I Dream
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| I Dream | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Pre-Teen Dramedy/Musical |
| Starring | S Club 8 |
| Country of origin | England (filmed in Spain) |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBBC |
| Original run | September 22, 2004 – December 16, 2004 |
I Dream was a half-hour-long British children's musical television comedy programme aimed at and mostly about teenagers, which aired in 2004 (see 2004 in television). It was set at an esteemed performing arts college near Barcelona, Spain, and it focused on thirteen youths who are invited to enrol at the college, which is named Avalon Heights, over the summer. All eight members of the pop group S Club 8 starred in the show alongside five other young actors and actresses and Hollywood film actor Christopher Lloyd.
I Dream had the members of S Club 8 playing supposedly exaggerated versions of themselves, albeit with identical names to their real life counterparts. Each episode of the show includes several (usually two or more) song and dance numbers involving both members and non-members of the band. Cast member George Ollie called the show "a modern day Fame".[1]
The lead production company was 19 Television, a subsidiary of the corporation 19 Management, which is owned by the show's executive producer, Simon Fuller. The first episode of I Dream aired on Wednesday September 22, 2004 on BBC One. From the week of November 23 episodes were aired on Thursday instead of Wednesday, and the thirteenth and final episode aired on December 16 and featured Laila Rouass. Reruns of the show in the UK were broadcast on the CBBC Channel.
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[edit] Cast
Helen Kurup - Khush
George Wood - Ollie
Matt Di Angelo - Felix*
Rachel Hyde-Harvey - Amy
Lorna Want - Natalie
Aaron Renfree - Aaron
Calvin Goldspink - Calvin*
Jay Asforis - Jay
Stacey McClean - Stacey
Frankie Sandford - Frankie
Rochelle Wiseman - Rochelle
Hannah Richings - Hannah
Daisy Evans - Daisy
Rachel Hale - Analie
Christopher Lloyd - Professer. Toone
[edit] Trivia
The show's theme tune, "Dreaming", is performed by band members Frankie and Calvin and was released as a single on November 15, 2004. It reached number nineteen on the UK Singles Chart, and was S Club 8's lowest charting single at the time. On November 29, 2004 an official I Dream soundtrack album titled Welcome to Avalon Heights was released and entered the UK Albums Chart at number 133 in its first week.
