Totally Frank

infobox television
show_name = Totally Frank
format = Music Dramedy
runtime = 25 min.
starring = Hayley Angel Wardle
Lauren Blake
Bryony Afferson
Helena Dowling
country = UK
network = Channel 4
first_aired = September 25, 2005
last_aired = July 9, 2006
imdb_id = 0482147|

"Totally Frank" was a comedy drama series with a real life band as its stars on Channel 4. It followed 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 18th August 1983), guitarist Charlie (Bryony Afferson born 9th March 1983) keyboard player Flo (Helena Dowling born 20th December 1982) and drummer Neve (Hayley Angel Wardle born 27th February 1983). Their first single, "I'm Not Shy", was released on July 31st 2006 in the UK. Their debut album, "Devil's Got Your Gold", was released on 7th August 2006 in the UK by Polydor Records.

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 April 9th 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 DVD release of the show has been cancelled for the moment.

The show had two series, both of which had 13 episodes.

The series was cancelled when the real band had been dropped by their record label and decided to split up on the 11th September 2006.

=Characters=

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 Angel Wardle) 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.

=Soundtrack=

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

Series 1 Episode 2
Frank - Complicated (demo)

Series 1 Episode 3
Frank - I'm Not Shy (demo)

Series 1 Episode 4
Frank - News About You (Original edit)

Series 1 Episode 5
Frank - Silence (demo)

Series 1 Episode 6
Frank - Money In My Pocket (demo)

Series 1 Episode 7
Frank - I'm Not Shy (demo/live)

Series 1 Episode 8
Frank - White Wedding

Series 1 Episode 9
Frank - Silence (demo)

Series 1 Episode 10
Frank - Money In My Pocket (live)/Silence (demo)

Series 1 Episode 11
Frank - Money In My Pocket (demo/live)

Series 1 Episode 12
Frank - Complicated (demo)

Series 1 Episode 13
Frank - Don't Wait Up (demo/live)

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 4No 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)

External links

* [http://www.frankofficial.com Official Frank website]
* [http://www03.mer.uk.vvhp.net/~frankofficial/forum/index.php Official Frank Forum]
* [http://www.channel4.com/totallyfrank "Totally Frank"] at Channel4.com