The Danny hopefuls would compete against each other, live on week five's show, and the Sandy's on week six of the show. On the fourth live show, David Ian announced live on the programme that from week five, the finalists would no longer be partnered up. Reception Ratings Episodeĭavid Ian gathered the finalists at the Piccadilly Theatre in London's West End to tell them that the judges 'hadn't got it right with the pairs.' Tom Bradley (19) & Kate Somerset-How (23) The final consisted with the final two Dannys and Sandys, with the public voting which two should win the roles.īradley Clarkson (25) & Lauren McConnell (16) The following two weeks, were the Danny and Sandy semi-finals, respectively, with the singers competing as soloists, with the judges eliminating the first and the viewers the second victim of the nights. The judges then eliminated one of those two couples.Īfter three couples had been eliminated, the judges changed the couples, eliminating again one of the two lowest vote getting couples. The two couples who gained the fewest votes, each week, had to sing again, this time a 'Grease' classic. From show four onwards each couple had to sing a duet, based on a theme. Unlike the NBC series, the ITV programme was not based (at least directly) on the How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? format, which is owned by the BBC.Īfter the traditional auditions, the final sixteen were paired up. Simon Cowell was also supposed to be a judge on the show but could not as it was shown at the same time as American Idol where he was contracted to appear as a judge. Ĭat Deeley was originally scheduled to present the show, but had to pull out at the last minute due to scheduling difficulties with her American shows. Greased Lightnin shows extra unseen auditions, behind the scenes gossip and exclusive interviews with the judges and contestants. The main ITV show was presented by Zoe Ball, and Holly Willoughby presented Greased Lightnin on ITV2. The judges were actor and theatre producer David Ian, concert promoter and media personality David Gest, former popstar and television personality Sinitta, and choreographer and former The X Factor judge Brian Friedman.

The winning couple, Susan McFadden and Danny Bayne, went on to star in a long-running West End production of Grease at the Piccadilly Theatre. It aired during 2007, and was produced by Syco TV (the production company of Simon Cowell). Grease Is the Word is the United Kingdom version of NBC's Grease: You're the One That I Want!. SYCOtv in association with Talkback Thames

For the song with these words in the chorus, see Grease (song).

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