Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Episode 1
Zoe Ball hosts a search for two new stars for the hit musical, with 14 hopefuls heading to Greece to compete for the lead roles of Sophie and Sky in the West End production. Judges Alan Carr, Jessie Ware, Samantha Barks and Amber Riley put the contestants through their paces as they are tested on everything from singing and dancing, to acting and chemistry.
Episode 2
This week it's all about the girls, as our seven Sophies take centre stage. Plus, host Zoe Ball reveals a very special surprise from Hollywood A-lister.
As ever, judges Alan Carr, Jessie Ware, Samantha Barks and Amber Riley will put the girls through their paces as they tackle their first acting workshop by recreating a famous scene from the film. And there'll be seven show-stopping performances, but When All Is Said And Done, who will be sent packing back to the UK and out of the running to be crowned Sophie in London's West End?
Episode 3
This week on Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream, it's the boys turn to shine in sunny Greece, as our seven Skys attempt to prove to our judges - Alan Carr, Jessie Ware, Samantha Barks and Amber Riley - that they've got what it takes to be a leading man in London's West End.
But after a gruelling acting workshop and seven stellar music performances, who will be left shouting S.O.S as they sail out of the competition and back to the UK?
Episode 4
It's chemistry week on Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream, as judges Alan Carr, Jessie Ware, Samantha Barks and Amber Riley pair up our Sophies and Skys for the very first time.
Sparks fly, in more ways than one, as our couples get cosy in this week's workshop where they perform the iconic love scene from the stage show, Lay All Your Love On Me.
And as ever, the local Greek audience will be treated to six show-stopping performances, but who will host Zoe Ball be consoling elimination.
Episode 5
It's choreography week on Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream, as judges Alan Carr, Jessie Ware, Samantha Barks and Amber Riley give our remaining 10 West End hopefuls five different dance routines to learn and perform for an audience in just 24 hours' time.
Episode 6
Hosted by Zoe Ball, this week on Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream the judges are joined by West End legend and Mamma Mia! leading lady, Mazz Murray.
With a personality as big as her talent, Mazz is the perfect person to help the judges decide who's got what it takes to star alongside her, taking on the role of her daughter and son-in-law in London's West End. Plus there's a very special message from a Hollywood favourite.
But which of our Sophies and Skys will take their chance with both hands, and make it through to next week's all important semi-final?
Episode 7
It's the semi-final on Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream, but only four of the six remaining hopefuls can make it through to next weeks' live final, where the public will decide who wins the lead roles of Sophie and Sky in London's West End production of Mamma Mia!
But the bells of Fernando are soon replaced with wedding bells, as love is in the air once more, when host Zoe Ball walks our three remaining Sophies down the aisle to recreate ‘the wedding that never was' with their beloved Skys. There'll be tiaras, tears and Alan Carr dressed as a priest!
Before it's back to the villa one last time for an Abba extravaganza as our cast perform hits from the super group's back catalogue. The winners take it all, so who will the judges put through to next week's final?
Final
It's the moment the nation has been waiting for, as Zoe Ball hosts the live final from the home of Mamma Mia!, the Novello Theatre in the heart of London's West End.
Judges Alan Carr, Jessie Ware, Samantha Barks and Amber Riley have done all they can, and now it's over to the Great British public to decide which of the remaining hopefuls will win the coveted roles of Sophie & Sky in the Mamma Mia! stage show.
With both live solo performances from London and special group performances from Greece, the talent on show is the best the competition has seen. They all have a dream, and for two of them it's about to come true!
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