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13-01-2008, 12:46 AM
Take That star Gary Barlow will inspire a unique musical drama for 2008. Britannia High will feature a group of super-talented young performers who sing, dance and act in a fictional performing arts school.
Viewers will be taken on a journey from the first real life casting process through to an eight part scripted drama series which will conclude with a spectacular live episode.
Before the drama transmits, viewers will be given an insight into how the show is put together in two 60-minute documentaries. These will introduce the drama itself, as viewers see how acclaimed Theatre Producer David Ian, Director of Choreography Arlene Phillips, along with the Series Producer Brian Grant, and the production team select the young cast.
We also meet the writers who are creating the plotlines and shaping the characters of Britannia High. We will also sneak into the recording studios where Gary Barlow and some of the best songwriters in the business compose setpiece musical numbers. And we will see choreographer Arlene Phillips, as she puts the cast through their paces.
After that we enter the world of Britannia High - a contemporary British performing arts school where students live by the motto Life Is Not A Rehearsal.
Over eight hour-long episodes, we follow their lives. They are all bursting with talent and vying for centre stage in the school’s end-of-term showcase which will be the live series finale.
Each episode will be driven by fictional scripted stories and includes original musical numbers performed by the cast, composed by Gary Barlow and his team and choreographed by Arlene. The original idea for the series was devised by Arlene Phillips and David Ian. They are also Executive Producers.
An ITV spokesman said: “Britannia High will be a brilliant, high quality British drama, with the added bonus of an innovative format integrating song and dance into the show. The preceding documentaries will follow the cast selection and drama production process, where we will find sparklingly talented new actors and base the drama around them."
Viewers will be taken on a journey from the first real life casting process through to an eight part scripted drama series which will conclude with a spectacular live episode.
Before the drama transmits, viewers will be given an insight into how the show is put together in two 60-minute documentaries. These will introduce the drama itself, as viewers see how acclaimed Theatre Producer David Ian, Director of Choreography Arlene Phillips, along with the Series Producer Brian Grant, and the production team select the young cast.
We also meet the writers who are creating the plotlines and shaping the characters of Britannia High. We will also sneak into the recording studios where Gary Barlow and some of the best songwriters in the business compose setpiece musical numbers. And we will see choreographer Arlene Phillips, as she puts the cast through their paces.
After that we enter the world of Britannia High - a contemporary British performing arts school where students live by the motto Life Is Not A Rehearsal.
Over eight hour-long episodes, we follow their lives. They are all bursting with talent and vying for centre stage in the school’s end-of-term showcase which will be the live series finale.
Each episode will be driven by fictional scripted stories and includes original musical numbers performed by the cast, composed by Gary Barlow and his team and choreographed by Arlene. The original idea for the series was devised by Arlene Phillips and David Ian. They are also Executive Producers.
An ITV spokesman said: “Britannia High will be a brilliant, high quality British drama, with the added bonus of an innovative format integrating song and dance into the show. The preceding documentaries will follow the cast selection and drama production process, where we will find sparklingly talented new actors and base the drama around them."