California Schemin'

Get rich or try lying.

In the late 1990s, Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd had their musical ambitions consistently ridiculed for having the 'wrong' accents, so they went for broke and reinvented themselves as Californian rappers. The duo re-recorded their own tracks with fake accents and turned up in London claiming to be an established duo on the Cali scene as well as childhood friends with Eminem. They quickly bagged themselves a record deal, a hefty sum in advances, and an appearance on MTV... until it all came crashing down.

Cast

Séamus McLean Ross

Gavin Bain

Samuel Bottomley

Billy Boyd

Lucy Halliday

Mary Boyd

Rebekah Murrell

Tessa

James McAvoy

Anthony

Jennifer Winn

Hayley

David Witts

Jez Barton

Sonny Poon Tip

Simon

Amber Anderson

Amy

Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong

Bouncer

Nick Preston

Craig

James Harkness

Graham