Sensationalists: The Bad Girls and Boys of British Art Fame and Fortune (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary

Sensationalists: The Bad Girls and Boys of British Art

Fame and Fortune (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary

The Royal Academy's iconoclastic Sensation is itself a sensation. 300,000 attend the show, causing protests and resignations. Meanwhile, Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin reach mega-star status.

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35 cast members

Name	Known for
Keith Allen Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	The Others (2001)
Glenn Brown Self Self See fewer	Sensationalists: The Bad Girls and Boys of British Art (2022)
Jake Chapman Self Self See fewer	The Marriage of Reason & Squalor (2015)
Darren Coffield Self Self See fewer	Sensationalists: The Bad Girls and Boys of British Art (2022)
Mat Collishaw Self Self See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Michael Craig-Martin Self Self See fewer	The Last Art Film (2012)
Jeremy Deller Self Self See fewer	Everybody in the Place (2019)
Philip Dodd Self Self See fewer	Sensationalists: The Bad Girls and Boys of British Art (2022)
Tracey Emin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Sometimes the Dress Is Worth More Money Than the Money (2001)
Antony Gormley Self Self See fewer	Zero degré, l'infini (2006)
Germaine Greer Self Self See fewer	Extras (2005)
Jefferson Hack Self Self See fewer	Renegade TV Gets Dazed (1998)
Damien Hirst Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
Georgie Hopton Self Self See fewer	Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)
Gary Hume Self Self See fewer	Sensationalists: The Bad Girls and Boys of British Art (2022)
Karl Hyde Self Self See fewer	Sunshine (2007)
Alex James Self Self See fewer	Baby Driver (2017)
Michael Landy Self Self See fewer	London: The Modern Babylon (2012)
Abigail Lane Self Self See fewer	Damien Hirst: The First Look (2012)
William Ling Self Self See fewer	Sensationalists: The Bad Girls and Boys of British Art (2022)
Toby Mott Self Self See fewer	The Angelic Conversation (1985)
Tony Parsons Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Your Neighbour's Wife
Tom Paulin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Week in Politics (1982)
Alison Pearson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Midlands Today (1964)
Oliver Peyton Self Self See fewer	The Great British Menu (2006)
Fiona Rae Self Self See fewer	Christmas University Challenge (2011)
Norman Rosenthal Self Self See fewer	The Reality of Truth (2016)
Nicholas Serota Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Marian (III)
Rick Smith Self Self See fewer	Sunshine (2007)
Janet Street-Porter Self Self See fewer	The Full Wax (1991)
Sue Tilley Self Self See fewer	Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)
Gavin Turk Self Self See fewer	Sensationalists: The Bad Girls and Boys of British Art (2022)
Mark Wallinger Self Self See fewer	Christmas University Challenge (2011)
Sue Webster Self Self See fewer	Riot on Redchurch Street: The Director's Cut (2025)
Rachel Whiteread Self Self See fewer	ArtShock (2006)