# Star Stories

Star Stories was a British television comedy programme that took a satirical look at celebrities and their lives, in the manner of the satirical cartoon Great Pop Things, to which it bears a strong resemblance. It was first shown on Channel 4 on 15 September 2006 and ended its final season in 2008.
Star Stories is made by Objective Productions commissioned for Channel 4 by Shane Allen and Andrew Newman with Lee Hupfield producing, Elliot Hegarty directing and Phil Clarke and Andrew O'Connor as executive producers.
The Sun reported that Channel 4 had axed Star Stories to free up cash to invest in other shows.
The main theme of the show was the theme from the film Gone with the Wind.

## Cast

| Cast member | Number of role(s) |
| Harry Peacock | 24 |
| Rick AstleyBonoDane BowersGeorge ClooneyColin FarrellChesney HawkesKevin FederlineJerome FlynnSimon Fuller$_{(seriesone)}$Peter GabrielPaul GascoigneDavid JasonVinnie JonesMatt LeBlancMark WahlbergBrian McFaddenEwan McGregorJason OrangeMike ReadGraham TaylorDave Lee TravisSylvester StalloneRobin WilliamsRay Winstone ||
| Kevin Bishop | 20 |
| Peter AndreTony BlairSimon CowellTom CruisePete DohertyMichael DouglasNoel EdmondsAlex FergusonGodElton JohnVal KilmerAndrew Lloyd WebberEwan McGregorGeorge MichaelSean PennBrad PittCliff RichardColonel SandersJustin TimberlakeRobbie Williams ||
| Steve Edge | 19 |
| Gary BarlowRenate BlauelBoy GeorgeMark CurryWalt DisneyDavid FurnishNoel GallagherJamie HinceRod HullPaul McCartneyFreddie MercuryTony MortimerOzzy OsbournePrince CharlesDavid SchwimmerStingPatrick SwayzeJohn TravoltaPete Waterman ||
| Thaila Zucchi | 18 |
| Kirstie AlleyVictoria Beckham$_{(inKatiePriceepisode)}$Cilla BlackKelly BrookCourteney CoxLinda EvangelistaGeri HalliwellKerry KatonaAnnie LennoxLindsay LohanJennifer LopezLuluStella McCartneyYoko OnoSharon OsbourneQueen Elizabeth IIVivienne WestwoodPaula Yates ||
| Fergus Craig | 15 |
| Russell BrandDeclan DonnellyJason DonovanEminemGareth GatesStephen GatelyBob Geldof$_{(inBonoepisode)}$Calvin KleinNigel Martin-SmithSam NeillIan PaisleyPope John Paul IIPrince PhilipPrince WilliamTim RiceCharlie Sheen ||
| Tom Basden | 14 |
| Michael BarrymoreTom CruiseJefferson HackDustin HoffmanRon HowardJohn LennonJohn LesliePiers MorganGary NevilleSteven SpielbergRod StewartBernie TaupinMidge UreWill Young ||
| Daisy Beaumont | 14 |
| Paula AbdulVictoria BeckhamRenate BlauelCindy CrawfordPenélope CruzSadie Frost$_{(inKateMossepisode)}$Elizabeth HurleyAngelina JolieDemi MooreMadonna$_{(inBonoepisode)}$Mimi RogersVanessa ParadisBritney SpearsCatherine Zeta-JonesKatie Price ||
| Alex Woodhall | 13 |
| Gerry AdamsDanny DeVitoRobson GreenBrian HarveyNoddy HolderMick HucknallSimon Le BonJohn LydonMark OwenPrinceRingo StarrGianni VersaceLouis Walsh ||
| Rhys Thomas | 12 |
| Warren BeattyDaniel Day-LewisSimon FullerGareth GatesRichard GereGary GlitterJude LawMatthew PerryAndrew RidgeleyKiefer SutherlandJonathan WilkesHenry Winkler ||
| Dolly Wells | 12 |
| Jennie BondMelanie CKim CattrallNicole KidmanCameron DiazLisa KudrowMadonnaHeather MillsGwyneth PaltrowCamilla Parker-BowlesPrincess DianaChristy Turlington ||
| Laura Patch | 11 |
| Kate MossChristina AguileraJennifer AnistonSarah HardingNicole AppletonEmma BuntonKatie HolmesParis HiltonShirlie HollimanRebecca LoosTrudie Styler ||
| Tom Meeten | 11 |
| Antonio BanderasJohnny DeppHoward DonaldKirk DouglasRobert Downey Jr.Liam GallagherGeorge Harrison$_{(inHeatherMillsepisode)}$Saddam HusseinStanley KubrickMichael JacksonChris Martin ||
| Trevor Lock | 8 |
| Guy ChambersPhil CollinsEmilio EstevezGlenn HoddleAnt McPartlinMichael ParkinsonBilly Bob ThorntonRuud van Nistelrooy ||
| Oliver Maltman | 6 |
| Anthony HopkinsDavid BeckhamGeorge HarrisonBob GeldofSean PertweeTelly Savalas ||
| Kobna Holdbrook-Smith | 7 |
| Michael JacksonNelson MandelaKofi AnnanDr. DreSnoop DoggStevie WonderDwight Yorke ||
| Matt King | 4 |
| Guy RitchieElton JohnTerry VenablesGary Kemp ||
| Rosalyn Wright | 4 |
| Mel BNaomi CampbellPepsi DemacqueSinitta ||
| Kate Drew | 2 |
| Melanie CSadie Frost ||
| Alice Lowe | 1 |
| Madonna ||
| Jo Bourne Taylor | 1 |
| The Nanny$_{(inSadieFrostepisode)}$ ||
Guest Starring:
* Harry Enfield: Elvis Costello.
Narration was commonly by Simon Greenall. However, the second and fourth episodes of the first series, the first and third episodes in the second series and the first, second and third episodes of the third series were narrated by Steve Edge, Matt King, Dolly Wells and Kevin Bishop in the guise of the lead characters George Michael, Guy Ritchie, Gary Barlow, Simon Cowell, Elton John, Heather Mills and Peter Andre respectively.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2006 | British Comedy Awards | Best New Comedy | Star Stories | Won |
| 2006 | British Comedy Awards | Best Newcomer | Kevin Bishop | Nominated |
| 2008 | BAFTA TV Award | Best Comedy Programme | Lee Hupfield, Elliot Hegarty, Kevin Bishop, Philip Clarke | Nominated |

## Viewing figures

* Episode one: 3 million (14%)
* Episode two: 2.6 million (11%)
* Episode three: 2.9 million (13%)
* Episode four: 3.1 million (14%)
** Average: 2.8 million (13%)
The show's second series attracted over 2 million viewers.

## Episodes
### Series One, 2006

* David & Victoria - 'Our Story'
* George Michael - 'Watch Without Prejudice vol.1'
* Catherine Zeta-Jones - 'Her Quest To Prove Herself... And Also Find Love'
* Guy Ritchie & Madonna - 'The Wife's Life'
* Sadie Frost - 'My Side Of The Story'
* Jennifer Aniston - 'The One Where Jen's Husband Dumps Her For A Total Bitch'

### Series Two, 2007

* Take That - 'Barlow Productions Presents: Take That - Why Our Success Was Nothing To Do With Robert Williams'
* Tom Cruise - The Church of Scientology Presents: 'Being Tom Cruise - How Scientology Isn't In Any Way Mental'
* Simon Cowell - SyCo Productions Presents: 'Simon Cowell - My Honesty, My Genius'
* Britney Spears - The State of Louisiana Presents: 'The Ballad of Britney Jean'

### Series Three, 2008

* Elton John - David Furnish Presents Elton John 'The Patron Saint of Celebrities'
* Heather Mills - Heather Mills Presents Mills and McCartney 'Why Paul is a total bastard'
* Peter Andre and Jordan (Katie Price) - Peter Andre Presents Me and Katie 'How the moneymoon never ends'
* Kate Moss - Top Shop Presents Kate Moss 'My rise, fall, rise, fall again and then rise'
* Bono - Bono Presents Christ 2 'My story'

## DVD releases

In the UK a DVD containing all six episodes from Series One, an on-set diary, out-takes, music videos, deleted scenes and rehearsals was released on 30 July 2007. The second series was released on DVD on 17 November 2008. On the same day a boxset was also released containing both series. A DVD with all five episodes from Series 3 was released on 27 July 2009.

## Overseas

In the United States, Star Stories began airing on BBC America on 15 August 2008.
In Australia it is shown on ABC1 and repeated on ABC2.