The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
1998 · Channel 4 · 60 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Shifting the Units
Tue, 15 Dec, 11:00 pm
The band's promotional schedule is revving up with a chaotic appearance on a kid's Saturday morning TV show as the tensions within the band become all too clear...
About
A six-part satirical take on the music world centered around a young Glasgow band - Jocks Wa Hey - as they struggle to find success. The unlikely chart-toppers who form Jocks Wa Hey are Jez, the cocky lead singer, his best pal Psycho, the unkempt, scuzzy little bass player; Wullie 'The Bigot' MacBoyne, psychopathic drummer, the hard-hitting, ballsy lead guitarist Joe Nardone and Fiona, DSS Officer by day and Queen of Electronica by night. Across six episodes they recruit new members, revolutionize their sound, acquire management, arrange a showcase gig, get signed, record a hopeless album and somehow manage to get to the top of the charts.
Episodes
- E01
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
Tue, 10 Nov· 60 minJez has been unemployed for two years since leaving school, but has been busy preparing for his quest to land on Planet Pop...
- E02
Creating the Buzz
Tue, 17 Nov· 60 minIt's the morning after the gig the night before, and Jez is in bed with Fiona who, after some splendid naked guitar playing, is being considered for the band...
- E03
The A&R Men Cometh
Tue, 24 Nov· 60 minThree fruitless months of gigging have gone by without a sniff of a record deal. Jez and Fiona take Art to task and he arranges a showcase for Jocks Wa Hey.
- E04
Sign on the Line
Tue, 1 Dec· 60 minJocks Wa Hey arrive in London en masse to be met by Art before doing a deal with Slick Sloan and launching themselves on the London media scene.
- E05
Making Tracks
Tue, 8 Dec· 60 minThe band arrive at Big Noise Studios to record at the farmbouse of rock legend Derek Trout. Joe undertakes Psycho's sexual tuition personally and Jez tries it on again with Fiona.
- E06
Shifting the Units
Tue, 15 Dec· 60 minThe band's promotional schedule is revving up with a chaotic appearance on a kid's Saturday morning TV show as the tensions within the band become all too clear...