
Priscilla White is a typist from a working class area of Liverpool who dreams of stardom; Bobby Willis is the chancer who ignores the city&s Protestant-Catholic divide to pursue her; Brian Epstein is the young genius who will later guide The Beatles to superstardom Starring Sheridan Smith Cilla tells the true story of how the lives of these three intertwine to propel Cilla to the top of the charts & beyond but at a cost Cilla Black as young Priscilla becomes displays a ruthless streak that won&t allow anything or anyone--including Bobby--to stand in her way Epstein is tortured by his success & his sexuality--forced to keep his homosexuality hidden in an era when to be caught with another man could mean prison