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The Biz

1995–1997 · 3 seasons

A gentle, hopeful look at teenagers chasing stage dreams, with small weekly struggles and a warm, encouraging mood.

Overview
The Biz was a BBC children's television drama series about a group of teenagers at a fictional stage school. The series was written by Chris Ellis and Sarah-Louise Hawkins. The directors were David Andrews and Nigel Douglas. It ran for three series, from 1994 to 1996. Set at Markov's School of Dance and Drama, it was a portmanteau show in which different students took centre stage from week to week. It showed training, auditions and performances. Paul Nicholls, in one of his early roles, played up-and-coming star Tim Marshall. The role reflected his own later life as Tim had to deal with attention from the press and the public. The series has also been airing on ABC in Australia.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • work
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
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Created by
David Andrews
Starring
Sasha Pitimson, Keeley Forsyth, Max Wrottesley, Paul Nicholls, Zander Ward, Andrew-Lee Potts, Mohammed George, Nicola Bryant
Length
3 seasons, 24 episodes, 30 min each
Network
BBC One
Languages
English

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