Episode 1
It鈥檚 the early 90s, and Take That are vying with East 17 for both teenage hearts and chart dominance, giving birth to a British pop phenomenon which would define the decade.
It鈥檚 1990. Poll tax rioters are setting the nation鈥檚 capital ablaze, and prime minister Margaret Thatcher is being ousted by her own MPs. But a welcome distraction comes in the twinkly eyed form of a pop phenomenon which will define the decade: the boy band.
Taking a cue from the all-singing, all-dancing American pop act New Kids on the Block, the UK鈥檚 Take That and East 17 would dance and shimmy their way through the British pop charts in the first half of the decade, clearing the way for a long conga line of other handsome, crooning hunks.
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Boybands Forever Trailer (short)
Duration: 00:20
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The personal tragedy behind East 17's 'Stay Another Day'
Duration: 00:44
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Craig Parkinson |
Director | Martin Fuller |
Producer | Saskia Rusher |
Editor | Andre Prunetti |
Production Manager | Rachel Duncan |
Series Producer | Laurence Turnbull |
Executive Producer | Nancy Strang |
Executive Producer | Louis Theroux |
Production Company | Mindhouse Productions |
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