The Biz (TV series)

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show_name = The Biz


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genre = Drama Soap
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producer = Richard Callanan
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director = Nigel Douglas, David Andrews
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writers = Chris Ellis, Sarah-Louise Hawkins, Jeremy Front, Matthew Graham
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country = UK
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language = English
network = BBC One
first_aired = 1994
last_aired = 1996
num_series = 3
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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 director was Nigel Douglas. It ran for three seasons, 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.

Cast

*Hannah Lawrence - Jules
*Paul Nicholls - Tim Marshall
*Sasha Pitimson - Chris
*Sarah French - Zara
*Kelly Reilly - Laura
*Zander Ward
*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 (actor) - Max
*Ania Sowinski - Kerry
*Craig Stein - Mark
*Marie Weevil - Pippa
*Steven White - Zak
*Sabra Williams - Xanthe
*Lindsey Wise - Emma

External links

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* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_/ai_n13966413 Keeping the little darlings glued to the box] Review of "Grange Hill" and "The Biz", "The Independent", Feb 16, 1995 by Thomas Sutcliffe.