Over the Rainbow 2. TV seriesOver the Rainbow was a British television talent series that aired on BBC One from 2. March to 2. 2 May 2. It documented the search for a new, undiscovered musical theatreperformer to play the role of Dorothy Gale in Andrew Lloyd Webbers 2. The Wizard of Oz and a dog to play Toto for a one off performance. 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 Id 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, 1. Danielle Hope was crowned the winner of the series and was chosen to play Dorothy. 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A Canadian version of the show aired on CBC Television in the autumn of 2. This Was The Final Series To Feature The West End Show On BBC With Norton On The Show As The Show Was Moved To ITV And Was Presented Amanda Holden This Was Also The Last Show To Feature A John And Was Only Series To Feature John Partridge,Sheila Hancock And Charlotte Church As Judges As They Were Replaced By Dawn French,Melanie Chisholm And Jason Donovan For Superstar. CreationeditFollowing the end of Id Do Anything in 2. Lloyd Webber announced he would not work on another talent show in 2. Love Never Dies, the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, but that he would, however, return in 2. Dorothy Gale for a production of The Wizard of Oz. In July 2. Lloyd Webber would not be criticised for promoting Love Never Dies,23 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. The BBC announced the commission of the series in September 2. 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. Sci Fi Thriller Cartoons Arthur Christmas. 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. At the shows Glasgow auditions, he spoke to The Scottish Sun about comparisons with past series, saying This is the most difficult show Ive had to cast. Joseph, Oliver and Maria all come from established theatre productions which are huge hits. The Wizard of Oz has been done before, but its never worked properly because theyve tried to recreate the movie too closely. Im essentially writing a whole new musical with some of the greatest songs ever written and composing completely new music for it. Replacements Were Before To Replace The Previous Were Boy George,Ricky Wilson,Nick Grimshaw,Ronan Keating,Gavin Rossdale,Sharon Osbourne,Calvin Harris,Shane Filan,Nile Rodgers And Danny O Donoughue Were Replacements For Humphries And Barrowman. Replacements For Van Outen Were Nicole Scherzinger,Alison Moyet,Adele,Anastacia,Mel B,Tulisa Contostavlos,Kelly Rowland And Kylie Minogue. A panel of judges assessed the contestants during the series. They were 78The Daily Mail reported in February 2. Lloyd Webber had asked Liza Minnelli, daughter of Judy Garland, to be one of the judges. The Daily Mail also reported that, following the announcement of the judging panel, Denise van Outen, a judge during previous series, had been dropped due to her pregnancy,1. BBC. 1. 1John 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. AuditionseditApplications for the series were solicited in November 2. Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester and London from January 2. Speaking to The Scottish Sun at the Glasgow auditions, Lloyd Webber said I dont want to go for a Dorothy whos all peaches and cream. Anyone like Avril Lavigne or a bit like Amy Winehouse or something along those lines would be great. Hackney Empire in London, where they performed in front of Hancock, Partridge and casting director David Grindrod. The group was then narrowed down to 5. Jessica Robinson and Stephanie Fearon were brought back into the competition. The final 5. 4 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 2. The top 2. 0 performed in front of Lloyd Webber and the panel in a live show for a place in the final 1. The panel selected the final 1. Emilie Fleming as the wildcard and eleventh finalist. Live finalseditThe 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. Profits from viewer votes went to the BBC Performing Arts Fund. The series searched for a dog to play Toto for a one off performance. The search was led by Jodie Prenger, winner of Id Do Anything,1. Gerry Cott and animal behaviour expert Sarah Fisher. The final 5 dogs were revealed on Sunday, 2. April. 1. 9at start of series. ContestantseditTwenty 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 finalistseditFinalistseditt start of series. Results summaryeditColour 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. Contestant. Week 1. Week 2. Week 3. Week 4. Week 5. Week 6. Week 7. Week 8. Part 1. Part 2. Part 1. Part 2. Danielle Hope. Safe. Safe. 8th. Safe. Safe. Safe. 4th. Safe. Safe. Winnerweek 8Sophie Evans. Safe. Safe. Safe. Safe. Safe. Safe. Safe. Safe. Runner upweek 8Lauren Samuels. Safe. 9th. Safe. Safe. Safe. 6th. Safe. 3rd. Eliminated. Eliminatedweek 8Steph Fearon. Safe. Safe. Safe. Safe. Safe. 4th. Eliminatedweek 7Jessica Robinson. Safe. Safe. Safe. Safe. Safe. Safe. Eliminatedweek 6Jenny Douglas. Safe. Safe. Safe. Safe. Safe. 5th. Eliminatedweek 6Stephanie Davis. Safe. Safe. Safe. Safe. 7th. Eliminatedweek 5Emilie Fleming. Brian Blessed IMDb. Other Works. He played Banquo in William Shakespeares Macbeth in an Old Vic Company production at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England with Peter OToole, Frances Tomelty, Clive Wood, and Dudley Sutton in the cast. Brian Forbes was director. See more. Alternate Names. B. Blessed Brian Blessed OBE.