description: First he played Oz in the legendary TVcomedy Auf Wiedersehen Pet. Three yearslater, Jimmy Nail dropped his hod to star inhis own crime drama, Spender. Then camethe series that made him a worldwide star.Crocodile Shoes - the most unforgettableinside story of the music business ever...In Crocodile Shoes, Jimmy Nail plays thecharacter of Jed, the rough-edged Geordiefactory worker with a raw talent othersongwriters would kill for. Jed is persuadedto leave his home, his job and his family insearch of fame and recognition.While he believes only in his music, othershave different ideas. Signing a recordcontract and acquiring a manager seems likethe first step on the road to stardom. ButJed finds himself stranded in a new andsleazy world where hitmaking is bound upwith corruption, and facing more dangerthan he has ever known. And, without a hitsingle, he may never be allowed to return...Some 10 million viewers followed the fortunes of Jed, the Geordi singcr-songwriter, in the first TV showing of Crocodile Shoes. Actt and singer Jimmy Nail wrote and starred in the drama, which also spawned the liit single and million selling album - Crocodile Shoes. Jed’s story continues in Crocodile Shoes II, also available in paperback.
language: English
title: Crocodile Shoes 1: From the North East to the Wild West
titlecomplete: Crocodile Shoes 1: From the North East to the Wild West
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Simon & Schuster (Trade Division)