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Cilla (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
138 min + 17 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2014 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Paul Whittington

Written By:
Jeff Pope

Actors:
Sheridan Smith ..... Cilla Black
Aneurin Barnard ..... Bobby Willis (3 episodes, 2014)
John Henshaw ..... John White (3 episodes, 2014)
Kent Riley ..... Kenny (3 episodes, 2014)
Melanie Hill ..... Big Cilla (3 episodes, 2014)
Ed Stoppard ..... Brian Epstein
Andrew Schofield ..... Robert Willis Snr (3 episodes, 2014)
Debbie Brannan ..... Rose (3 episodes, 2014)
Tara Wells ..... Pat (2 episodes, 2014)
Danny Burns ..... Johnny 'Hutch' Hutchinson (2 episodes, 2014)
Jordan Luke Gage ..... Adrian Barber (2 episodes, 2014)
Tom Dunlea ..... Ringo Starr
James Nelson-Joyce ..... Degsy (2 episodes, 2014)
Elliot Cowan ..... George Martin (2 episodes, 2014)
Jamie Muscato ..... Rory Storm (2 episodes, 2014)
Kevin Mains ..... Paul McCartney
Tommy McDonnell ..... Teddy (2 episodes, 2014)
Samantha Robinson ..... Jean (2 episodes, 2014)
Jack Farthing ..... John Lennon
Kate Fitzgerald ..... Vera (2 episodes, 2014)
Michael Hawkins ..... George Harrison
Nic Greenshields ..... Kingsize Taylor (2 episodes, 2014)
Shaun Mason ..... Trevor (2 episodes, 2014)

Synopsis:

Priscilla White is a typist from a working class area of Liverpool who dreams of stardom; Bobby Willis is the chancer who ignores the city's Protestant-Catholic divide to pursue her; Brian Epstein is the young genius who will later guide The Beatles to superstardom. Starring Sheridan Smith Cilla tells the true story of how the lives of these three intertwine to propel Cilla to the top of the charts and beyond... but at a cost. Cilla Black, as young Priscilla becomes, displays a ruthless streak that won't allow anything or anyone - including Bobby - to stand in her way. Epstein is tortured by his success and his sexuality--forced to keep his homosexuality hidden in an era when to be caught with another man could mean prison. Set to an explosion of 60s music as the 'Merseybeat' sounds grips the country, Cilla explores the humble beginnings and little-known early years of a woman who went on to become an iconic TV star and household name.

Season 1
Episode #1.1 S1, Ep1 15 Sep. 2014
In Liverpool in 1960 17-year old typist Cilla White frequents the Cavern club, where she occasionally sings. Her friend Ringo Starr, drummer with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes suggests she accompany the band to Hamburg for concerts but her parents forbid it, By chance she meets Bobby Willis, who claims to be in the music industry but actually works in a bakery. Cilla is not impressed when she learns the truth about him but allows him to be her manager. At their first gig she is erroneously billed as Cilla Black but likes the name. Ringo is now playing with the Beatles...
Episode #1.2 S1, Ep2 22 Sep. 2014
Cilla is despondent after failing her audition for Brian Epstein but the loyal Bobby persuades her to keep singing, driving her from club to club. At the Iron Door club she impresses Brian Epstein who is now keen to manage her and take her to London to make a record. Bobby feels betrayed but Cilla insists he accompany her as her roadie. They stay in a hotel whilst Brian goes to an underground gay club and picks up a bit of rough who beats him up though he lies to Cilla about his bruises. George Martin records her debut disc 'Love of the Loved', with a song by Bobby as...
Episode #1.3 S1, Ep3 29 Sep. 2014
In 1964 Cilla has her second number one hit and gets to perform at the London Palladium. Feeling self-important she refuses to let Brian sign Bobby as a singer in his own right, claiming that she needs him to look after her. Cilla records the film theme 'Alfie', though she is derogatory about the title, as a means to break in to the American market but a trip to New York to appear on Ed Sullivan's TV show with Brian - who still seeks young men to rough him up - and Bobby does not yield immediate success and an impatient Cilla demands that they return home.

The life and career of British singer and entertainer Cilla Black.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 05 March, 2015.

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