The Choir: Boys Don't Sing (2008– )

Gareth Malone, a choir master, believes in the therapeutic benefits of singing. He takes on a nine month challenge of creating a choir at Lancaster School, an English boys school comprised ... See full summary »

Stars:

Helen Collins, Paul Craven, Ludo Graham

Cast

Series cast summary:
Helen Collins	...	Herself - Head of Music (4 episodes, 2008)
Paul Craven	...	Himself - Head Teacher (4 episodes, 2008)
Ludo Graham	...	Narrator (4 episodes, 2008)
Gareth Malone	...	Himself - Choirmaster (4 episodes, 2008)
Michael Morrey	...	Himself (4 episodes, 2008)
Lewis Meagher	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2008)
Ryan Moran	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2008)
Imran Siddique	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2008)
Tojan Thomas-Brown	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2008)
Alex Foreman	...	Himself - Head of Grades 9 & 10 (2 episodes, 2008)
Michelle Morrey	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2008)
Jackson Powell	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2008)
Joe Sanderson	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2008)
Matt Tansley	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2008)
Diane Thomas	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2008)

Storyline

Gareth Malone, a choir master, believes in the therapeutic benefits of singing. He takes on a nine month challenge of creating a choir at Lancaster School, an English boys school comprised of students in their early teens. The school is known primarily for its sports program, with no recent history of organized singing at the school. As such, Gareth has to start from the very beginning. There is much initial resistance from the student body. There are some boys who do sing in organized choirs, but have previously hidden that fact from their fellow students. There are some boys who need this opportunity to become more socialized regardless of their musical ability or lack thereof. And there are some boys who are vocally gifted but do not see the choir as something they want to do. Gareth needs to overcome all of these obstacles, and some external chorus adjudicators, to achieve his end goal of having a 100 strong boys choir perform at a prestigious by invitation only youth musical ...

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series | non fiction

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Genres:

Music | Reality-TV

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 2008 (UK)

Also Known As:

Kören - killar sjunger inte

Filming Locations:

King's College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Twenty Twenty Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

280 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows The Choir (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Stand By Me"
Written by Ben E. King

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