Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice (2008)
October 12, 2008Release Date

Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice (2008)
October 12, 2008Release Date


Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.

Peter Kay
Geraldine McQueen / Director / Writer / Executive Producer

Judith Alexander

Ian Armer

Rick Astley
Rick Astley

Lionel Blair
Lionel Blair

Johnathan Brenner

Nicki Chapman
Nicki Chapman

Cat Deeley
Cat Deeley

James Devlin

Cory English

Jo Enright

Neil Fox
Neil Fox

Gabriela Irimia
Gabriella Irimia

Monica Irimia
Monica Irimia

Rustie Lee
Rustie Lee

Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney

Andi Peters
Andi Peters

Paul Coleman
Writer

Phil McIntyre
Executive Producer

Martin Riley
Associate Producer

Jeremy Hewson
Director of Photography

Peter Hallworth
Editor

Ricky Wild
Editor

Evan Mason
Details.
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Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice is a British television comedy special co-created, co-written, directed, produced by and starring comedian Peter Kay. It premiered on Channel 4 on 12 October 2008 in two parts.
The special is a satire of reality television, and particularly, talent competitions such as Britain's Got Talent, Pop Idol, and The X Factor. It is presented as the grand final of the in-universe programme Britain's Got the Pop Factor, using recaps to chronicle the three finalists—Geraldine McQueen (Kay), 2 Up 2 Down (Jo Enright, Karl Lucas, David Hulston and Sian Foulkes), and R Wayne (Marc Pickering). The special satirizes clichés associated with the genre, such as the use of emotional backstories intended to influence viewers' perceptions of contestants.
It was the first show Kay had produced on the channel for four years, and was described by Channel 4 as the 'comedy forefront of the autumn schedule"'. The broadcast of the special also mimicked those of reality shows, with the two parts (the latter being the "results show") being hammocked by a Peter Kay documentary. The two halves of the special were seen by a total of 7.16 and 4.01 million viewers respectively, while Kay released several singles in-character as McQueen, including "The Winner's Song", and a cover of "I Know Him So Well" with Susan Boyle as a charity single for Red Nose Day 2011.