Nearly Famous

Nearly Famous
Genre	Drama
Created by	Holly Phillips
Directed by	Sheree Folkson; Mat Whitecross; John Hardwick
Opening theme	"Just for Tonight" by One Night Only
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer(s)	Simon Crawford Collins ; Jane Featherstone; Alison Jackson
Producer(s)	Emma Kingsman-Lloyd
Production location(s)	Rose Bruford College, Sidcup, Kent, England
Editor(s)	Richard Mark Elson; Philip Hookway; Jackie Ophir
Running time	45 minutes approximately, 65 minutes with adverts
Release
Original network	E4
Original release	8 November –; 13 December 2007

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.

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

Ella Jones as Sarah
Anna McAuley as Henri
Max Gell as Cal Redmond
Rosalind Halstead as Kelly Short
Gregg Chillin as Ash Chopra
Gina Bellman as Traci Reed
Nicolas Woodman as Jamie

Soundtrack

Incidental music by Simon Boswell
Original songs by Joe Boswell
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division
"Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen

Choreographed by Caroline Pope.

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External links

Nearly Famous on IMDb
Nearly Famous at TV.com

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