First Aired: November 10th, 1998
Status: Ended
Genre: Comedy
Network: Channel 4
Summary: The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star is a British comedy series, which aired on Channel 4 in 1998. It was a six-part satirical take on the music industry, written by Skins creator Bryan Elsley. The plot centered around a young Glaswegian band - Jocks Wa Hey - as they struggle to find success.
The series won the 'Best Drama Serial' award at the 1999 RTS Television Awards and, that same year, writer Bryan Esley was nominated in the RTS 'Best Writer' category for the series.
It was remade as My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star, a short-lived American/Canadian series that starred Oliver Hudson and was made for the now defunct The WB Television Network.
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Episode Statistics:
# of Episodes: 6
# of Episodes I watched: 0
# of Episodes I haven't watched: 6
Last Episode I watched: -
Last Aired Episode
Season 1 - Episode 6: Shifting the Units
Air Date: December 15th, 1998
Summary: Promoting a rock band is not always easy as the band soon finds out when they realize that they have to perform on a childrens' TV show. To make matters worse, Jocks Wa Hey seems to be growing apart due to rising tensions between the band members.
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Ciarán McMenamin
as Jez MacAllister
as Jez MacAllister
Simone Lahbib
as Fiona Johnstone
as Fiona Johnstone
Gerard Butler
as Marty Claymore
as Marty Claymore
Nicola Stapleton
as Joe
as Joe
Stephen McCole
as Wullie
as Wullie
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