"The Biz" (1995/II) TV series

Director:

Nigel Douglas

Writers:

Chris Ellis (writer)
Sarah-Louise Hawkins (writer)

Release Date:

5 December 1995 (UK)

Plot:

Life in an English Drama School - advertised as "Fame" in the 90's.

Cast

Hannah Lawrence	...	Jules
Paul Nicholls	...	Tim Marshall
Sasha Pitimson	...	Chris
Sarah French	...	Zara
Kelly Reilly	...	Laura
Zander Ward
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Natalie Anderson	...	Francesca
Stephanie Bagshaw	...	Sasha
Geoffrey Bayldon	...	Markov
Robert Blythe
Nicola Bryant	...	Martine
Vanessa Cavanagh	...	Amber
Nathan Constance	...	Luke
Keeley Forsyth	...	Nicky
Mohammed George	...	Max
John Glynn	...	'Sad' Barry (1995)
Terence Harvey	...	Gerry
Delia Lindsay	...	Gaby
Tony Maudsley	...	Roy
Michael McCulley	...	Ben Miles Episodes 2 and 3
Andrew Lee Potts	...	Leo
David Schofield	...	Max
Ania Sowinski	...	Kerry
Craig Stein	...	Mark
Marie Weevil	...	Pippa
Steven White	...	Zak
Sabra Williams	...	Xanthe
Lindsey Wise	...	Emma

Runtime:

30 min (10 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Great drama

This was a great series. It provided good competition for other dramas like Grange Hill and Byker Grove, and was such a fresh and original idea for a drama, brought to the screen in a savourable enjoyable way by the BBC. Why did it end? It was so gripping, and spawned quite a few adult actors like Paul Nicholls of EastEnders and Nathan Constance, now in Bad Girls.