Tarquin Gotch

A new family drama for BBC1, created by Jimmy Nail and Tarquin Gotch, in which a trio of teenagers form a rock band in order to lark around and attract some girls. So far, so CBBC; the primetime addition comes from the parents, an ambitious bunch who are keen to turn their boys into money-spinning starlets. They include a pop star turned cabinet maker played by Nail; an entrepreneurial single mother played by Niky Wardley, and - by far the best turn in the show - a lawyer with haute couture pretensions played by Colin McFarlane. Judging by this first episode, the series is more a situation in search of a comedy than anything else, aiming simultaneously for Skins and Desperate Housewives viewers, and falling a little short of both.