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. It premiered on

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on 12 October 2008 in two parts. The special is a satire of

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, and particularly, talent competitions such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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.'' 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 (

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, Karl Lucas, David Hulston and Sian Foulkes), and R Wayne (

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). 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 "

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" with

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as a charity single for ''

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''.

Plot

The special depicts the grand final of the talent competition series ''Britain's Got the Pop Factor'' (whose winner qualifies to appear on ''Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice''), hosted by

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and judged by

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Pete Waterman Peter Alan Waterman (born 15 January 1947) is an English record producer, songwriter, and television personality. As a member of the Stock Aitken Waterman production and songwriting team, he co-wrote and co-produced many UK hit singles. An av ...

and Neil Fox. The final included recaps of the series, including the acts who did not make it to the final, and the three finalists—revealing that their emotional "sob stories" were the driving force behind which contestants advanced to the finals. Geraldine McQueen (Kay) had gone through

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surgery after being a male piano player on a

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ferry. 2 Up 2 Down (

, Karl Lucas, David Hulston and Sian Foulkes) was a pop group where two of its members used

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s, while R Wayne (

) had been originally eliminated during boot camp for not having a good sob story. However, R Wayne was brought back onto the show after his grandmother, R Gran, died from a

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upon hearing news of his elimination. The three finalists each performed a live medley (performed in a serious manner, with the insensitivity of the song selections providing the humour). At this point, R Wayne was eliminated and the final two acts then performed their own rendition of " The Winner's Song". The winner of the show was Geraldine. She collapsed on stage during the last lines of her version of " The Winner's Song" from choking on a piece of glitter confetti. R Wayne, not noticing, ended up being the only person actually singing these last lines. After somebody asked for a doctor, Neil Fox jumped on stage and attempted to revive her. The following day Kay, in character as Geraldine, was a guest on ''

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'' on

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and revealed that Neil Fox revived her, and she was recovering in an unknown (to her) hospital. She also appeared on

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's afternoon radio show on BBC London 94.9 three days later where she was still in hospital recovering and she was hoping to get a visit from Pete Waterman. She was also interviewed on

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's breakfast show the following Friday, where she revealed that she was staying at

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's flat. Notably, no TV interviews were done with Kay in character as Geraldine. After the end credits, the show advertised its "sequel", due to be shown the next year: ''Celebrity Fiddler on the Roof in the Jungle'', an amalgam of British reality show '' I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here'' and the musical ''

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''. An

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, ''Peter Kay's Britain's Got an Extra Pop Factor and Then Some 2 + 1'', aired on 19 December 2008; this special parodied companion shows such as '' The Xtra Factor (''and in particular its "The Winner's Story" edition), focusing on the aftermath of the competition and Geraldine's victory. The programme was hosted in-universe by

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, who, like Cat Deeley, was closely associated with this type of programme.

Music

R Wayne sang a medley of "

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" by Enigma, "

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" by

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, "

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" by

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, " Y.M.C.A." by

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and " There's No-one Quite Like Grandma" by

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. 2 Up 2 Down sang a medley of "

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" by

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, "

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" by

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, "

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" by

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, " Holding Out for a Hero" by

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and "

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" by

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. Geraldine sang a medley of "

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" by

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, the theme from "

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" by

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, "

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" by

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, "

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" by

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, " C'est la Vie" by

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and "

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" by

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. Both 2 Up 2 Down and Geraldine sang versions of "The Winner's Song", which was co-written by the show's creator

and

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frontman

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. The music was produced and arranged by Mike Stevens, Take That's musical director.

Cast

Main cast

as Geraldine McQueen *

as herself *

as herself * Neil Fox as himself *

as himself *

as R Wayne *

as Jackie * Karl Lucas as Richard * Sian Foulkes as Wendy *David Hulston as Graham *

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as Geraldine's Mum * Alex Lowe as Clinton Baptiste *Judith Alexander as R Mam *Gordon Isaccs as Bouncer 1 *Dean Feasby as Bouncer 2 * Peter Dickson as Voiceover Man

Guest stars

Rick Astley Richard Paul Astley (born 6 February 1966) is an English singer, radio DJ and podcaster. He gained fame through his association with the production trio Stock Aitken Waterman, releasing the 1987 album ''Whenever You Need Somebody'', which sol ...

as himself *

Lionel Blair Lionel Blair (born Henry Lionel Ogus; 12 December 1928 – 4 November 2021) was a Canadian-born British actor, choreographer, tap dancer, and television presenter. From the late 1960s until the early 1980s, he made regular appearances as a danc ...

as Dance Mentor *

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as Jesus H Christ *

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as Mentors *

Louis Emerick Louis Emerick Grant (born 10 June 1960) is a British television actor, known for his role as Mick Johnson in the Channel 4 soap opera '' Brookside'', as well as his appearances in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors''. Life and career He was born in ...

as Joseph *

Rustie Lee Rustie Lee (born 22 May 1949) is a British-Jamaican television personality, television chef, actress and singer. She participated on the Channel 5 reality-television show '' Celebrity Super Spa'' in 2013; ITV's '' Who's Doing the Dishes?'', host ...

as Neil Fox's assistant *

Sally Lindsay Sally Jane Lindsay (born 8 July 1973) is an English actress and television presenter. She rose to fame playing Shelley Unwin in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (2001–2006). Her other roles include Lisa Johnson in the Sky ...

as Mary *

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as Mentor/Himself * Gary Newbon as himself * Ricky Wilson as himself

Cast of auditionees

Pearce Quigley Pearce Quigley is an English actor of the stage and screen. Quigley's credits include '' Pie in the Sky'', ''Happiness'' (2001-2003), ''Cutting It'' (2002 - 2005), '' Millions'' (2004), '' Born Equal'' (2006), ''Within the Whirlwind'' (2009), '' ...

as Dog Trainer * Smug Roberts as Angry Husband *

Tim Whitnall Timothy Charles Whitnall (born 27 June 1961) is an English actor, playwright and screenwriter. He is known for playing Angelo in the long-running CITV series ''Mike and Angelo'' and narrating the BBC Children's Television programme ''Teletubbi ...

as Auditionee with Eyepatch *

Bob Golding Bob Golding is an English actor and voice artist. He is best known for the voices of Milo and Max in the CBeebies show ''Tweenies''. Career Television He worked on the CBeebies pre-school children's television series ''Tweenies'' as the voice ...

as Port *Steve Royale as Baby Juggler *Jordan Smith as boy who jumps on Cat Deeley *

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as Martin Wallace *Philip Owen as Disco Dave

Reception

Viewership

On its initial broadcast, the first part of the programme attracted 6.25 million viewers on Channel 4 and 912,000 on Channel 4 +1, giving a total of 7.16 million viewers. The second part attracted 3.56 million viewers on Channel 4 and 454,000 on Channel 4 +1, giving a total of 4.01 million viewers. The repeat showing of both parts combined on 14 December 2008 garnered 2.81 million viewers on Channel 4 and 389,000 on Channel 4 +1, giving a total of 3.20 million viewers.

Critical reception

Writing for ''The Guardian'', Stephen Brook praised the special, writing that it "did not fall flat or over-reach itself", and was "so well produced that it looked and sounded exactly like ''The X Factor''". He felt that Cat Deeley "trashing her nice girl image" by swearing at the audience was his favourite moment.

Geraldine McQueen

Gerald "Gerry" King aka Geraldine McQueen is the fictional singer-songwriter from ''Britain's Got The Pop Factor...'' played by

as a parody of the generic talent show winner.

Backstory

Geraldine grew up as a male named Gerald King. As an adult, Gerald became a piano player on one of the

ferries. Always believing that she was in the wrong body, Geraldine underwent a painful

surgery in

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under the watchful eyes of Dr Fungmewow, claiming, "he certainly knew his onions..." Her home life was poor though, as after her mother found a young Gerry cross-dressing, she stated that she didn't want anything to do with her son, saying "she is no son of mine!" However, during the final of ''Britain's Got The Pop Factor...'', Geraldine's mother battled with her terminal

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and inner-dislike for her child, but came to the studio on an

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flatbed trolley to support her. Geraldine's father died when she was younger.

Releases

The single " The Winner's Song" was written by

and

; it was released on

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and in stores on 13 October 2008. On 19 October 2008, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 2. The follow-up single, "

Once Upon a Christmas Song "Once Upon a Christmas Song" is a Christmas single, and the second single to be released by fictional character Geraldine McQueen. It was co-written by Gary Barlow and Peter Kay who plays the character, originating from a parody talent show calle ...

", was released on 15 December 2008 in stores and became available to download on 14 December. This was a charity single, and all proceeds were donated to the

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.Will Peter Kay's Geraldine be Christmas Number One?
The Bolton News, 15 December 2008 When her Christmas single, "Once Upon a Christmas Song" was released, Geraldine made an appearance on ''

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'' to promote it, claiming it was a serious contender for the Christmas number 1 single. It reached Number 5 on the UK Singles Chart.

Other appearances

After the release of "The Winner's Song", Geraldine made appearances on '' Take That Comes To Town''. She was then seen performing it on ''

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'' (doing a medley which included "The Winner's Song" and "Once Upon a Christmas Song"), and ''

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''. After nearly three years away, McQueen appeared on '' Daybreak'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' to promote her new single, a duet with

. The '' Geraldine: The Winner's Story'' mockumentary was re-edited for the first episode of the compilation series '' Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle'' in 2016.

Discography

Singles

References

External links

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