Three-part biopic of the Liverpudlian songbird who would later find fame and fortune. It tells of her rocky road to fame and captures the essence of 1960s Liverpool.
Nominated at International Emmy Awards — Sheridan Smith (for Cilla )
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Season 1
3 episodes · 2014
Episode 1. Episode 1
2014-09-15 · 60 min
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…
Episode 2. Episode 2
2014-09-22 · 60 min
As Cilla's confidence returns, Brian Epstein gives her a second chance and convinces her to change direction and gamble on a ballad.
Episode 3. Episode 3
2014-09-29 · 60 min
The success of her first single, 'Anyone Who Had a Heart' is soon followed by a second single, 'You're My World' which goes to number one. However she fails to break America, and her relationship with Bobby is beginning to have an affect…