Release Date

29 Jul, 2006

Runtime

01:00: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

15/1

Synopsis

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? is an English reality television talent show that documented the search for an undiscovered musical theatre performer to play the role of Maria von Trapp in the 2006 Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Ian stage production of The Sound of Music. The series was devised by executive producer Gigi Eligoloff, and was announced by the BBC in April 2006. BBC One broadcast the programme, which was hosted by Graham Norton, on Saturday evenings from 29 July through 16 September 2006. The title derives from the refrain of "Maria", a song from the first act of The Sound of Music.

Original Title

How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria?

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Series 1

29 Jul, 2006

Created By

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Actors

Zoë Tyler

John Barrowman

David Ian

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Graham Norton

Simona Armstrong

Helena Blackman

Siobhan Dillon

Leanne Dobinson

Belinda Evans

Abi Finley

Aoife Mullholland

Meliz Serman

Connie Fisher

Laura Sicurello

Crew