The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A six-part satirical take on the music world centered around a young Glasgow band - Jocks Wa Hey - as they struggle to find success. The unlikely chart-toppers who form Jocks Wa Hey are Jez, the cocky lead singer, his best pal Psycho, the unkempt, scuzzy little bass player; Wullie 'The Bigot' MacBoyne, psychopathic drummer, the hard-hitting, ballsy lead guitarist Joe Nardone and Fiona, DSS Officer by day and Queen of Electronica by night. Across six episodes they recruit new members, revolutionize their sound, acquire management, arrange a showcase gig, get signed, record a hopeless album and somehow manage to get to the top of the charts.

Series details

• Title: The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Music
• Premiere date: 1998-11-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 1998-12-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 36029
• IMDb ID: tt0178167
• TVDB ID: 77177

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1998-11-10; final listed air date 1998-12-15; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.