Over the Rainbow (2010 TV series)

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Over the Rainbow
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Genre Reality
Directed bySimon Staffurth
Presented by Graham Norton
Judges Andrew Lloyd Webber
Charlotte Church
John Partridge
Sheila Hancock
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes18
Production
Executive producerSuzy Lamb
ProducerMel Balac
Production location Fountain Studios
Running time40–90 minutes
Production company Talkback Thames
Original release
Network BBC One, BBC HD
Release26 March (2010-03-26) 
22 May 2010 (2010-05-22)
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Over the Rainbow is a British television talent series that aired on BBC One from 26 March to 22 May 2010. It documented the search for a new, undiscovered musical theatre performer to play the role of Dorothy Gale in Andrew Lloyd Webber's 2011 stage production of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and a dog to play Toto for a one-off performance.

Contents

Produced by Talkback Thames for the BBC, the series was presented by Graham Norton. It followed previous collaborations between the BBC and Lloyd Webber to find new musical theatre performers: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? , Any Dream Will Do and I'd Do Anything . The series was named after the song "Over the Rainbow" and was also aired by TV3 in Ireland.

Following a public telephone vote, 18-year-old Danielle Hope was crowned the winner of the series and was chosen to play Dorothy. Miniature Schnauzer Dangerous Dave was chosen to play Toto.

A Canadian version of the show aired on CBC Television in the autumn of 2012.

Format

Creation

Following the end of I'd Do Anything in 2008, Lloyd Webber announced he would not work on another talent show in 2009, so that he could work on the musical Love Never Dies , the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera , but that he would, however, return in 2010 to find a performer to play Dorothy Gale for a production of The Wizard of Oz . [1] In July 2009, it was reported that the 2010 series had been dropped and would not take place until at least 2011, so that Lloyd Webber would not be criticised for promoting Love Never Dies, [2] and that the series would be taken to commercial broadcaster ITV. Lloyd Webber later said that it was a scheduling clash solved by moving the series to later in the year. [3]

The BBC announced the commission of the series in September 2009 with the title The Wizard of Oz; it would search for a performer, cast by the public, to play Dorothy and a dog to play Toto. Following the announcement, Lloyd Webber told The Daily Telegraph :

A big sticking point for me, this was. This is what the BBC wanted and I had to point out to them that as a cat man, this was not something that I was very happy about at all. The whole thing fills me with extreme concern. I might insist on having a cat on the programme, because I think the BBC as a public service broadcaster have got to give equal time in my view to cats. [3]

Judges

A panel of judges assessed the contestants during the series. They were: [4] [5]

The Daily Mail reported that Denise van Outen, a judge during previous series, had been dropped due to her pregnancy, however this was denied by the BBC. [6] John Barrowman, also a judge for previous series, wanted to judge on the series and he says the BBC wanted him to do it. However, he was already planning to star in American series Desperate Housewives when Talkback Thames asked him, and he turned down the offer. [7]

Auditions

Applications for the series were solicited in November 2009 and auditions took place in Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester and London from January 2010. [8] [9]

110 auditionees were invited to the callbacks at the Hackney Empire in London, where they performed in front of Hancock, Partridge and casting director David Grindrod. The group was then narrowed down to 50, and later increased to 54 when four eliminated contestants (including Jessica Robinson and Stephanie Fearon) were brought back into the competition. The final 54 were invited to attend 'Dorothy Farm', where they received vocal, choreography and acting classes before performing in front of Church, Partridge and Hancock. The panel then selected 20 girls to move on to the final round of auditions. [10]

The top 20 performed in front of Lloyd Webber and the panel in a live show for a place in the final 10. The panel selected the final 10, with the public selecting one of the 10 contestants not chosen by the panel (Emilie Fleming) as the wildcard and eleventh finalist. [10]

Live finals

The final eleven contestants competed in the live studio finals each Saturday from 3 April, with the results being announced in a pre-recorded results show on Sunday. Each week the contestants performed, receiving comments from the judges following their performance. The public would then get the chance to vote for their favourite Dorothy, and the two Dorothys with the fewest votes performed in a sing-off in front of Lloyd Webber during the results show. He would then decide which potential Dorothy to keep in the contest. To end the programme, the surviving Dorothys sang "We Thank You Very Sweetly", a verse from "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead", while the leaving Dorothy handed her shoes to the saved Dorothy, who gave them to Lloyd Webber. The eliminated Dorothy would then lead a performance of "Over the Rainbow" whilst carried on a crescent moon across the stage.

The live shows took place in the Fountain Studios in London. [11] Profits from viewer votes went to the BBC Performing Arts Fund. [10]

Toto

The series searched for a dog to play Toto for a one-off performance. The search was led by Jodie Prenger, winner of I'd Do Anything , [10] along with dog trainer Gerry Cott and animal behaviour expert Sarah Fisher. [12] The final 5 dogs were revealed on Sunday, 25 April. [13]

Final 5
DogAge*BreedColourOwnerStatus
Troy Cross-breed Lime green JackieEliminated
Spider5 Beagle Purple LucyEliminated
Missy3Cross-breed Pink AnnaEliminated
Eddie1 Pug/Shih Tzu Silver LucieEliminated
"Dangerous" Dave1 Miniature Schnauzer Blue RachelWinner

*at start of series

Contestants

Twenty contestants made it through the first audition rounds and performed in the first live show. Ten of them were selected as finalists by the judging panel, while Emilie Fleming was selected as the wildcard and eleventh contestant following the public vote after the final audition round. Each finalist wore a unique coloured dress and silver slippers with bows on them which matched the dress. At the end of every live show, the losing Dorothy would have her shoes stripped by the Dorothy who survived the sing-off, and the shoes would be given to Lloyd Webber. The winner of the series, Danielle Hope, claimed a pair of ruby slippers as her prize, as well as the starring role. Sophie Evans, the runner-up of the series, would later become the alternate Dorothy.

Semi-finalists

Contestant [14] AgeFrom
Tegan Edwards17 Norfolk
Tasheka Coe28 Wolverhampton
Sarah Middleton21 Derby
Philippa O'Hara23 Belfast
Katie Honan19 Republic of Ireland
Emma Warren20 Dublin
Claire Hillier25 Wales
Claire Harbourne18 Lancashire
Camille Mesnard21 Merseyside

Finalists

Contestant [14] AgeFromDress colourStatus
Amy Diamond 22 Cheshire Lavender Eliminated 1st in Week 1
Bronte Barbe18 Macclesfield Bubble gum pink Eliminated 2nd in Week 2
Danielle "Dani" Rayner16Cheshire Olive green Eliminated 3rd in Week 3
Emilie Fleming19 Newcastle Forest green Eliminated 4th in Week 4
Stephanie Davis 17 Liverpool Acid yellow Eliminated 5th in Week 5
Jenny Douglas18 Edinburgh Burgundy Eliminated 6th in Week 6
Jessica Robinson 18 Middlesbrough Emerald green Eliminated 7th in Week 6
Steph Fearon 21 London Golden Eliminated 8th in Week 7
Lauren Samuels 22London Cerise Eliminated 9th in Week 8
Sophie Evans 17 Wales Purple Runner-up
Danielle Hope 17 Greater Manchester Red Winner

*at start of series

Results summary

Colour key
  Contestant was in the bottom two and who was saved after the sing off
  Contestant was eliminated after the sing off
  Contestant won Over the Rainbow
Weekly results per contestant
ContestantWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8
Part 1Part 2Part 1Part 2
Danielle HopeSafeSafe8thSafeSafeSafe4thSafeSafeWinner
(week 8)
Sophie EvansSafeSafeSafe7thSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeRunner-up
(week 8)
Lauren SamuelsSafe9thSafeSafeSafe6thSafe3rd3rdEliminated
(week 8)
Steph Fearon10thSafeSafeSafe6thSafeSafe4thEliminated
(week 7)
Jessica RobinsonSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe5thEliminated
(week 6)
Jenny DouglasSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe5thEliminated
(week 6)
Stephanie DavisSafeSafeSafeSafe7thEliminated
(week 5)
Emilie FlemingSafeSafeSafe8thEliminated
(week 4)
Dani RaynerSafeSafe9thEliminated
(week 3)
Bronte BarbeSafe10thEliminated
(week 2)
Amy Diamond11thEliminated
(week 1)

Episodes

Auditions: Top 20 selection

The series started on Friday, 26 March, and the first programme followed the open auditions, call-backs and the contestants at 'Dorothy Farm', concluding with the selection of the top 20.

Auditions: Top 10 selection

Aired on Saturday, 27 March, the second episode saw the top 20 contestants perform in front of the panel to secure a place in the top 10. In groups of four, they performed a pop song and a musical song, coached by a West End performer. The show performances were:

Group 1

ActSongsResults
Camille Mesnard"Never Forget You" (pop song) & "All That Jazz" from Chicago with coaching from Ruthie Henshall (Musical Song)Eliminated
Jessica RobinsonAdvanced
Stephanie DavisAdvanced
Sophie EvansAdvanced

Group 2

ActSongsResults
Takesha Coe"Love Story" (pop song) & "Tell Me It's Not True" from Blood Brothers , with coaching from Melanie Chisholm (Musical Song)Eliminated
Dani RaynerAdvanced
Philippa O'HaraEliminated
Sarah MiddletonEliminated

Group 3

ActSongsResults
Emma Warren"Cry Me Out" (pop song) & "Somebody to Love" from We Will Rock You , with coaching from Kerry Ellis (Musical Song)Eliminated
Steph FearonAdvanced
Jenny DouglasAdvanced
Tegan EdwardsEliminated

Group 4

ActSongsResults
Katie Honan"Rain on Your Parade" (pop song) & "Legally Blonde" from the musical of the same name, with coaching from Sheridan Smith (Musical Song)Eliminated
Bronte BarbeAdvanced
Lauren SamuelsAdvanced
Claire HarbourneEliminated

Group 5

ActSongsResults
Amy Diamond"Take a Bow" (pop song) & "If My Friends Could See Me Now" from Sweet Charity , with coaching from Tamzin Outhwaite (Musical Song)Advanced
Danielle HopeAdvanced
Emilie FlemingWildcard
Claire HillerEliminated

After the panel chose Amy, Bronte, Dani, Danielle, Jenny, Jessica, Lauren, Sophie, Steph and Stephanie to be in their top 10, Camille, Claire Ha., Claire Hi., Emilie, Emma, Katie, Philippa, Sarah, Tasheka and Tegan performed "Over the Rainbow" to be chosen as the wildcard and eleventh contestant in the live finals.

The studio guest was Jodie Prenger, who played Nancy in Oliver! after winning I'd Do Anything in 2008, and she performed "As Long as He Needs Me" from Oliver!.

Week 1 (3/4 April)

The first of the live finals on Saturday, 3 April saw the 11 finalists perform to stay in the competition. Emilie was announced as the wildcard contestant following the vote at the end of the previous programme. The girls' mission this week was to work on a farm, and they were judged by Countryfile 's Adam Henson. He selected Bronte to win the mission; her prize was an extra performance during the results programme and she chose Amy, Emilie and Jessica to join her.

Contestants' performances
ContestantPerformance PairOrderSong (Original artist)Result
Stephanie DavisPair 11"Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" (Pixie Lott)Safe
Lauren Samuels2"Run"(Snow Patrol)Safe
Dani RaynerPair 23"Ego" (The Saturdays)Safe
Steph Fearon4"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (Michael Jackson)Bottom two
Amy DiamondPair 35"Big Girls Don't Cry" (Fergie)Bottom two
Danielle Hope6"Red" (Daniel Merriweather)Safe
Emilie FlemingSolo Performance7"Breakaway" (Kelly Clarkson)Safe
Bronte BarbePair 48"I Can't Make You Love Me" (Bonnie Raitt)Safe
Jessica Robinson9"Rehab" (Amy Winehouse)Safe
Sophie EvansPair 510"If I Were a Boy"(Beyoncé)Safe
Jenny Douglas11"So What" (Pink)Safe

Sing-off:

ActSing Off SongResults
Steph Fearon"Whistle Down The Wind"Saved by Lloyd Webber
Amy DiamondEliminated

Week 2 (10/11 April)

The second live show on Saturday, 10 April saw the remaining 10 finalists perform to stay in the competition. The contestants worked with Hancock during the week, and their mission was to perform, in front of Hancock, the scene in The Wizard of Oz where Dorothy meets the Scarecrow. Also, the search for a dog to play Toto saw the top 50 selected from the open auditions.

Contestants' performances
ContestantPerformance PairOrderSongResult
Sophie EvansPair 11"That Don't Impress Me Much"(Shania Twain)Safe
Jessica Robinson2"The Voice Within" (Christina Aguilera)Safe
Bronte BarbePair 23"Suddenly I See"(KT Tunstall)Bottom two
Dani Rayner4"Home"(Michael Bublé)Safe
Steph FearonPair 35"It's Oh So Quiet"(Björk)Safe
Jenny Douglas6"Songbird"(Fleetwood Mac)Safe
Danielle HopePair 47"Just a Little Girl" (Amy Studt)Safe
Lauren Samuels8"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (from Promises, Promises )Bottom two
Emilie FlemingPair 59"The Boy Does Nothing"(Alesha Dixon)Safe
Stephanie Davis10"Smile" (Charlie Chaplin)Safe

Sing-off:

ActSing Off SongResults
Bronte Barbe"What I Did for Love" from A Chorus Line Eliminated
Lauren SamuelsSaved by Lloyd Webber

Week 3 (17/18 April)

The third week of competition was dance week and the live show on Saturday 17 April 2010 saw the remaining nine finalists perform to stay in the competition. The contestants worked with John Partridge during the week, learning how to walk and perform in heels before performing with him in front of Lloyd Webber and choreographer Arlene Phillips. The search continued for a dog to play Toto narrowing it down to the Top 10.

Contestants' performances
ContestantPerformance PairOrderSongResult
Dani RaynerPair 11"One Night Only" (from Dreamgirls )Bottom two
Sophie Evans2"I'm with You" (Avril Lavigne)Safe
Lauren SamuelsSolo Performance3"Sway" (Dean Martin)Safe
Emilie FlemingPair 24"Moon River" (from Breakfast at Tiffany's )Safe
Stephanie Davis5"Let's Get Loud" (Jennifer Lopez)Safe
Steph FearonPair 36"Out Here on My Own" (Irene Cara)Safe
Jenny Douglas7"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers) Safe
Jessica RobinsonPair 48"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Queen)Safe
Danielle Hope9"Could It Be Magic" (Barry Manilow)Bottom two

Sing-off:

ActSing Off SongResults
Dani Rayner"Maybe This Time" from Cabaret Eliminated
Danielle HopeSaved by Lloyd Webber

Week 4 (24/25 April)

The fourth live show on Saturday 24 April 2010 saw the remaining eight finalists perform to stay in the competition. Following a one-on-one session with Charlotte Church, the mission this week was learning to perform "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)". In the search for a dog to play Toto, the final 10 auditioned in front of the Toto panel and Lloyd Webber and the final 5 were chosen.

Contestants' performances
ContestantPerformance PairOrderSongResult
Jenny DouglasPair 11"Warwick Avenue" (Duffy)Safe
Emilie Fleming2"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (Cyndi Lauper)Bottom two
Stephanie DavisPair 23"Nobody Does It Better" (Carly Simon)Safe
Lauren Samuels4"Nobody Knows" (Pink)Safe
Sophie EvansPair 35"Love Song" (Sara Bareilles)Bottom two
Jessica Robinson6"There You'll Be" (Faith Hill)Safe
Danielle HopePair 47"Cry Me a River" (Julie London)Safe
Steph Fearon8"Use Somebody" (Kings of Leon)Safe

Sing-off:

ActSing Off SongResults
Emilie Fleming"I Know Him So Well" from Chess Eliminated
Sophie EvansSaved by Lloyd Webber

Week 5 (1/2 May)

The fifth week of competition was big band week and the live show on Saturday 1 May 2010 saw the remaining seven finalists perform to stay in the competition. Lloyd Webber worked with the contestants this week, and their mission (excluding Jessica who was ill) was to walk through a dark forest alone where they face a choice of going home or going to Oz. This week also saw the first task for the dogs vying to play Toto. After a master class, they performed a scene from Legally Blonde at the Savoy Theatre and the judges chose Missy as the task winner.

Contestants' performances
ContestantPerformance PairOrderSongResult
Steph FearonPair 11"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" ( from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)Bottom two
Jenny Douglas2"Feeling Good" (Nina Simone)Safe
Sophie EvansSolo Performance3"What a Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong)Safe
Danielle HopePair 24"Mambo Italiano" (Rosemary Clooney)Safe
Lauren Samuels5"The Man that Got Away" (from A Star Is Born.)Safe
Stephanie DavisPair 36"Mr. Bojangles" (Sammy Davis Jr.)Bottom two
Jessica Robinson7"Cabaret" (from Cabaret)Safe

Sing-off:

ActSing Off SongResults
Steph Fearon"Tell Me on a Sunday"Saved by Lloyd Webber
Stephanie DavisEliminated

Week 6 (8/9 May)

The Richmond Theatre hosted the task for the contestants this week. Richmond Theatre portraitR.jpg
The Richmond Theatre hosted the task for the contestants this week.

The sixth week and quarter-final stage of the competition, with the live show on Saturday 8 May 2010, saw the remaining six contestants perform musical theatre songs for four places in the semi-final. This week, the task for the Toto contestants was to see how they would get on with the potential Dorothys at the Richmond Theatre. The dogs chose the Dorothy they wished to perform with, and with six Dorothys and only five dogs, Lauren was not chosen. The pairs performed in front of the Toto panel and an audience of children; the panel chose Spider as their 'top dog' and the audience chose Dave. Also this week, the contestants went to the opening night of Sweet Charity and met Tamzin Outhwaite backstage; during the results show Outhwaite performed "If My Friends Could See Me Now" from the musical.

Contestants' performances
ContestantPerformance PairOrderSongMusicalResult
Danielle HopePair 11"On My Own" Les Misérables Safe
Jessica Robinson2"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" Mary Poppins Safe
Steph FearonPair 23"Somewhere" West Side Story Safe
Jenny Douglas4"Send in the Clowns" A Little Night Music Bottom two
Sophie EvansPair 35"I Enjoy Being a Girl" Flower Drum Song Safe
Lauren Samuels6"Being Alive" Company Bottom two

First sing-off:

ActSing Off SongResults
Jenny Douglas"Bridge over Troubled Water"Eliminated
Lauren SamuelsSaved by Lloyd Webber
Contestants' performances
ContestantOrderSongResult
Danielle Hope1"We're Off to See the Wizard"Bottom two
Jessica Robinson2"It Really Was No Miracle"Bottom two
Steph Fearon3"Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead"Safe
Sophie Evans4"The Merry Old Land of Oz"Safe
Lauren Samuels5"If I Only Had the Part"Safe

Second sing-off:

ActSing Off SongResults
Danielle Hope"Take That Look Off Your Face" from Tell Me on a Sunday Saved by Lloyd Webber
Jessica RobinsonEliminated

Week 7 (15/16 May)

The seventh week of competition was the semi-final stage of the series. On 15 May 2010 the four remaining contestants sang live for a place in the final. The final task for the Toto contestants was to pull back a curtain to reveal the Wizard (Lloyd Webber); he chose Troy as his task winner, and the panel chose Eddie. Sierra Boggess visited the contestants during rehearsals, and she performed "Love Never Dies" from Love Never Dies during the results show.

Contestants' performances
ContestantPerformance PairOrderSongResult
Sophie EvansPair 11"Reflection" (Lea Salonga)Safe
Steph Fearon2"Rule the World" (Take That)Bottom two
Lauren SamuelsPair 23"Heaven" (Bryan Adams)Bottom two
Danielle Hope4"When You Believe" (from The Prince of Egypt )Safe

Sing-off:

ActSing Off SongResults
Steph Fearon"Another Suitcase in Another Hall" from Evita Eliminated
Lauren SamuelsSaved by Lloyd Webber

Week 8 (22 May)

In the run-up to the final, the three remaining contestants visited Lloyd Webber's estate. There, their mission was to perform a scene and sing "Over the Rainbow". Also during the week, the eight eliminated contestants went to see Hancock in Sister Act and met her and some of the cast (including Amy Booth-Steel, an I'd Do Anything finalist) backstage.

Contestants' performances
ContestantOrderSongOrderSong of the SeriesResult
Sophie Evans1"Tomorrow" (from Annie )4"Reflection"Runner-up
Lauren Samuels2"I Could Have Danced All Night" (from My Fair Lady )N/AN/A (already eliminated)Eliminated
Danielle Hope3"Seventy Six Trombones" (from The Music Man )5"Mambo Italiano"Winner

Reception

The two audition episodes attracted 4.28 million (18.4% audience share) [15] and 5.22 million viewers (23.9% share) [16] according to unofficial overnight figures. The first live show attracted 5.417 million viewers (25.4% share). [17]

All ratings are taken from the UK Programme Ratings website, BARB. [18]

ShowDateOfficial rating
(millions)
Share
Auditions: Top 20 Selection26 March 20104.5518.4% [19]
Auditions: Top 10 Selection27 March 20105.62 [nb 1] 23.9% [20]
Live Show 13 April 20105.70 [nb 2] 25.4% [21]
Results 14 April 20104.30
Live Show 210 April 20105.77 [nb 3] 26.1% [22]
Results 211 April 20104.7917.2% [23]
Live Show 317 April 20104.96 [nb 4] 21.6% [24]
Results 318 April 20104.94 [nb 5] 24.6% [25]
Live Show 424 April 20105.56 [nb 6] 25.4% [26]
Results 425 April 20106.14 [nb 7] 25.4% [27]
Live Show 51 May 20105.66 [nb 8] 24.6% [28]
Results 52 May 20105.77 [nb 9] 24.9% [29]
Live Show 68 May 20105.94 [nb 10] 25.9% [30]
Results 69 May 20105.86 [nb 11] 25.5% [31]
Live Show 715 May 20105.74 [nb 12] 26.2% [32]
Results 716 May 20105.76 [nb 13] 21.6% [33]
The Final22 May 20106.16 [nb 14] 34.2% [34]
Final Results7.17 [nb 15] 30.2% [34]
Average5.5824.2%

Doctor Who controversy

The series attracted a different kind of media interest when an animated banner advertisement, also known as a "trail", depicting an animated Graham Norton dancing alongside the title of the series, aired during the climactic cliffhanger of the 24 April 2010 broadcast of the Doctor Who episode, "The Time of Angels". The BBC apologised after receiving over 5,000 complaints. [35] Norton himself went on to parody the incident in his own show by placing a similar banner at the bottom of the screen and having a Dalek exterminate his own cartoon caricature. [36] [37]

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  1. 5.53 million on BBC1, 85,000 on BBC HD
  2. 5.61 million on BBC1, 88,000 on BBC HD
  3. 5.61 million on BBC1, 156,000 on BBC HD
  4. 4.82 million on BBC1, 144,000 on BBC HD
  5. 4.84 million on BBC1, 96,000 on BBC HD
  6. 5.41 million on BBC1, 146,000 on BBC HD
  7. 5.99 million on BBC1, 145,000 on BBC HD
  8. 5.44 million on BBC1, 223,000 on BBC HD
  9. 5.61 million on BBC1, 155,000 on BBC HD
  10. 5.78 million on BBC1, 155,000 on BBC HD
  11. 5.75 million on BBC1, 112,000 on BBC HD
  12. 5.56 million on BBC1, 177,000 on BBC HD
  13. 5.61 million on BBC1, 149,000 on BBC HD
  14. 5.97 million on BBC1, 190,000 on BBC HD
  15. 6.95 million on BBC1, 170,000 on BBC HD