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I'd Do Anything

2008 · 1 season · 1h per episode · Reality

I'd Do Anything was a 2008 talent show-themed television series produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom and broadcast on BBC One. It premièred on 15 March 2008. The show searched for a new, unknown lead to play Nancy and three young performers who will take it in turns to play Oliver in a West End revival of the British musical Oliver!. The show, named after the song "I'd Do Anything", was hosted by Graham Norton with Andrew Lloyd Webber again overseeing the programme, together with theatrical producer Cameron Mackintosh. In January 2008, John Barrowman confirmed he would be taking part in the show. The BBC also confirmed in late February 2008 that Barry Humphries would join Barrowman and Denise Van Outen on the judging panel of the show. Auditions for the show began in January 2008, with the show airing on BBC One throughout March, April and May 2008. In the final, on 31 May, Jodie Prenger was announced as the winner of the series.

Seasons

• Season 1 — 22 episodes (March 15, 2008)

Cast

• Andrew Lloyd Webber as Himself - Chief Judge
• Graham Norton as Himself - Presenter
• Denise Van Outen as Herself - Judge
• John Barrowman as Himself - Judge
• Barry Humphries as Himself - Judge
• Jodie Prenger as Herself - Potential Nancy
• Jessie Buckley as Herself - Potential Nancy
• Samantha Barks as Herself - Potential Nancy
• Rachel Tucker as Herself - Potential Nancy
• Niamh Perry as Herself - Potential Nancy
• Ashley J Russell as Herself - Potential Nancy
• Sarah Lark as Herself - Potential Nancy

Details

Created by

Andrew Lloyd Webber

First aired

March 15, 2008

Episodes

22

Genres

Reality

Network

BBC One

Status

Ended