Rush focuses on the lives of six students at a mainstream college – on their relationships and their ambitions, and on their struggle to make sense of their lives.

Rush is written and directed by Ray Harrison Graham and produced by Hilary Durman, who together with Cilla Ware created the award-winning dramas Strong Language (Japan Prize, Prix Jeunesse) and Dream On (BAFTA and Royal Television Society).

Episode 6

In the prison, three other inmates rough Nicky up and steal the GameBoy Mel has given him.

Back at the college, Maya enlists Annie's help with her cousin, Anjali, who is deaf and now living in England. Anjali has no sign language and no English. Anjali's brother Anil wonders if he should have let Anjali stay in India, where there was a possible marriage.

Tony turns up in Michael's classroom and teases Michael for ignoring him. He accuses Michael of being uptight.

Troy is entertaining another girlfriend in their flat, so Adam brings Kelly dinner in the college art studio. Kelly talks about Alan, her mother's ex- boyfriend, who sexually abused her. For a moment it seems as if Adam and Kelly might get together – but the intimacy is quickly dispelled by a paint fight.

Help and info

Kelly continues to struggle to come to terms with what happened to her. If you have any concerns about sexual abuse, sources of help are listed with episode 3.

See episodes 1 and 2 for sources of help and information relating to deaf people in prison, and look out for our feature later in the series.

One of Rush's new storylines concerns a deaf Asian girl who has recently arrived in Britain. The following organisations can provide relevant information and support:

Asian Deaf Women's Association (ADWA)
Stratford Advice Arcade
107-109 The Grove
London E15 1HP
Tel: 020 8221 0581
Fax: 020 8221 0582
Text: 020 8555 9680
Charity providing support for Asian deaf and hearing women and mothers with deaf/hard-of-hearing children. Aims to encourage Asian Deaf women to be independent and to escape their 'hidden isolation'.

London Ethnic Minority Deaf Association (LEMDA)
Stratford Advice Arcade
107-109 The Grove
Stratford
London E15 1HP
Text: 020 8522 1958
Fax: 020 8522 1842
Voice: 020 8522 1700
An independent and culturally specific service to the black and ethnic deaf community across London.

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