The Model Agency (2011)
Synopsis
The Model Agency is a UK docu-drama serie that goes inside the offices of Premier Model Management to reveal the realities of life in the world's most glamorous industry
Network
Channel 4
Episodes
New Faces
Premier are beginning one of their busiest periods: the September Show Season, kicked off, as every season, with New York Fashion Week. Business for the bookers table means organising their models for shoots, catwalk shows and castings, as well as the day-to-day running of the agency and liaising with 'walk-ins', models' parents, scouts, foreign agents, designers and photographers.
Money Girls
Carole attempts to find some new talent ahead of London Fashion Week. There is tension in the office between the commercial booker and his boss.
Tired And Emotional
There is conflict in the office at the height of the show season.
Boy Trouble
Following the argument between Carole and Chris over booker John's walkout, John ends up coming back to the office to talk it out with his bosses. It is Men's Day in London Fashion Week and the pressure is on.
Model Behaviour
With up to 20 city-wide castings a day to find female models for London Fashion Week, the booking staff feel stretched to the limit. They also have to cope with some of the girls' behaviour and pull out all the stops to locate a Japanese model who cannot speak English and has got lost in the middle of the night
A Star Is Born
Following the chaos of London Fashion Week, the staff move to Paris where a model is on the brink of stardom. She opens one of the leading shows and books her first major fashion shoot for Italian Vogue. Elsewhere, a girl who decided to give up her modelling career has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as world-famous photographer Mario Testino asks to meet her for a possible campaign for a well-known fashion brand
Survival of the Fittest
The agency decides to drop some of the models from its books, two of the new girls face a few home truths, and founder Carole White talks candidly about her relationship with Naomi Campbell. Last in the series.
Details
Original Title
The Model Agency
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
7
Production
Maverick Television
