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  • Girls and Boys: Sex and British Pop (2005– )
  • TV Mini-series | 236 min | Documentary, Music
Girls and Boys: Sex and British Pop (2005– )
TV Mini-series | 236 min | Documentary, Music

Four-part documentary series that tells the story of British pop music and our changing attitudes to sex, gender and sexuality.
Seasons
Director
Benjamin Whalley (as Ben Whalley)
Writer
Simon Napier-Bell (based on an idea by)
Producers
Mark Cooper (producer) | Jeff Simpson (producer)
Cinematographer
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 23, 2005

Release date (First episode)
Oct 23, 2005 (United Kingdom)

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183 cast members
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Cherie Lunghi
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
4
David Bowie
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
3
Johnny Marr
Self - The Smiths Self - The Smiths   See fewer
3
3
Germaine Greer
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
3
3
3
3
2
Kylie Minogue
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
2
2
Mel B
Self - Spice Girls (as Melanie Brown) Self - Spice Girls (as Melanie Brown)   See fewer
2
Shirley Manson
Self - Garbage Self - Garbage   See fewer
2
2
The Rolling Stones
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
2
Dawn Shadforth
Self - Video Director Self - Video Director   See fewer
2
2
2
2
2
Alice Nutter
Self - Chumbawumba Self - Chumbawumba   See fewer
2
Cynthia Plaster Caster
Self (as Cynthia Plastercaster) Self (as Cynthia Plastercaster)   See fewer
2
Rob Dickins
Self - Chair, British Phonographic Industry 1983-1998 Self - Chair, British Phonographic Industry 1983-1998   See fewer
2
2
Jill Sinclair
Self - ZTT Records Self - ZTT Records   See fewer
2
2
2
Kevin Spacey
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1
Elvis Presley
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1
Madonna
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1
Victoria Beckham
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1
Diana Dors
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1
John Lennon
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1
Sting
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1
Paul McCartney
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1
Robbie Williams
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1
Divine
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1
Mick Jagger
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1
Twiggy
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1
The Beatles
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1
1
David Essex
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1
1
Geri Horner
Self (archive footage) (as Geri Halliwell) Self (archive footage) (as Geri Halliwell)   See fewer
1
Freddie Mercury
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1
1
Elvis Costello
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1
1
Spice Girls
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Emma Bunton
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Rod Stewart
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1
Bob Geldof
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Adam Ant
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Margaret Thatcher
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Annie Lennox
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1
Queen
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1
Frank Zappa
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1
Marsha Hunt
Self (as Marsha A. Hunt) Self (as Marsha A. Hunt)   See fewer
1
1
1
Melanie C
Self - Spice Girls (as Mel C) Self - Spice Girls (as Mel C)   See fewer
1
Jimi Hendrix
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1
Noel Gallagher
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1
Liam Gallagher
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1
Led Zeppelin
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1
Patti Smith
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1
1
1
The Who
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1
1
1
1
Dusty Springfield
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Tony Blair
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1
Adam Faith
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1
The Pretenders
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1
Damon Albarn
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1
Marc Bolan
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1
The Smiths
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1
Oasis
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Duran Duran
Self - Duran Duran (archive footage) Self - Duran Duran (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Richard Sarstedt
Self (as Eden Kane) Self (as Eden Kane)   See fewer
1
Blur
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1
1
1
1
Take That
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1
The Kinks
Self - The Kinks (archive footage) Self - The Kinks (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Spandau Ballet
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1
Brian Epstein
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
1
1
Sex Pistols
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1
Bananarama
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1
Siouxsie and the Banshees
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1
Cream
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1
1
The Clash
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1
Pet Shop Boys
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1
The Animals
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1
1
1
1
1
Shirlie Kemp
Self (as Shirlie Holliman) Self (as Shirlie Holliman)   See fewer
1
1
1
Salt-N-Pepa
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1
TLC
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Roxy Music
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1
Alex James
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood
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Bill Haley
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1
1
Christine Keeler
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1
Louis Walsh
Self - Manager Self - Manager   See fewer
1
Jo Whiley
Self - BBC Radio 1 Self - BBC Radio 1   See fewer
1
1
1
1
1
The Human League
Self - The Human League (archive footage) Self - The Human League (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Howard Donald
Self - Take That Self - Take That   See fewer
1
Graham Coxon
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1
Tim Dry
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1
Paul Arthurs
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Richey Edwards
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Eternal
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1
Arthur Brown
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Bronski Beat
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1
Cherie Blair
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1
1
Soft Cell
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1
1
1
Helen DeMacque
Self (as Pepsi Demacque) Self (as Pepsi Demacque)   See fewer
1
Kenneth Tynan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Adam and the Ants
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1
1
1
The Stranglers
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1
Philip Sallon
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Paul McGuigan
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1
1
1
1
New York Dolls
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1
Dave Rowntree
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1
1
Alan White
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1
Elastica
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1
1
Tony McCarroll
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
1
Evelyn Thomas
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1
The Selecter
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Ari Up
Self Self   See fewer
1
1
Joe Brown and The Bruvvers
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
1
1
1
1
Meg Mathews
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
1
1
Alan McGee
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1
Larry Parnes
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1
Mel & Kim
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
James Brown
Self - Founding Editor, Loaded Magazine Self - Founding Editor, Loaded Magazine   See fewer
1
1
1
Geoff Hoon
Self (archive footage) (as Geoff Hoon MP) Self (archive footage) (as Geoff Hoon MP)   See fewer
1
1
Mark Simpson
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
1
Jacqueline Springer
Self - BBC Radio 1Xtra Self - BBC Radio 1Xtra   See fewer
1
1
Harold Pendleton
Self - Marquee Club Owner Self - Marquee Club Owner   See fewer
1
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