Episode 3
A now finely tuned boyband machine produces slick pop acts Blue and Westlife. TV talent shows threaten the end of the phenomenon - but then Take That mount a remarkable return.
It's the summer of 2001, and for several of Britain鈥檚 biggest boybands, life in the limelight is coming to an end. Despite almost 20 million albums sold between them, East 17 and Take That have called time on their pop dreams. Five-piece Damage has hit a glass ceiling. Tweenager heartthrobs 911 have burned out, and bad boys Five are hanging by a thread.
Waiting in the wings are four-piece Blue and Irish balladeers Westlife, whose stars begin to rise just as those of their forebears fade. The bigger threat to the boy bands, however, is the new era of reality TV: Pop Idol, Popstars and The X Factor.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Craig Parkinson |
| Director | Martin Fuller |
| Producer | Saskia Rusher |
| Editor | Henry Wood |
| Production Manager | Rachel Duncan |
| Series Producer | Laurence Turnbull |
| Executive Producer | Nancy Strang |
| Executive Producer | Louis Theroux |
| Production Company | Mindhouse Productions |