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No Sweat (1997–1998)
TV Series | 25 min | Comedy, Family

No Sweat (1997–1998)

TV Series | 25 min | Comedy, Family

All-boy pop group North And South (Hurst, Otter, Lowe and Chapman) starred in this stirring sitcom charting the rise to fame of a school band called, er, North And South. Hurst played Jimmy Osman (a name dangerously similar to Jimmy Osmond...See moreAll-boy pop group North And South (Hurst, Otter, Lowe and Chapman) starred in this stirring sitcom charting the rise to fame of a school band called, er, North And South. Hurst played Jimmy Osman (a name dangerously similar to Jimmy Osmond), a green-haired lad who arrives in Brighton having left his previous school after an incident that involved his teacher, a concrete mixer and a lorry-load of Cadbury's Flake. Osman enrols at Peabody School and makes friends with Greg Fuddle, a hapless but genial youngster. He also encounters the local bully, Janis, a diminutive girl with a mean streak, and her gormless sidekick Carly. The girls terrorise Jimmy and Greg, who, as a consequence, have to expend much energy dodging them. Jimmy convinces Greg that they should form a rock band and so become overnight millionaires with fast cars and access to pretty young women. Greg falls in with the plan and the two then try to recruit a pair of beautiful but stuck-up girls from rival St Ethelburga's School - Jassy (played by Scarlett Strallen, the niece of singer/actress Bonnie Langford) and Lucy - to sing with the band. While they struggle to persuade the girls, two posh St Ethelburga boys, Miles and Giles, form their own group Doctor B, in direct competition to North And South. No Sweat, a serial comedy, followed the struggles of Jimmy and Greg to overcome their friendly rivals, escape the clutches of Janis and Carly (and lesser bullies Belcher and Greebo) and achieve fame and fortune. Further complications came from Jimmy's overbearing mother, Bev, who, although supportive of the band, was adamant that her son should have nothing to do with the girls. By the second series things had moved on, with the school area left far behind and the boys in the band reverting to their own names, and labouring for dodgy manager Mickey Freeman, a throwback to the days of glam. The storylines themselves got ever more fantastical. Written by Mark Lewisohn See less

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26 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Tom Lowe Tom / Miles Smith-Jones / Miles Tom / Miles Smith-Jones / Miles See fewer	14	Heels (2010)
Harriet Thorpe Bev Osman Bev Osman See fewer	13	Calendar Girls (2003)
James Hurst Jimmy Osman Jimmy Osman See fewer	5	North and South: I'm a Man Not a Boy (1997)
Lee Otter Greg Fuggle Greg Fuggle See fewer	5	North and South: I'm a Man Not a Boy (1997)
Scarlett Strallen Jassy Pinkerton Jassy Pinkerton See fewer	5	Beyond the Sea (2004)
Keisha Atwell Lucy Shaw Lucy Shaw See fewer	5	Coexisting (2022)
Sam Chapman Giles Beamish Giles Beamish See fewer	5	North and South: I'm a Man Not a Boy (1997)
Gemma McCluskie Janis Janis See fewer	4	EastEnders (1985)
Jessica Meyer Carly Carly See fewer	4	No Sweat (1997)
Peter Blake Arial Soundbyte Arial Soundbyte See fewer	3	Dear John (1986)
Ben Thomas Mr. Shaw Mr. Shaw See fewer	2	Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)
Georgia Neville Romey Pinkerton Romey Pinkerton See fewer	1	Comics (1993)
Peter Corey Teacher Teacher See fewer	1	Coping with Christmas (1995)
Daniel Smith Belch Belch See fewer	1	Secrets & Lies (1996)
Stefan Weclawek Greebo Greebo See fewer	1	The Ink Thief (1994)
Michael Hobbs Colin Crabbe Colin Crabbe See fewer	1	Remember Me (I) (2010)
Jonathan Idle BOG Director BOG Director See fewer	1	No Sweat (1997)
Kate Lane Martha Martha See fewer	1	No Sweat (1997)
Steve Bradford Manager Manager See fewer	1	Crazy People (1990)
Samuel Oatley Roland Roland See fewer	1	C.B. Strike (2017)
Amanda Abbington Chantelle Chantelle See fewer	1	Sherlock (2010)
Robert Webb Son Son See fewer	1	That Mitchell and Webb Look (2006)
Katy Hill Katy Hill Katy Hill See fewer	1	Bo Selecta: Proper Crimbo (2003)
David Cardy Mickey Freeman Mickey Freeman See fewer	1	Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
Laura Evans Cinnamon 'Spice Girl' Cinnamon 'Spice Girl' See fewer	1	The Basil Brush Show (2002)
Kirsten O'Brien Kirsten O'Brien Kirsten O'Brien See fewer	1	Annually Retentive (2006)