Cilla (miniseries) Cilla (miniseries) Cilla is a British drama television miniseries about the early career of Cilla Black. It was broadcast in three parts on ITV, and began on 15 September 2014 with Sheridan Smith playing the starring role. Smith was highly praised for her performance. Following Cilla Black's death in August 2015, the series was broadcast again on ITV between 4–6 August 2015, as well as repeats on ITV Encore. The series is based around Black's hometown of Liverpool and follows her rise to fame from 1960 amateur appearances in clubs, her relationships with Bobby Willis and Brian Epstein to the
Carl Au of "Bright Phoenix". He was cast in 2017 as Bobby in Jeff Pope's production "Cilla The Musical", an adaptation of the ITV television series. Au currently splits his time between Liverpool and London. Au is highly skilled in ballad, ballet, baritone, choreography, contemporary dance, jazz dancing and jazz singing. Carl Au Carl Andrew Au (born April 1987) is a British actor, known for his role as Barry Barry in BBC school drama, "Waterloo Road" and his many stage credits. Au began his stage career in 1998, whilst very young. He played Tootles and Nibs in a production of "Peter Pan".