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Episode 5

It's the grand final, but when Tony discovers the extent of Stacey's deceit in the name of fame, he can take no more.

Sherbet Dolls 5/5
by Karen Brown
An entertaining drama serial exploring the magnetism and expanding phenomena of children's beauty pageants.
It's the grand final but when Tony discovers the extent of Stacey's deceit in the name of fame he can take no more.
Cast
Stacey ...... Naomi Radcliffe
Tony ...... John Thomson
Olivia ...... Shannon Flynn
Jin Lin ..... Shamae Griffin
Lift announcer ..... Melissa Jane Sinden
Pageant Compere ..... Ruth Piggott
Judy ...... Kathryn Hunt
John ..... Seamus O'Neill
Alicia ..... Emma Garrett
Director ..... Pauline Harris

Further Info.
The mother Stacey is desperate to break away from the working
class small lancashire town they've all grown up in. In her view, fame holds the key to a sparkling future for the whole family. Tony, the husband and father would rather not take part at all and hopes the plastic tiara and sash are worth all the trouble. In contrast to their world Olivia is trying to finish her school project which involves e-mailing her Chinese pen pal Jin Lee; the Puyang Number 1 Middle School in China has been
twinned with Olivia's school in Lancashire, and they're exchanging e-mails over the weekend. Two children from different cultures both taking part in very different competitions.

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Fri 22 Apr 2011 19:45

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