Comic Relief Does Fame Academy series 2

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Comic Relief Does Fame Academy series 2
Hosted by Patrick Kielty
Cat Deeley
Judges Richard Park
Lesley Garrett
Craig Revel Horwood
Winner Edith Bowman
Runner-up Kim Medcalf
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release26 February (2005-02-26) –
11 March 2005 (2005-03-11)
Season chronology

Comic Relief Does Fame Academy, a spin-off of the original Fame Academy show where celebrities students sing as students of the Academy to help raise money for the charities supported by Comic Relief, returned for a second live airing on 26 February 2005. It was once again hosted by Patrick Kielty and Cat Deeley. During the Comic Relief show on 11 March (Red Nose Day), Edith Bowman was announced as the winner.

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Contestants

CelebrityKnown forStatus
Edith Bowman Presenter/DJWinner
Kim Medcalf ActressRunner-up
Adrian Edmondson Actor/ComedianThird Place
Reggie Yates Television presenterEliminated 10th
Debra Stephenson Actress/ImpressionistEliminated 9th
Dawn Steele ActressEliminated 8th
Nick Knowles TV presenterEliminated 7th
Gina Yashere ComedianEliminated 6th
Christopher Colquhoun ActorEliminated 5th
Jon Culshaw ImpressionistEliminated 4th
Konnie Huq Television presenterEliminated 3rd
Jenny Eclair ComedianEliminated 2nd
Al Murray ComedianEliminated 1st

Production and broadcasting

The production and broadcasting for the live shows took place at a new location - the former Lambeth College site between Tower Bridge and London City Hall on the south bank of the River Thames. The building had originally been home to St Olave's Grammar School between 1855 and 1967. [1]

Format

The elimination mechanism was the same as the second series proper, however Park no longer had a casting vote in the event of the Judges' vote being tied, with the public vote resolving any deadlock.

Teachers

There were changes for this series. Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood and opera star Lesley Garrett were brought in as judges. Singing coaches Carrie and David Grant were no longer on the judging panel, but were present during the live shows and were invited to give their views when necessary.

Guests

The five remaining students were given a masterclass courtesy of McFly, who released All About You as Comic Relief's official single that year.

Conflict

The series had its fair share of drama and conflict.

Kielty VS. Park

As with series two of the main show, host Patrick Kielty and headteacher Richard Park clashed continually throughout the series. While it was assumed by some that the arguments were staged to build up interest for the show, this appeared to be disproved when Richard Park was spotted making a rude hand gesture towards Patrick Kielty, as co-host Cat Deeley was attempting to introduce the next act. The BBC received over 400 complaints, although Kielty joked about the incident in a subsequent episode. A spokeswoman for the programme said: "Richard Park did not realise he was on camera at the time. It is a live show and tensions were running high but we are really sorry if any offence was caused." [1]

The feud between Kielty and Park spilled over into the press after the show had ended. Park claimed that Kielty's presenting skills had been "sub-standard" and speculated that he would never be seen on BBC screens again. Kielty was later announced as the host of ITV's Celebrity Love Island.

Craig Revel Horwood

Teachers Carrie and David were also involved in a feud with Craig Revel Horwood. Horwood regularly criticised the performances of the celebrities, particularly Debra Stephenson and Reggie Yates. In one episode of the show, Carrie accused Craig of trying to kill the spirits of the singers.

Results and elimination

  Indicates the winning contestant
  Indicates the contestant who was eliminated from the competition
  Indicates the contestant who was the Grade A student for the week
  Indicates a contestant who was safe, and was neither the Grade A student or facing probation
  Indicates a contestant who faced probation, but was saved by the public vote.
  Indicates a contestant who faced probation, but was saved by their fellow students
  Indicates a contestant who was unable to perform at the live show
  Indicates a contestant who was not eliminated from the show, but had to withdraw due to illness
  Indicates that the contestant had been eliminated from the show, and was no longer competing at the academy.
Day 1Day 5Day 6Day 7Day 8Day 9Day 10Day 11Day 12Day 13Day 14
The Final
EdithSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeTeachers'
Vote		SafeTeachers'
Vote		Winner
KimSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe2nd
place
AdeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeTeachers'
Vote		SafeTeachers'
Vote		Students'
Vote		3rd
place
ReggieSafeStudents'
Vote		SafeStudents'
Vote		SafeStudents'
Vote		SafeStudents'
Vote		Students'
Vote		EliminatedEliminated
(Day 13)
DebraSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeTeachers'
Vote		Students'
Vote		SafeEliminatedEliminated
(Day 12)
DawnSafeSafeSafeSafeTeachers'
Vote		SafeSafeEliminatedEliminated
(Day 11)
NickSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeEliminatedEliminated
(Day 10)
GinaSafeSafeTeachers'
Vote		Teachers'
Vote		Students'
Vote		EliminatedEliminated
(Day 9)
ChrisSafeTeachers'
Vote		Students'
Vote		SafeEliminatedEliminated
(Day 8)
JonStudents'
Vote		SafeSafeEliminatedEliminated
(Day 7)
KonnieSafeSafeEliminatedEliminated
(Day 6)
JennyTeachers'
Vote		EliminatedEliminated
(Day 5)
AlEliminatedEliminated
(Day 1)
NotesNote 1
Bottom TwoAl,
Jon		Jenny,
Reggie		Chris,
Konnie		Jon,
Reggie		Chris,
Gina		Gina,
Reggie		Debra,
Nick		Dawn,
Reggie		Debra,
Reggie		Ade,
Reggie		No probation
EliminatedAl Jenny Konnie Jon Chris GinaNickDawnDebraReggieAde
Kim
Edith

Notes:

Voting Controversy

There was also some speculation that the students were colluding with each other during the student vote to ensure 'close' results. The contestants asked the producers to be excused of the student vote, however the producers refused.

Because of this, many felt the students deliberately invoked a tie when there was only six left, so that the public would have the casting vote. To stop this happening in the semi-final, where a tie was also possible, ex-students also voted (making 11 votes in total, meaning no tie was possible. Therefore one student was put in the final by the public, another by the Judges and the third by the former and current students.

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