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1997 British comedy series

Stella Street is a British televisioncomedy programme, originally screened in four series on BBC Two between 22 December 1997 and 11 December 2001.

It takes the form of a mockumentary filmed on a camcorder, based on the fantastical premise that a group of British and American celebrities have all decided to move into Stella Street in Surbiton (actually Hartswood Road, London, W12).

The show (and subsequent film) was conceived and written by John Sessions, Phil Cornwell and Peter Richardson (who also directed). The main characters are played by Sessions, Cornwell and Ronni Ancona.

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The characters themselves are impressions of famous celebrities such as Marlon Brando, Michael Caine, Jack Nicholson, and, idiosyncratically, UK football pundit Jimmy Hill.

Stella Street's depiction of celebrities is mainly rooted in the popular stereotypes surrounding them.

For example, Stella Street's Jack Nicholson is an inveterate womanise