Series synopsis
Any Dream Will Do is a British drama television series that premiered on BBC One on March 31, 2007. It ended on June 9, 2007. It was created by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It stars Graham Norton, Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Barrowman and Denise Van Outen.
Any Dream Will Do, was a 2007 talent show-themed television series produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom. It searched for a new, unknown lead to play Joseph in a West End revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
The show was hosted by Graham Norton, who announced Lee Mead as the winner of the final public telephone vote on 9 June 2007.
It was the second West-End talent show to be produced by the BBC/Andrew Lloyd Webber, after How Do You Solve ...
Premise
Any Dream Will Do, was a 2007 talent show-themed television series produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom. It searched for a new, unknown lead to play Joseph in a West End revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
The show was hosted by Graham Norton, who announced Lee Mead as the winner of the final public telephone vote on 9 June 2007.
It was the second West-End talent show to be produced by the BBC/Andrew Lloyd Webber, after How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?. Further Talent shows in the series have aired, with I'd Do Anything completing in 2008 and Over the Rainbow which ran in April/May 2010.
A similar format has been used as well in The Netherlands in 2008, with the show Op zoek naar Joseph taking an unknown singer and placing the winner in the lead role for the 2009 performances in The Netherlands. On 26 October 2008, Freek Bartels was announced the winner of this show.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Graham Norton as Self - Host
- Andrew Lloyd Webber as Self - Head Judge
- John Barrowman as Self - Judge
- Denise Van Outen as Self - Judge
- Bill Kenwright as Self - Judge
- Zoë Tyler as Self - Judge
- Lee Mead as Self
- Keith Jack as Self
Supporting cast
- Lewis Bradley as Self
- Ben James-Ellis as Self
- Ryan Ryder as Self
- Daniel Boys as Self
- Rob McVeigh as Self
- Chris Barton as Self
- Seamus Cullen as Self
- Antony Hansen as Self
- Johndeep More as Self
- Chris Crosby as Self
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 21 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | December 29, 2007 | December 29, 2007 |
| Season 1 | 19 | March 31, 2007 | June 9, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph, The Winner's Story | December 29, 2007 |
| 2 | When Joseph met Maria | December 24, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auditions | March 31, 2007 |
| 2 |
Joseph School The 50 finalists enter Joseph School, where they will be tested to the limit as they are trained in acting, singing and dancing to see who can earn their place in the final live shows. Plus former Joseph star Jason Donovan gives advice to the finalists on playing the stage character. |
April 7, 2007 |
| 3 |
Live Show : 12 Josephs Twelve potential Josephs take to the stage to sing for the public's vote. |
April 14, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 31, 2007 |
| Last aired | June 9, 2007 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 19:45:00 |