Child Stars
While it is hard to feel sympathy for junior celebrities - pampered, showered with cash, photographed from flattering angles - this one-off documentary tries hard to elicit some.
Former child stars tell their hard-luck stories. TV's Tim Vincent (Children's Ward) and Adele Silva (Emmerdale) begged make-up ladies to conceal their spots. Petula Clark had her breasts strapped down. Lee MacDonald (Grange Hill) recalls the pestering of adoring girls - we feel for him.
But there is a darker side: Jack Wild of Oliver! fame relates his descent into alcoholism and bankruptcy, and there are the tragic stories of Judy Garland and Lena Zavaroni.
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