Gemma Collinge has only one ambition - to be famous by the time she's 21 and the clock is ticking!

Living in the tiny backwater Yorkshire village of Lumb Dean, Gemma dreams of escaping to London for the bright lights and all its trappings - soon.

Supporting her in her dream is camp friend Jeff and her more grounded workmate, Nell. But Gemma lives with her no-nonsense Nan, who has absolutely no understanding of her all-consuming aspiration.

Gemma is sweet, desperately naive and will stop at nothing to achieve her goal. She soon crosses paths with Kenny Grantham, an agent who has a criminal record for allegedly selling a panto dancer into the white slave trade. He manages to get her a string of gigs that barely touch the periphery of the entertainment business. However, Gemma remains undeterred, relentlessly optimistic and wholly endearing.

Our Review: The first episode of The Gemma Factor was described on our message board as feeling like "something you'd see on CBeebies but with some additional swearing" - and we found it hard to disagree with that.

Watching through the first couple of episodes, we found little to engage with. Perhaps more damningly, the two central characters (Gemma and Jeff) came across as little more than dull, uninteresting, tired stereotypes, with the supporting cast (such as Nell) feeling far more interesting.

However, as the series went on we found it more watchable. We warmed to the characters (particularly dodgy agent Kenny) and also settled into the story. By the end of the series, we found ourselves interested in the narrative - but, ultimately, it was never very funny. It appears that the BBC had a similar view of the show, as they have decided not to commission a second series.