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Wannabe. Maxine (Lily Brazier)
Wannabe

Wannabe

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Three
  • 2018
  • 4 episodes (1 series)

Sitcom about a former popstar turned failing music manager who decides to try and re-launch her singing career. Stars Lily Brazier, Nicholas Burns, Jim Howick, Amy Booth-Steel, Alexis Strum and more.

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Wannabe. Image shows from L to R: Mikey (Jim Howick), Sarah (Alexis Strum), Maxine (Lily Brazier), Mel (Amy Booth-Steel), Neil (Nicholas Burns)

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2018
Channel
BBC Three
Episodes
4 (1 series)
Stars
Lily Brazier, Nicholas Burns, Jim Howick, Amy Booth-Steel, Alexis Strum, Savannah Steyn, Karla Simone Spence, Imogen Gurney and more
Writers
Lily Brazier, Ben Murray and Steve Stamp
Director
Ben Murray
Producers
Claire McCarthy, Jack Newman, Lily Brazier, Ben Murray and Anne Patterson
Company

Back in the girl-power heyday of the 90s, a hit single would easily get you 15 minutes of fame. But 15 minutes is not quite enough for some people.

Maxine never made it to the big time as part of girl group Variety, but is still desperately trying to cling on to her dream as the (failing) music manager for teenage pop group Sweet Gyal. However Maxine finds herself in crisis when, fed up of her trying to live vicariously through them and her embarrassing attempts to get them a record deal, Sweet Gyal threaten to drop her.

But Maxine has come up with a plan. A come back. This time bigger, bolder and, well... older. Who cares about a hip young girl group anyway?! What the world is really missing is Mum Pop.

And so begins a new obsession with tracking down her ex-bandmates and relaunching her life in the limelight.

Additional details

Part of

BBC Comedy Pilots 2017

BBC Comedy Slices 2017

Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 29th March 2018 at 10pm on BBC Three
Most recent repeats
  • Friday 4th May 2018 at 11:20pm on BBC1 - Episode 4
  • Friday 27th April 2018 at 11:25pm on BBC1 - Episode 3
  • Friday 20th April 2018 at 11:25pm on BBC1 - Episode 2

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