Take That star to pen musical drama
Gary Barlow is localize to write a fresh musical comedy drama set in a fictional playing liberal arts school.
The Take on That star will pen songs for Britannia High, an eight-part musical drama which will air on ITV1 afterward this year.
Purely Come Dance judge Arlene Phillips will besides be piece of the project and volition choreograph the series.
The drama will be preceded by 2 behind the scenes documentaries which will bear witness how Phillips and dramatics producer David Ian pick out actors and actresses to become the stars of the show.
Viewing audience will besides see how Barlow creates the musical theater book of Numbers for the series and how Phillips teaches her routines.
Eighter hour-long episodes will and then follow the forward motion of the chemical group of pupils practising for a dwell finale.
St. Paul Jackson, ITV director of entertainment, said the show's format was not "like anything else on British television and we're confident audiences ar going away to love it".
"ITV1 has lined up more or less of the biggest names in music and entertainment to take Britannia High," he said.
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