Wannabe
Back in the girl-power heyday of the 90s, a hit single would easily get you 15 minutes of fame. But today you'd be lucky to get 15 seconds. Maxine, played by People Just Do Nothing's Lily Brazier, never made it big with her teenage girl group Variety and now, as a middle-aged failing music manager, she finds herself in crisis, as the one act she looked after decides to drop her. But Maxine has a plan, a come back. This time bigger, bolder and, well - older. Who cares about a hip young girl group anyway?. What the world really needs is the first ever band of mums. And with Maxine at the helm, how can Mum Pop possibly fail? WANNABE is the story of unfinished business, one last shot at fame and struggling to let go of a dream.
- 2018-2018
- 1 season
- Comedy
Back in the girl-power heyday of the 90s, a hit single would easily get you 15 minutes of fame. But today you'd be lucky to get 15 seconds. Maxine, played by People Just Do Nothing's Lily Brazier, never made it big with her teenage girl group Variety and now, as a middle-aged failing music manager, she finds herself in crisis, as the one act she looked after decides to drop her. But Maxine has a plan, a come back. This time bigger, bolder and, well - older. Who cares about a hip young girl group anyway?. What the world really needs is the first ever band of mums. And with Maxine at the helm, how can Mum Pop possibly fail? WANNABE is the story of unfinished business, one last shot at fame and struggling to let go of a dream.
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2018
Episode 1
Mum Pop
24 mins
Ex-pop singer Maxine Hancock juggles being a housewife and mother with managing the group Sweet Gyal, comprising Amber, Chantal and Kim. However the trio is dissatisfied with her promotion of them whilst musician husband Neil feels she is putting her work before her family. They are all further confused when she announces that she is launching Mumpop - reviving her old band Variety with two other members now mothers like herself.
Episode 2
Giving it all away
23 mins
With Sweet Gyal in the recording studio, Maxine's on a mission to find her former bandmates and get Variety back to the big time. But reuniting with Mel (Amy Booth-Steel) isn't the dream scenario she'd imagined. Meanwhile, her husband Neil tries to spice up their love life with advice from his best mate Mikey (Jim Howick)...and a prostitute.
Episode 3
Neil's Birthday
On Neil's fortieth birthday Maxine departs to promote Variety, leaving Mikey to help him celebrate by white water rafting, giving him a taste for adventure. Maxine, however, has two problems - Sweet Gyal sacking her as manager and the need to find a third member for Variety. Happily for her Mikey's prostitute girlfriend Sarah would seem to be the solution to the second.
Episode 4
Never Giving Up
To Maxine's annoyance Sweet Gyal get a new manager and a recording contract though she does secure a gig for the revised Variety at the Crown pub. Mikey and Neil turn up to support the group and are chatted up by two young women. Mikey convinces Sarah that she is the only one for him but Mel does not want to let Maxine down after a successful appearance by telling her what she has seen in the toilets.