Alan Carr wants a second series of Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream

25 January 2024

Alan Carr wants a second series of 'Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream'.

Alan Carr wants another series of Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream

The 47-year-old comedian served as a judge on the ITV1 talent show followed a group of performers in Greece vying for the roles of Sophie and Sky in the West End production of the ABBA jukebox musical 'Mamma Mia!' and is keen for the format to get another outing so he can spend more time in the sunshine.

He told the Daily Star's Hot TV column: "I loved it. It was my dream job. It was ABBA, dancing, musicals, going to Greece. I hope there is another series!"

The former 'Chatty Man' star - who appeared on the panel of the musical competition series alongside show producer Judy Craymer, pop singer Jessie Ware, 'Glee' actress Amber Riley and West End star Samantha Barks - also hosts 'Amanda And Alan's Italian Job' with 'Britain's Got Talent' judge Amanda Holden and joked that he intentionally takes on all these jobs so he can go on holiday.

He added: "I do a lot of shows abroad, I'm not stupid!"

'Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream' was won by Stevie Doc and Tobias Turley, who will take over their respective roles of Sophie and Sky in the West End show - which has been running since 1999 and was adapted into a film in 2008 starring Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried - at the Novello Theatre in London from January 29.

The format followed a string of musical theatre talent shows that were on screen in the late 2000s, including the BBC's 'How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?' in which the public voted Connie Fisher to star as Maria von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music'.

This was followed by 'Any Dream Will Do', which saw 'Casualty' actor Lee Mead win the title role of Joseph in 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' and in 2008, 'Coronation Street' actress Jodie Prenger beat Alan's co-star Samantha to the role of Nancy in 'Oliver!' through 'I'd Do Anything'.

In 2010, 'Over the Rainbow' gave Danielle Hope the chance to star as Dorothy in a 2011 revival of 'The Wizard of Oz' and also discovered 'Hollyoaks' actress Stephanie Davis.