Are you a TV star in the making?

This is your chance to star in a TV commercial!

Auditions are taking place this weekend to find new talent for a forthcoming prime-time advertising campaign for Abbey National.

The building society is following in the footsteps of competitor Halifax which has made stars of several staff members who feature in commercials for the money lender.

Budding actors and actresses are invited to take part in the Abbey auditions this Sunday - February 3 - at the Whitgift Centre in Croydon, south London.

Those brave enough to enter will be asked to perform a five-minute scene from a well-known TV show (there will be a number of scripts to choose from) in front of a judging panel made up of Grease star Shane Ritchie, a casting director and local DJ!

At least one person from the event will win the grand prize of a place in the 2002 television advertising campaign.

Even if fame is not your game, everyone is welcome.

Helen Page, Head of National Communications for Abbey National said: "It'll be a fantastic day out for all the family. We're absolutely delighted to be able to offer our customers the chance to be the faces of Abbey National. We want the people of South London to be the stars of this show and we promise the judges won't be nasty!"

Customer Casting event
Whitgift Centre, Croydon
Sunday February 3
For more information and to register, call: Abbey National Customer Casting Hotline on 020 7291 6356 (calls charged at normal rate).

NB: All entrants must be over 12 years old. A consenting adult must accompany all entrants under eighteen.