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Privacy NoticeA former Strictly Come Dancing winner has seen their show given the axe by the BBC after just one series. Comedian and Bill Bailey, who won Strictly in 2020 with pro partner Oti Mabuse, hosted the series, Bring The Drama, earlier year. The series aimed to give aspiring actors from various backgrounds some hands-on experience and a leg up in the TV industry by working with the people behind some of TV’s biggest shows, including EastEnders and Peaky Blinders. The series also tempted many well-known actors and celebrities to get involved. Despite rave reveals, the BBC will not be going ahead with a second series, according to a report by TV Zone. According to The Mirror, a BBC spokesperson also said: “There are no current plans for another series of Bring the Drama on the BBC.”
Bring The Drama with Bill Bailey saw acting hopefuls put through their paces
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The show saw aspiring hopefuls mentored over six weeks by casting director Kelly Valentine Hendry, who has worked on Bridgerton, Fleabag and Broadchurch. She and Bill were joined the casts of some of the UK’s biggest dramas including Silent Witness and Casualty. Each week the hopefuls were given guest mentors from shows to give them tips and advice, including Charles Venn, who plays Jacob in Casualty, and EastEnders’ Natalie Cassidy, known to millions as Sonia. For one part of the show, the contestants a performed a 2019 EastEnders scene in which Sonia saves the life of Ben Mitchell in the Queen Vic with rudimentary implements after he was shot.
Natalie Cassidy acted out a Sonia scene in the Vic
They filmed in the real Queen Vic in the show’s North London studios and Natalie directed the scene. The hopefuls also worked with industry experts, from the Peaky Blinders fight co-ordinator to the intimacy co-ordinator from Sex Education. At the end of the process, Kelly selected three actors she felt were the best and had them present their showreel at a major industry showcase for the chance to secure representation from a leading agent.
Strictly winner Bill believed in the show’s ambition to give hopefuls a leg up in TV
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The BBC stated last year that the aim of the show was, “opening up the world of screen drama to eight people who have always dreamt of becoming professional actors but have never had the opportunity.” All eight actors secured their place through an open casting call process and were selected from almost 2000 amateur actors. None had been to drama school or found a way to break into acting professionally, having held back by a variety of factors. Bill Bailey added as the show launched: “Acting is a tough business, and it can often seem almost impossible to break into. All the actors on the show have faced their own challenges which have for various reasons prevented them from pursuing their dream.”Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnStrictly Come Dancing
