Shameless - but lost to The Street.

In the novel, Kim Lewis (Daniels in the series) is portrayed as a judgemental 'posh-girl', who is forced to move from her private girls school to infamous local comprehensive Ravendene.

Kim's mother Stella is barely present in the novel, having moved to the Bahamas before the novel begins, with a younger man whom she met whilst decorating his house.

While the novel has been largely criticised for its prose, stereotyping, and poor characterisation,[6][7] the series has been conversely praised for its departure from the source material,[8] with modern retrospectives regarding it as a landmark in sincere LGBT representation in British television.

The DVD releases of Sugar Rush almost entirely remove the licensed songs that make up the show's soundtrack, and have them replaced with royalty-free alternatives produced by stock music label Audio Network PLC.