Channel 4 (UK) Drama

'Whatever' - A Teenage Musical (2004x2)

: 05, 2004

A fictional drama depicting the lives of Brighton teenagers written and directed by award-winning documentary-maker Daisy Asquith in collaboration with Dunstan Bruce of cult band Chumbawamba. Featuring a cast of talented 14 to 17-year-old actors, vocalists, MCs and beatboxers who were discovered at local youth clubs and schools in Brighton and shot in documentary style, the plot tackles the complex issues facing today's youth: sex, race, drugs, teenage parenthood, violence, reputation and popularity. The young cast demonstrate an extraordinary talent with a sound as raw and gritty as the lives of the characters they portray.