Star Stories
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| Star Stories | |
|---|---|
| Format | Comedy |
| Created by | Objective Productions |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Phil Clarke and Andrew O'Connor |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Channel 4 |
| Original run | 15 September 2006 – 7 September 2008 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Star Stories is a British television comedy programme that takes a satirical look at celebrities and their lives. It was first shown on Channel 4 on September 15, 2006.
Star Stories is made by Objective Productions commissioned for Channel 4 by Shane Allen and Andrew Newman with Lee Hupfield producing, Elliot Hegarty directing and Phil Clarke and Andew O'Connor as executive producers.
The Sun reported that Channel 4 had axed Star Stories to free up cash to invest in other shows.[1]
The main theme of the show is the theme from the film Gone with the Wind.
Contents |
[edit] Cast
- Tom Basden: Michael Barrymore, Tom Cruise, Jefferson Hack, Ron Howard, John Lennon, John Leslie, Piers Morgan, Gary Neville, Steven Spielberg, Rod Stewart, Bernie Taupin, Midge Ure, Will Young.
- Daisy Beaumont: Paula Abdul, Victoria Beckham, Renate Blauel, Cindy Crawford, Penelope Cruz, Sadie Frost in Kate Moss episode, Elizabeth Hurley, Angelina Jolie, Demi Moore, Mimi Rogers, Britney Spears, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Katie Price.
- Kevin Bishop: Peter Andre, Tony Blair, Simon Cowell, Tom Cruise, Pete Doherty, Michael Douglas, Noel Edmonds, Alex Ferguson, God, Elton John, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Ewan McGregor, George Michael, Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, Cliff Richard, Justin Timberlake, Robbie Williams.
- Jo Bourne Taylor: The Nanny in Sadie Frost.
- Fergus Craig: Russell Brand, Declan Donnelly, Jason Donovan, Eminem, Stephen Gately, Bob Geldof (in Bono episode), Calvin Klein, Nigel Martin-Smith, Sam Neill, Ian Paisley, Pope John Paul II, Prince Philip, Prince William, Tim Rice, various other roles.
- Kate Drew: Mel C, Sadie Frost.
- Steve Edge: Gary Barlow, Boy George, Mark Curry, Walt Disney, David Furnish, Noel Gallagher, Jamie Hince, Rod Hull, Paul McCartney, Freddie Mercury, Tony Mortimer, Ozzy Osbourne, Prince Charles, David Schwimmer, Sting, Patrick Swayze, John Travolta, Pete Waterman.
- Kobna Holdbrook-Smith: Nelson Mandela, Kofi Annan, Dr Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Stevie Wonder, Dwight Yorke.
- Matt King: Guy Ritchie, Elton John, Terry Venables, Gary Kemp.
- Trevor Lock: Guy Chambers, Phil Collins, Emilio Estevez, Glenn Hoddle, Ant McPartlin, Michael Parkinson, Billy Bob Thornton, Ruud van Nistelrooy.
- Alice Lowe: Madonna
- Oliver Maltman: Antony Hopkins, David Beckham, George Harrison, Bob Geldof, Sean Pertwee, Telly Savalas.
- Tom Meeten: Howard Donald, Robert Downey Jr., Liam Gallagher, George Harrison (in Heather Mills episode), Michael Jackson, Chris Martin.
- Laura Patch: Kate Moss, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Aniston, Sarah Harding, Nicole Appleton, Emma Bunton, Katie Holmes, Paris Hilton, Shirlie Holliman, Rebecca Loos, Trudie Styler.
- Harry Peacock: Rick Astley, Bono, Dane Bowers, George Clooney, Colin Farrell, Kevin Federline, Jerome Flynn, Simon Fuller (Series One), Paul Gascoigne, David Jason, Vinnie Jones, Matt LeBlanc, Marky Mark, Brian McFadden, Ewan McGregor, Jason Orange, Graham Taylor, Ray Winstone.
- Rhys Thomas: Warren Beatty, Daniel Day-Lewis, Simon Fuller, Gareth Gates, Gary Glitter, Jude Law, Matthew Perry, Andrew Ridgely, Kiefer Sutherland, Jonathan Wilkes, Henry Winkler.
- Dolly Wells: Jennie Bond, Kim Cattrall, Nicole Kidman, Cameron Diaz, Lisa Kudrow, Madonna, Heather Mills, Gwyneth Paltrow, Camilla Parker-Bowles, Princess Diana, Christy Turlington.
- Alex Woodhall: Gerry Adams, Danny DeVito, Robson Green, Brian Harvey, Noddy Holder, Mick Hucknall, Simon Le Bon, John Lydon, Mark Owen, Prince, Ringo Starr, Gianni Versace, Louis Walsh.
- Rosalyn Wright: Mel B, Naomi Campbell, Pepsi Demacque, Sinitta.
- Thaila Zucchi: Kirstie Alley, Victoria Beckham (in Katie Price episode only), Cilla Black, Courteney Cox-Arquette, Geri Halliwell, Kerry Katona, Annie Lennox, Lindsay Lohan, Jennifer Lopez, Lulu, Stella McCartney, Yoko Ono, Sharon Osbourne, Queen Elizabeth II, Vivienne Westwood, Paula Yates.
Guest Starring:
Narration was commonly by Simon Greenall. However the second and third episodes of the third series were narrated by Dolly Wells and Kevin Bishop in the guise of the lead characters Heather Mills and Peter Andre respectively.
[edit] Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | British Comedy Awards | Best New Comedy | Star Stories | Won[2] |
| Best Newcomer | Kevin Bishop | Nominated[2] | ||
| 2008 | BAFTA TV Award | Best Comedy Programme | Lee Hupfield, Elliot Hegarty, Kevin Bishop, Philip Clarke | Nominated[3] |
[edit] Viewing figures
- Episode one: 3 million (14%)
- Episode two: 2.6 million (11%)
- Episode three: 2.9 million (13%)
- Episode four: 3.1 million (14%)
- Average: 2.8 million (13%)
The show's second series attracted over 2 million viewers.[4]
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Series One
- David & Victoria - 'Our Story'
- George Michael - 'Watch Without Prejudice vol.1'
- Catherine Zeta-Jones - 'Her Quest To Prove Herself... And Also Find Love'
- Guy Ritchie - 'The Wife's Life'
- Sadie Frost - 'My Side Of The Story'
- Jennifer Aniston - 'The One Where Jen's Husband Dumps Her For A Total Bitch'
[edit] Series Two
- Take That - 'Gary Barlow Productions Presents: Take That - Why Our Success was nothing to do with Robbie Williams'
- Tom Cruise - The Church of Scientology Presents: 'Being Tom Cruise - How Scientology isn't In Any Way Mental'
- Simon Cowell - SyCo Productions Presents: 'Simon Cowell - My Honesty, My Genius'
- Britney Spears - The State of Louisiana Presents: 'The Ballad of Britney Jean'
[edit] Series Three
- Elton John - David Furnish Presents Elton John 'The Patron Saint of Celebrities'
- Heather Mills - Heather Mills Presents Mills and McCartney 'Why Paul is a total bastard'
- Peter Andre and Jordan (Katie Price) - Peter Andre Presents Me and Katie 'How the moneymoon never ends'
- Kate Moss - Top Shop Presents Kate Moss 'My rise, fall, rise, fall again and then rise'
- Bono - Bono Presents Christ 2 'My story'
[edit] DVD releases
In the UK a DVD containing all six episodes from Series One, an on-set diary, out-takes, music videos, deleted scenes and rehearsals was released on 30 July 2007. The second series was released on DVD on 17 November 2008. On the same day a boxset was also released containing both series. A DVD with all five episodes from Series 3 was released on 27 July 2009.
[edit] Overseas
In the United States, Star Stories began airing on BBC America on 15 August 2008.
In Australia it is shown on ABC1 and repeated on ABC2.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Star Stories Axed". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 2009-09-11. http://www.comedy.org.uk/news/story/00000151/star_stories_axed/. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ^ a b "2006 British Comedy Awards results.". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a40735/british-comedy-awards-2006-the-winners.html. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
- ^ Internet Movie Database staff (2009). "Awards for "Star Stories"". Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com, Inc.). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0884317/awards. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- ^ "Viewing figures". BARB. http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?report=weeklyterrestrial&RequestTimeout=500. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
