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Filming begins on Teenage Supermodel,
a brand new comedy for 91Èȱ¬ THREE
If opportunity came knocking. what would you do?
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Filming has begun on Teenage
Supermodel (working title), a brand new comedy drama
for 91Èȱ¬
THREE.
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The comedy drama is written by Carmel Morgan (The
Royle Family;
Shameless; Coronation Street) with additional episodes by Jan
McVerry (Playing the Field; Clocking Off) and Stephen
Russell (Big Train).
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The Webbs are a modest working-class family living
in Runcorn. Pauline (Kathryn Hunt), is seemingly happy with the hand
she has been dealt.
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School dinner lady by day, door-to-door cosmetics
agent by evening, and along with husband Terry (Connor
McIntyre),
life and soul of the local pub by night. Ìý
They have a nice house,
brilliant mates and a great family. But all this changes when
twin daughters Jade (Linzey Cocker) and Ashley (newcomer Sinead
Moynihan)
are approached by a model scout.
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But it's not the beautiful
Jade who gets the nod, it's geek goddess Ashley who is the
chosen one. Ìý
As
Ashley's star ascends into the glamorous, sophisticated world of
modelling with the help of her agent Murray (Lee
Boardman), the tight
knit circle of family and friends find themselves struggling with
the fall-out.
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Pauline drops everything and everyone, as she pushes
her daughter in search of fame and success.
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Terry's world starts
to cave in as his past comes back to haunt him and Jade's
jealousy threatens her relationship with her entire family
and most importantly her sister. Ìý
Casting director Beverley Keogh,
who was responsible for casting 91Èȱ¬ ONE's Clocking
Off and Channel 4's Shameless, cast Ashley Webb from
amongst genuinely new and raw talent in Manchester and Salford.
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Sinead
Moynihan makes her acting debut in the role. Ìý
Teenage Supermodel is 91Èȱ¬ THREE's first commission
from Hat Trick North.
Hat Trick's Executive Producers Mario Stylianides and Mark
Redhead comment: "We
are delighted to be working with a uniquely talented writer in Carmel
Morgan.
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"Carmel is a very established series writer but
this is the first show of her own. The world she has created is genuinely
fresh, funny and moving." Ìý
Producer Juliet Charlesworth adds: "We are living in
a culture of instant celebrity and expected success, so this series
couldn't be better timed. Added to this, we have wonderfully witty
scripts and great performances."
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The
series continues filming on location in Manchester until early April and is a Hat Trick North production for 91Èȱ¬ THREE.
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The
Executive Producers are Mario Stylianides and Mark
Redhead for
Hat Trick and Cheryl Taylor for the 91Èȱ¬.
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The producer is Juliet Charlesworth
and the series is directed by Susan Tully and Dermot
Boyd.
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