Credit / Dramas & Features Cilla Director: Paul Whittington Cinematographer: Martin Fuhrer BSC Equipment Supplied: Double Alexas with Cooke S4 and Angenieux Optimo lenses Production Company: ITV Drama Cilla is a British drama television series 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 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 latter’s death in 1967. It was written by Jeff Pope, directed by Paul Whittington and produced by Kwadjo Dajan.