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The inevitable (if somewhat belated) celebrity equivalent of [[Pop Idol]]. A bunch of soap actors sing and the public vote to kick them off. This show's particular gimmick (apart from it all being soap actors) is that if you vote by SMS, you can also vote for the song that your favoured contestant will sing the following day (assuming they survive). That's about it, really. | The inevitable (if somewhat belated) celebrity equivalent of [[Pop Idol]]. A bunch of soap actors sing and the public vote to kick them off. This show's particular gimmick (apart from it all being soap actors) is that if you vote by SMS, you can also vote for the song that your favoured contestant will sing the following day (assuming they survive). That's about it, really. | ||
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+ | In 2008, ITV were fined £1.2m by Ofcom for ignoring the viewers' vote in one programme, finalising the results before the lines had actually closed. This resulted in the wrong participants being put forward for eviction. On a number of other occasions, the production team overrode the song choices voted for by viewers. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7389963.stm] | ||
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Revision as of 14:34, 8 May 2008
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Host
Fern Britton and Ben Shephard (2006)
Zoe Ball (2007)
Co-hosts
Judges: Chris Cowey, Billy Sammeth, Cilla Black (2006), Martine McCutcheon (2007), Michael Ball (2007)
Voiceover: Peter Dickson
Soapstar Superstar Bonus Tracks (ITV2 coverage): Jayne Middlemiss and Duncan James (2006); Mark Durden-Smith, Sheree Murphy and Rob Deering (2007)
Broadcast
Granada for ITV1, 2006-7 (two series)
Synopsis
The inevitable (if somewhat belated) celebrity equivalent of Pop Idol. A bunch of soap actors sing and the public vote to kick them off. This show's particular gimmick (apart from it all being soap actors) is that if you vote by SMS, you can also vote for the song that your favoured contestant will sing the following day (assuming they survive). That's about it, really.
In 2008, ITV were fined £1.2m by Ofcom for ignoring the viewers' vote in one programme, finalising the results before the lines had actually closed. This resulted in the wrong participants being put forward for eviction. On a number of other occasions, the production team overrode the song choices voted for by viewers. [1]
Participants
Series 1
- Richard Fleeshman (Craig Harris, Coronation Street) - winner
- Nicholas Bailey (Dr Antony Trueman, EastEnders)
- Michael Greco (Beppe di Marco, EastEnders)
- Shobna Gulati (Sunita Alahan, Coronation Street)
- Lee Otway (Bombhead, Hollyoaks)
- Roxanne Pallett (Jo Stiles, Emmerdale)
- Lucy Pargeter (Chastity Dingle, Emmerdale)
- Wendi Peters (Cilla Battersby-Brown, Coronation Street)
- Andy Whyment (Kirk Sutherland, Coronation Street)
- Sammy Winward (Katie Sugden, Emmerdale)
Series 2
- Antony Cotton (Sean Tully, Coronation Street) - winner
- Gemma Atkinson (Lisa Hunter, Hollyoaks in the City)
- Mark Furze (Ric Dalby, Hollyoaks in the City)
- Jane Danson (Leanne Battersby, Coronation Street)
- Tupele Dorgu (Kelly Crabtree, Coronation Street)
- Alan Fletcher (Karl Kennedy, Neighbours)
- Mark Furze (Eric ‘Ric' Dalby, Home and Away)
- Elaine Lordan (Lynne Hobbs, EastEnders)
- Verity Rushworth (Donna Windsor-Dingle, Emmerdale)
- Hayley Tamaddon (Delilah Dingle, Emmerdale)
- Matthew Wolfenden (David Metcalfe, Emmerdale)
Ben Freeman (Scott Windsor, Emmerdale) was due to take part but withdrew due to rape allegations brought against him in Barbados.
Trivia
For reasons best known to themselves, the series required the use of 13 editors, 13 assistant producers, 21 producers and directors, and a baffling five script supervisors. How hard is it to organise some photocopying?
See Also
The cookery-based spin-off, Soapstar Superchef