The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star

The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
From left to right: Fiona Johnstone (Simone Lahbib), Wullie 'Bigot' Macboyne (Stephen McCole), Jez MacAllister (Ciarán McMenamin), Psycho MacPhail (Duncan Marwick) and Joe Nardone (Nicola Stapleton).
Created byBryan Elsley
StarringCiarán McMenamin
Simone Lahbib
Nicola Stapleton
Stephen McCole
Duncan Marwick
Gerard Butler
Jennifer Collins
Keith Allen
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time35 mins
Production companyCompany Television
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release10 November (1998-11-10) –
15 December 1998 (1998-12-15)
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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 centred on a young Glaswegian band – Jocks Wa Hey – as they struggle to find success.

The series won Best Drama Serial at the 1999 RTS Television Awards and, that same year, writer Bryan Esley was nominated for Best Writer at the RTS Craft & Design Awards.

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 WB Television Network.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Post-Gazette.com". Nl.newsbank.com. 14 March 2002. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Wanna-Be Comedy: Almost Infamous". NY Daily News. 14 March 2002. Retrieved 24 June 2013.