C4 orders Spice Girls doc series

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Spice Girls Channel 4 has ordered a documentary series about the Spice Girls from 72 Films.
 

Girl Powered: The Spice Girls (w/t) will use hundreds of hours of archive footage and interviews to explore the story of the best-selling girl band of all time, from the group’s formation in the mid-90s through to the recent world tour. 
 

Alisa Pomeroy, Channel 4 commissioning editor documentaries, said: “The idea of using the story of the supremely popular and mould-breaking Spice Girls to make a multi-layered social history series was too good to pass up. 
 

“The Spice Girls mirrored and influenced a generation of women and now, nearly 30 years since their formation, their story sheds light on the coming of age of modern feminism in ways we can fully appreciate for the first time.”
 

The series will be made by the directing team behind Jade: The Reality Star Who Changed Britain, Rob Coldstream and Clare Cameron.
 

Clare Cameron, series editor 72 Films, added: “Little did I know when I saw them perform live in Sheffield as a teenager, that I’d have the opportunity to make a series about one of the most iconic pop groups of our time and their impact on young women all over the world.  Following the incredible stories of the band members is an exciting way of exploring the changing story of feminism over the last 25 years."
 

For 72 Films, Rob Coldstream will be the executive producer, and Clare Cameron series editor.

 

Photo via Andre Csillag/Shutterstock/C4. 



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