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Fame: Words

on BBC One London

'You've got big dreams. You want fame. Well fame costs, and right here's where you start paying...' dance teacher Lydia Grant warns the students of New York's celebrated dream factory, the High School for the Performing Arts.

Starring Debbie Allen as Lydia, Lee Curreri as Bruno, Erica Gimpel as Coco, Albert Hague as Shorofsky, Carlo Imperato as Danny, Carol Mayo Jenkins as Sherwood, Valerie Landsburg as Doris, Gene Anthony Ray as Leroy, Lori Singer as Julie, Morgan Stevens as Reardon, Tracy Bregman as Jenny, Thorn Fox as Julio, David Greenlee as Dwight, Richard Venture as Mr McClain

Coco discovers she's fallen for a young dancer who is afraid of becoming a star, while Miss Sherwood finds the English student of her dreams then realises that the girl's stepfather is censoring her textbooks.

The Kids from Fame Songs (record KIDLP 004, cassette KIDK 004) from retailers or Teledata by ringing [number removed])

Contributors

Writer:
Christopher Beaumont
Director:
Peter Levin
Lydia:
Debbie Allen
Bruno:
Lee Curreri
Coco:
Erica Gimpel
Shorofsky:
Albert Hague
Danny:
Carlo Imperato
Sherwood:
Carol Mayo Jenkins
Doris:
Valerie Landsburg
Leroy:
Gene Anthony Ray
Julie:
Lori Singer
Reardon:
Morgan Stevens
Jenny:
Tracy Bregman
Julio:
Thorn Fox
Dwight:
David Greenlee
Mr McClain:
Richard Venture

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