Episode #1.1 (1 Feb. 2008)

Choirmaster Gareth Malone wants to re-instill the love of public singing back into teen-aged boys, who have reached a stage in their life where it is not seen as being fashionable. Starting... See full summary »

Directors:

Harry Beney, Rob McCabe

Writer:

Ana de Moraes (deviser)

Stars:

James Bowman, Helen Collins, Jill Coster

Cast

Episode credited cast:
James Bowman	...	Himself
Helen Collins	...	Herself - Head of Music
Jill Coster	...	Herself
Paul Craven	...	Himself - Head Teacher
Alex Foreman	...	Himself - Head of Grades 9 & 10
Caroline Gale	...	Herself
Ludo Graham	...	Narrator (voice)
Gareth Malone	...	Himself - Choirmaster
Michael Morrey	...	Himself
Michelle Morrey	...	Herself
Imran Siddique	...	Himself
Tojan Thomas-Brown	...	Himself

Storyline

Choirmaster Gareth Malone wants to re-instill the love of public singing back into teen-aged boys, who have reached a stage in their life where it is not seen as being fashionable. Starting in April 2007, Gareth conducts a nine-month experiment at Lancaster Boys School in Leicester: have a 100-strong boys choir sing credibly by the end of the project. There is a strong academic and sports program at Lancaster, but only a fledgling music program in which there is no singing at all. He learns that there once was a thriving music program at the school which included a choir, but which faded away in the 1980's. Going in, Gareth realizes the enormous challenge he is facing. To achieve his goal, he believes the most amenable students will be the ten in the existing music program. He finds that even they are apprehensive. In roaming around the school, he finds no boys, beyond a clique of schoolyard rappers (who both Gareth and boys themselves don't see what they do as singing), who would ...

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Genres:

Music | Reality-TV

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 2008 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Guildford County School, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Twenty Twenty Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Theme from 'The Pink Panther'"
(uncredited)
Composed by Henry Mancini

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