Nearly Famous

Nearly Famous is a television drama mini-series about a group of British teenagers at a top London school of the performing arts. It is shown in the UK and Ireland on E4. The show has been compared to other teen drama series such as The O.C. and Skins. The show debuted on E4 on 8 November 2007 and ended its run on 13 December 2007. It is filmed in Kent, England.

Nearly Famous
GenreDrama
Created byHolly Phillips
Directed bySheree Folkson
Mat Whitecross
John Hardwick
Opening theme"Just for Tonight" by One Night Only
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersSimon Crawford Collins
Jane Featherstone
Alison Jackson
ProducerEmma Kingsman-Lloyd
Production locationsRose Bruford College, Sidcup, Kent, England
EditorsRichard Mark Elson
Philip Hookway
Jackie Ophir
Running time45 minutes approximately, 65 minutes with adverts
Release
Original networkE4
Original release8 November (2007-11-08) –
13 December 2007 (2007-12-13)

Synopsis

The six part series follows Lila (Talulah Riley), an awkward 19-year-old with a mentally ill mother, but with an exceptional talent for writing; Owen (Aaron Johnson), who can not read music any more than he can rewrite his wayward past; Joe, (Tunji Kasim) a nice guy with a talent doing light and sound, who is a bit of a nerd; and Kate (Anna Brewster) a beautiful, ambitious actress, who is sick of living in the shadow of her successful film director dad. Over the six-week series, the world of this unlikely group of friends is explored.

Characters
  • Aaron Johnson as Owen Stephens – A talented musician with a past that seems to haunt him.
  • Talulah Riley as Lila Reed – A writer with a heart. Her mother has a mental health condition and does not want to let go of her daughter.
  • Tunji Kasim as Joe Bailey – Misunderstood technology geek from a tough background who wants to achieve something in life
  • Anna Brewster as Kate Sherman – An actress striving to receive recognition of her own talents without the help of her famous father.
  • Jimi Mistry as Matt Bright – Music teacher who has a long and complicated history with Jen. He has hopes to make it big in the music industry.
  • Rebecca Palmer as Jen Bracken – Writing teacher with marital problems. Matt is her only means of support.
  • Lizzy McInnerny as Rita Rocheman – Dance teacher who has a history with Dominic.
  • Ralph Brown as Dominic Soloman – Drama teacher and principal of the Salinger School

Other Cast

Soundtrack

Choreographed by Caroline Pope.

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