- Rock Rivals
Infobox television
show_name = Rock Rivals
caption =
format =Drama
picture_format =
runtime = 60 minutes
creator = Maureen Chadwick,
Ann McManus
starring =Michelle Collins Sean Gallagher Alison Newman Gary Cooke Helen Modern Lisa Dwan
channel =ITV
first_aired =5 March 2008 —23 April 2008
country = UK
num_series = 1
num_episodes = 8 (List of episodes)
list_episodes =
producer =Shed Productions Element Pictures
related ="Bad Girls"
"Footballers' Wives "
"Waterloo Road"
website = http://itv.com/rockrivals
imdb_id = 1064628
tv_com_id = 75181"Rock Rivals" was a British television drama for
ITV andTV3 Ireland , broadcast between March and April in2008 .It was produced by
Shed Productions , the company behind "Footballers' Wives ", "Bad Girls " and "Waterloo Road".The series is sponsored byNivea Deodorant.Background
The 8-part first series [ [http://www.shedproductions.com/news/news_index.html#new "New Drama Commissions"] , Shed Productions. URL last accessed
2007-04-27 ] , filmed during summer 2007 to Autumn 2007 and was delivered to ITV in Spring 2008. Michelle Collins said on "Loose Women " on 4th July that it would be filmed over a 4 month schedule and would probably air in January or February 2008.On
July 2 ,2007 , it was announced that former "EastEnders" actress,Michelle Collins and ex "Coronation Street " actor,Sean Gallagher have both been cast for the lead roles of characters, Karina Faith (Collins) and her husband Mal (Gallagher). [" [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a63747/michelle-collins-lands-rock-rivals-role.html Michelle Collins lands 'Rock Rivals' role"] ", Digital Spy". URL last accessed2007-07-02 ] Filming wasDublin, Ireland .Rock Rivals finally wrapped on Stage B of Ardmore Studios in Bray on Friday the 16th of November. Two alternative endings were filmed of the final episode. The viewing public will get to vote for their favourite finalist, and the appropriate version will be aired. [" [http://www.itv.com/Drama/contemporary/RockRivals/RockRivalsVote/default.html Viewers choose who wins 'Rock Rival"] "]
Plot
As "Bad Girls" portrayed life in a women's prison, "Footballers' Wives" on the sordid world of sex-and-football and "Waterloo Road" followed the lives of teachers and pupils of a failing
comprehensive school , Rock Rivals follows the lives, trial and tribulations of two celebrity judges on a "X Factor " style show as their marriage falls apart.Simon Cowell [" [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/programming/a43992/x-factor-to-become-an-itv-drama.html "Pop Idol" to become an ITV Drama] ", "Digital Spy". URL last accessed2007-03-15 ] has joined forces with Shed Media to produce the new show. [" [http://www.shedmedia.com/news/news_index.html#rr Rock Rivals - Shed and Cowell join forces] ".]Episodes
Cast
eries Guide
eries One (2008)
The first series began on Wednesday 5 March 2008 on ITV, and had a viewership of 3.9 million.Fact|date=March 2008On 13 March 2008, Rock Rivals lost 1 million viewers, gaining only 2.9 million viewers. The third episode of the drama lost another 100,000 viewers on 19 March 2008, which gave the drama 2.8 million viewers. By its fourth outing, the series had just only 2.2m viewers. However, by the last episode Rock Rivals attracted more viewers; 3 million, according to The Guardian.But according to other reports it was 3.1 - 3.3 million [http://www.http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/mar/27/tvratings.television] /
DVD release
The first series of "Rock Rivals" was released in the
UK on28 April 2008 cite web| url = http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3592728/-/Product.html?searchstring=rock+rivals&searchsource=0
title = Rock Rivals: Series 1 DVD Release Date
publisher = Play.com] .References
External links
*itv.com|id=rockrivals|title="Rock Rivals"
* [http://www.shed-media.com/programmes/prog_drama_rr.html "Rock Rivals"] at Shed-Media.com
* [http://www.shed-insider.net "Shed Insider"] , fan-site of Shed Media' programs.
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