6.8 /10 1 Votes
7.8/10 TV No. of series 1 First episode date 5 March 2008 Program creator Maureen Chadwick Networks ITV, STV, UTV | 5.6/10 IMDb Country of origin United Kingdom No. of episodes 8 Final episode date 23 April 2008 Number of seasons 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created by Maureen Chadwick
Ann McManus Starring Michelle Collins
Sean Gallagher
Alison Newman
Holly Quin-Ankrah
Gary Cooke
Helen Modern
Sammy Glenn
Sol Heras
Lisa Dwan Producer(s) Shed Productions
Element Pictures Cast Robert Sheehan, Michelle Collins, Sean Gallagher, Sammy Glenn, Lisa Dwan Similar Bel's Boys, Young Blades, Uncle Max, Two Thousand Acres of, The Clinic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rock Rivals is a British television drama series following the lives of two celebrity judges on an X Factor style show as their marriage falls apart. It was produced by Shed Productions, the company behind Footballers' Wives, Bad Girls and Waterloo Road. The series began on 5 March 2008 on ITV and finished on 23 April 2008. It was not renewed due to both poor ratings and poor reviews.
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Filming
The 8-part first series was filmed from summer to autumn 2007 and delivered to ITV in Spring 2008. Michelle Collins said on Loose Women on 4 July that it would be filmed over a 4-month schedule and would probably air in January or February 2008.
On 2 July 2007 it was announced that former EastEnders actress Michelle Collins and former Coronation Street actor Sean Gallagher had both been cast for the lead roles of characters Karina Faith (née Lewis) (Collins) and her husband Mal (Gallagher). Rock Rivals finally wrapped on Stage B of Ardmore Studios in Bray on Friday 16 November. Two alternative endings were filmed for the final episode. The viewing public were to get to vote for their favourite finalist and the appropriate version was to be aired.
The show also starred Siva Kaneswaran who would later become a member of The Wanted.
Series 1 (2008)
Rock Rivals follows the lives of two celebrity judges on a X Factor style show as their marriage falls apart. Simon Cowell joined forces with Shed Media to produce the show.
DVD release
The 3-disc DVD box set of Rock Rivals was released in the UK on 28 April 2009, distributed by Universal.