Cilla

2014-09-15 Drama G

Three-part biopic of the Liverpudlian songbird who would later find fame and fortune. It tells of her rocky road to fame and captures the essence of 1960s Liverpool.

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Three-part biopic of the Liverpudlian songbird who would later find fame and fortune. It tells of her rocky road to fame and captures the essence of 1960s Liverpool.

First Aired

2014-09-15
Last Aired

2014-09-29
Creator
Genre

Drama
Seasons

1
Episodes

3
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

ITV1

Keywords:

rock 'n' roll pop singer biography liverpool, england miniseries 1960s music

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Season 1

1. Episode 1

Priscilla White is a Liverpool typist with dreams of escaping the office and becoming a singer. It loo...More

Priscilla White is a Liverpool typist with dreams of escaping the office and becoming a singer. It looks like her chance has come when she meets songwriter Bobby Willis, who claims to be in the music industry - so she's less than impressed to later discover his flash car is hired and he actually works in a bakery. Despite this inauspicious start, Cilla agrees to let him manage her, but will their arrangement still stand after her friends, a local band by the name of the Beatles, help her land an audition with genuine impresario Brian Epstein?Less

60mins 2014-09-15

2. Episode 2

As Cilla's confidence returns, Brian Epstein gives her a second chance and convinces her to change dir...More

As Cilla's confidence returns, Brian Epstein gives her a second chance and convinces her to change direction and gamble on a ballad.Less

60mins 2014-09-22

3. Episode 3

The success of her first single, 'Anyone Who Had a Heart' is soon followed by a second single, 'You're...More

The success of her first single, 'Anyone Who Had a Heart' is soon followed by a second single, 'You're My World' which goes to number one. However she fails to break America, and her relationship with Bobby is beginning to have an affect on her success.Less