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| Totally Frank | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Hayley Holt Lauren Blake Bryony Afferson Helena Dowling |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 min. |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 25 September 2005 – 9 July 2006 |
Totally Frank is a comedy drama series with a real-life band as its stars on Channel 4. It follows a band, Frank, who were struggling to make it in the music industry.
The band on the show consisted of lead singer Tasha (Lauren Blake born 18 August 1983), guitarist Charlie (Bryony Afferson born 9 March 1983) keyboard player Flo (Helena Dowling born 20 December 1986) and drummer Neve (Hayley Holt born 27 February 1983). Their first single, I'm Not Shy, was released on 31 July 2006 in the UK. Their debut album, "Devil's Got Your Gold", was released on 7 August 2006 in the UK by Polydor Records.
The show had two series, both of which had 13 episodes. The DVD release of the show has been cancelled for the moment.
The series begun with the four girls taking part in fictitious reality show Fame Maker, with another girl, Sammi, who goes onto win the show.
The second series started on 9 April 2006 with storylines including Tasha leaving her solo deal, Neve and Tasha's rift, Flo breaking Jason's heart again and Charlie's dad dying.
The series was cancelled when the real band had been dropped by their record label and decided to split up on 11 September 2006.
22-year-old Tasha (Lauren Blake) is the front woman and the emotional driving force behind the band: the one with the vision and the sheer unstoppable enthusiasm to pull this thing off. Tasha automatically takes on the 'mum' role to her bandmates but she's totally clueless in matters of romance.
Tasha may have the energy, but 22-year-old Neve (Hayley Holt) is the one with the cred. She seems to know everything about every band that ever was. She's spent years gigging. She has been the drummer in a couple of bands before that ‘nearly made it’ but didn't.
Sweet and unoffensive, Flo (Helena Dowling) is the baby of the group, even though at 22 she's the same age as the others. Flo is a bit of a daddy's girl, and is torn between the grounded world of her family and fiancé and the exciting, unpredictable world of life in a band.
For 21-year-old Charlie (Bryony Afferson), being a famous musician is more important to her than being best mates with the other girls. She's deeply competitive and insecure about her songwriting around the others, particularly Neve. Charlie always assumed she'd be a solo star, not a band member.
The show had a lot of performances from the band and also included some other music.
Series 1 Theme Song Frank – Complicated
Series 1 Episode 1 Frank – Total Eclipse Of The Heart (Live)
Series 1 Episode 2 Frank – I'm Not Shy
Frank – Complicated
Series 1 Episode 3 Frank – I'm Not Shy
Series 1 Episode 4 Frank – News About You (Remix)
Frank – News About You (Live)
Frank – Complicated
Frank – News About You
Series 1 Episode 5 Frank – Complicated
Frank – Silence
Series 1 Episode 6 Bryony Afferson – Money In My Pocket (Live)
Frank – Money In My Pocket
Series 1 Episode 7 Helena Dowling – Silence (Live)
Frank – I'm Not Shy
Series 1 Episode 8 Frank – White Wedding
Series 1 Episode 9 Frank – Silence
Series 1 Episode 10 Frank – Money In My Pocket (Rock Version)
Frank – Silence
Frank – Don't Wait Up
Series 1 Episode 11 Frank – Money In My Pocket
Series 1 Episode 12 Frank – Complicated
Series 1 Episode 13 Frank – Don't Wait Up
Series 2 Theme Song Frank – Turn It Up
Series 2 Episode 1 Lauren Blake – Tears and Tantrums
Bryony Afferson – Money In My Pocket (Live)
Frank – I'm Not Shy (Live)
Series 2 Episode 2 Frank – News About You (Alternate Mix)
Series 2 Episode 3 Kaiser Chiefs – I Predict a Riot
Frank – Closer to Me
Series 2 Episode 4 No music featured.
Series 2 Episode 5 Lauren Blake – Turn It Up (Acoustic Version)
Frank – Turn It Up
Series 2 Episode 6 Frank – Closer to Me (Lights Out Version)
Frank – Turn It Up
Frank – Closer to Me
Series 2 Episode 7 Frank – Turn It Up
Series 2 Episode 8 Michael McKell – Eye in the Sky
Frank – Turn It Up
Michael McKell and Bryony Afferson – Eye in the Sky
Bryony Afferson – Eye in the Sky
Series 2 Episode 9 The Killers – Mr Brightside
Frank – Never Left A Girl (Live)
Frank – Never Left A Girl (Alternate Mix)
Series 2 Episode 10 Frank – Turn It Up (Radio Version)
Frank – Don't Wait Up
Frank – Turn It Up (Alternate Mix)
Series 2 Episode 11 Frank – Never Left A Girl
Frank – All I Ever Do (Bryony Afferson Version)
Series 2 Episode 12 Frank – Closer to Me
Bryony Afferson – Eye in the Sky
Series 2 Episode 13 Frank – Silence (Alternate Mix)
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