FIRST IMAGES of ‘Champion’, a new series created by Candice Carty-Williams coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer, have been unveiled.
Déja J Bowens stars as Vita in her exciting TV debut alongside Malcolm Kamulete as Bosco, with music sensation Ray BLK in her TV debut as Vita’s best friend Honey.
‘Champion’, which tells the explosive story of what happens when fame collides with family, is the much-anticipated first TV project for Carty-Williams, author of The Sunday Times bestselling novels Queenie and People Person.
Rap sensation Bosco Champion is home from prison, and ready to dominate the music industry once more. But when his dutiful younger sister Vita’s own talent is discovered by Bosco’s rival, she steps out of her brother’s shadow to become a performer in her own right, setting the Champion siblings against one another and tearing apart the whole family in the process.
Featuring original music written and produced by some of the leading musicians this country has to offer, singer/ songwriter and BBC Music Sound Of 2017 prize winner Ray BLK serves as Music Executive alongside grime pioneer and BRIT and Mercury Prize nominated Ghetts.
The eight episode musical drama also stars Kerim Hassan, Adeyinka Akinrinade, Karl Collins, Francis Lovehall, Corey Weekes and Rachel Adedeji.
Carty-Williams enthused: “Three years after I dreamt up Bosco and Vita Champion, this brother and sister duo, their family, their friends and their enemies, are about to hit screens across the globe, with a backdrop of all original music.
“Seeing the cast bring these songs and characters to life and make them their own has been thrilling, emotional and satisfying. I can’t wait for viewers to meet the Champions and fall in love with them like I have.”
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