The Biz (TV series)

The Biz
Genre	Drama Soap
Directed by	David Andrews, Nigel Douglas
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	3
Production
Producer(s)	Richard Callanan
Running time	30 mins
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	1994 – 1996

The Biz was a BBC children's television drama series about a group of teenagers at a fictional stage school.

The series was written by Chris Ellis and Sarah-Louise Hawkins. The directors were David Andrews and Nigel Douglas. It ran for three series, from 1994 to 1996.

Set at Markov's School of Dance and Drama, it was a portmanteau show in which different students took centre stage from week to week. It showed training, auditions and performances.

Paul Nicholls, in one of his early roles, played up-and-coming star Tim Marshall. The role reflected his own later life as Tim had to deal with attention from the press and the public.

The series has also been airing on ABC in Australia.

Cast

• Hannah Lawrence - Jules
• Paul Nicholls - Tim Marshall
• Sasha Pitimson - Chris
• Sarah French - Zara
• Rhys Moore - Huw
• Kelly Reilly - Laura
• Zander Ward
• Tamara El Araby - Tamara
• Natalie Anderson - Francesca
• Stephanie Bagshaw - Sasha
• Geoffrey Bayldon - Markov
• Robert Blythe
• Nicola Bryant - Martine
• Vanessa Cavanagh - Amber
• Nathan Constance - Luke
• Keeley Forsyth - Nicky
• Mohammed George - Max
• John Glynn - Barry (1995)
• Terence Harvey - Gerry
• Delia Lindsay - Gaby
• Michael McCulley - Ben Miles
• Andrew Lee Potts - Leo
• David Schofield - Max
• Ania Sowinski - Kerry
• Craig Stein - Mark
• Marie Weevil - Pippa
• Steven White - Zak
• Sabra Williams - Xanthe
• Lindsey Wise - Emma

Ratings (CBBC Channel)

Saturday 4 May 2002- 30,000 (6th most watched on CBBC that week).

External links

• The Biz at IMDb