South Side Story is a structured reality entertainment programme first broadcast on BBC Three on 26 January 2015. The six-part series is about musicians and artists in South London.[1][2][3] The series has been described as The Only Way is Essex meets Glee.[4]
| South Side Story | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Knickerbockerglory |
| Original release | |
| Network | |
| Release | 26 January – 2 March 2015 |
Production
editThe series was commissioned by Zai Bennett and Sean Hancock, and produced by Knickerbockerglory.[5] A non-transmission pilot episode was made in 2013.[6] The director is Ben Cook and executive producer is Jonathan Stadlen.[7]
Main cast
edit| Cast member | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Alaric | Personal Trainer, Bouncer and was a contestant on the fifth series of The Voice UK |
| Alistair | Singer |
| Annabell | Model |
| Deke | Singer |
| Fayy | Street Dancer |
| Gilly | Choreographer |
| Jayden "Fresh" | Personal Trainer and Appeared on the third series of Ex on the Beach |
| Jaynee | Singer |
| Jodie | Singer |
| Kelz | Rapper |
| Lady Lykez | Rapper |
| Levi | Dancer |
| Mim | Aspiring Radio Presenter |
| Nyomi "Ny" | Singer |
| Rachelle | Model and single mum |
| Shahnequa | Aspiring Actress |
| Suzette | Choreographer |
| Sylvia | Glamour Model |
| Yinka | Radio Presenter |
References
edit- ^ Considine, Pippa (13 February 2014). "Knickerbockerglory mixes reality and performance for BBC3". Televisual. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ Wightman, Catriona (13 February 2014). "BBC Three bags Brixton-based singing, dancing structured reality show". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "BBC Three hopes to strike a chord with South Side Story". BBC Ariel. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Got a South Side Story?". Funny Woman. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Music, Magic And Mum & Dad – BBC Three commissions more entertainment for 2014". BBC. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ Kanter, Jake (13 February 2014). "BBC3 in scripted reality first". Broadcast Now. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "South Side Story". Greenlight. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
