There's a real treat on tonight for all you fans of yesteryear as we finally get to see Sheridan SMith take the lead role in Cilla. A three part drama on the life of Cilla Black as she rose to fame in the 1960's.
As the series opens, Priscilla White is a Liverpool typist with dreams of escaping the office and becoming a singer. It looks like her chance has come when she meets songwriter Bobby Willis, who claims to be in the music industry - so she's less than impressed to later discover his flash car is hired and he actually works in a bakery. Despite this inauspicious start, Cilla agrees to let him manage her, but will their arrangement still stand after her friends, a local band by the name of the Beatles, help her land an audition with genuine impresario Brian Epstein?
I hoping there's more than a little of the Life on Mars factor here with passing meetings of famous people brought to life by bang on look alikes. Needless to say I'm excited to see how good the The Beatles look. I've already seen pictures of Ed Stoppard as Brian Epstein and he looks pretty good.
Does Cilla Black warrant this kind of show? It depends on whether you're a fan of hers or not really. I'm not all that interested in Cilla but having seen the show I can safely say it's well put together and enjoyable enough to keep you watching. I'd say give it a look, you'll likely be coming back for more.
