My Almost Famous Family
My Almost Famous Family

My Almost Famous Family

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Two
  • 2009
  • 11 episodes (1 series)

CBBC musical comedy series. Singing, dancing and doing the chores - it's all in a day's work for the Swann family. Stars Rakie Ayola, Andrew Clover, Angus Harrison, Matthew Jacobs Morgan, Naomi Battrick and more.

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Series 1, Episode 8 - Take A Chance On Me

Toyah and Aretha compete to write a song for R&B star, Monelle. Hadley, meanwhile, tries to work out why Isaac is so much more popular than him.

Further details

Sibling rivalries rise to the surface in this week's melodic episode, as Toyah and Aretha compete to write a song for top R&B star Monelle (played by former UK Eurovision entry Javine Hylton).

Toyah and Aretha set to work, each trying to compose their own song for Monelle. After many fruitless attempts, including one which sees Aretha rhyming "shower with Chihuahua", the opposing sisters realise that they need to work together to make their tune pitch-perfect.

Elsewhere, a bemused Hadley tries to work out why all the fans seem to prefer Isaac.

Broadcast details

Date
Saturday 31st October 2009
Time
10am
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 2nd May 2012 11:00am CBBC
Monday 1st October 2012 12:35pm CBBC
Wednesday 11th September 2013 12:35pm CBBC

Cast & crew

Cast
Rakie Ayola Shalondra Swann
Andrew Clover Gary Swann
Angus Harrison Hadley
Matthew Jacobs Morgan (as Matt Morgan) Isaac
Naomi Battrick Toyah
Dominique Moore Aretha
Rachel Brady Martha
Alice Henley Annabelle
Emily Joyce Jill
Guest cast
Javine Hylton Monelle
Writing team
Hilary Frankland Script Editor
Paul Gerstenberger Writer
Paul McKenzie Writer
Production team
Jonathan Gershfield Director
Paul McKenzie Producer
Steven Andrew Executive Producer
Alan Levy Editor
Anna Higginson Production Designer
Stephen Keogh Production Designer
Richie Webb Composer
Tom Nichols Composer

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