- After the television airing of The Choir: Boys Don't Sing (2008), choirmaster Gareth Malone received hundreds of requests to set up choirs. What he chooses as the follow-up is to set up a choir in the post-WWII estate of South Oxhey, a working class community of 12,000 north of London if only because he sees singing as being perceived as an elitist activity with South Oxhey not receiving any sort of financial or cultural investment. Indeed, South Oxhey has a history of being deemed a wasteland in almost every respect. His project will last eight months, with the biggest challenge being to bring the diverse group of residents together - most who don't seem to like their community - and to overcome the inbred notion that singing or anything cultural isn't a part of South Oxhey. Although he does have these initial hurdles, he is pleasantly surprised by the turnout at the first rehearsal of the adult choir, its formation which is welcome news to some, such as recently widowed Fred who needs a distraction from his grief, and Dee who has felt unwelcomed since moving to South Oxhey. But a comment by boxer Matty, one of South Oxhey's more famous residents and someone who Gareth believed would be one of his strongest allies upon first arriving, makes Gareth refocus, which means holding a performance earlier than later to make everyone in South Oxhey feel like it's truly their choir regardless if they're ready or not.—Huggo
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