Nearly Famous is a television drama mini-series about a group of British teenagers at a top London school of the performing arts. It is shown in the UK and Ireland on E4. The show has been compared to other teen drama series such as The OC and Skins. The show debuted on E4 on 8 November 2007 and ended its run on the 13th of December 2007. It is filmed in Kent, England. There are no plans to continue into a second series, but the series has been left open so that a second series could be made on demand. The series ends with Owen leaving school, and his devastated friends, after being kicked out. Although it was virtually ignored, it gained a large fanbase between 13-20-year olds. It had many story lines which related well to this target market, including drinking, drugs, money, sex and virginity.
In the first week of a new school year, Lila's mother arrives, trying to get he daughter to come home, Kate is trying to get recognition for her own work, Owen is forced to work with Cal, a chav rapper who is everything Owen is not, and Joe tries to make some friends.
Aired: 11/8/2007Everyone must study and prepare for some auditions that will give six people much needed points to progress to the second year. The winners will be a musician, an actor, a dancer, a sound mixer, a lighter and a writer. Things don't go so well for some students. Also Joe's cousin comes to visit and brings his dog with him.
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