Sex, Chips and Rock 'n' Roll (1999)

Manchester, England, in 1965 seems like a dead end to a pair of sisters, flirty Arden (Emma Cooke) and bookish Ellie Brookes (Gillian Kearney). They ache to get out from under the thumb of their domineering grandmother (Sue Johnston), and when their cousin Norman (David Threlfall) proposes to Ellie, she accepts. But just then the sisters meet a struggling band called the Ice Cubes, who grudgingly play backup for a smarmy singer named Larry B. Cool while trying to land a record deal. Arden throws herself at the group's leader, Dallas (Joseph McFadden), but Dallas finds himself drawn more to Ellie, who's also an aspiring songwriter. From there, Sex, Chips and Rock 'n' Roll spins a complex web of secret loves and twisted ambitions against the backdrop of the mid-’60s British music scene. It's a rock & roll soap opera, but it's smartly written and engagingly acted, full of subtle commentary on the cultural changes cutting across British society. The multidimensional characters take unexpected turns; you'll quickly find yourself drawn into their lives. (Plus, in a clever bit of casting, the loathsome Larry B. Cool is played by Phil Daniels, who played the hero of the Who's rock opera Quadrophenia.) --Bret Fetzer Amazon.com

Sex, Chips and Rock'n Roll

This is a funny and romantic TV series which is set in 1960's UK. Great music! February 22, 2008

Fantastic Flim

I bought this set because it has James Callis, actor in Battlestar Gallactica. In Sex, Chips & Rock 'n' Role (he plays the Wolf.) The 2 cds have 3 episodes each, each episode is about 45-50 minutes long. The story is gripping, the acting is well done, and although the filming is simple it is still elegant. Once I started watching I couldn't stop, and neither could my parents, sister, and boyfriend. February 24, 2006

An Enthralling Tale

Don't be put off by the BBC - Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
is an embracing story that will leave you wanting more.
A complex story of two sisters who wish to escape their
domineering grandmothers influence for something better
takes a heart warming turn with heart breaking consequences
when they meet a band whos influence could change everything.
Ensure you have plenty of time to sit back & enjoy as
once you start you'll want to know what happens next.


June 15, 2005

SWINGING SIXTIES SENSATION

Sex, Chips and Rock 'n' Roll is the best drama series to date. Firstly it has a superb cast, a gripping storyline, and is filled with emotional ups and downs. This is one drama series you can watch again and again and still want more. Fantastic! Look forward to watching it again soon. June 27, 2002

Two girls just wishin' and hopin'

Mercifully, the "chips" (as in "fish 'n' chips") is downplayed in this well written, finely acted, high-energy period drama. The period in question is Swingin' England in 1965. The locale, working-class Manchester (in the beginning) and London (second half). The story focuses on a rivalrous pair of twin sisters coming out of high school, full of dreams and eager to buck the iron rule of their controlling grandmother...and their encounter with a soon-to-be discovered rock and roll band. The gals and the guys get equal treatment here, but clearly we are expected to delight in the way the young women come into their own in a proto-feminist kind of way. More than anything the women are caught between the need to live out their dreams and the downward pull of the family motto, "'I want' does not get." But it's not as glum as you might expect. The 60s British music adds pep and relief from some otherwise tense melodrama. Not entirely plausible, it has a some of the compensatory artificiality of "Strictly Ballroom." Loads of fun. All it lacked was some walk-on parts for people like Alan Bates, Albert Finney, and Julie Christie. May 12, 2002

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