ITV rounds up Brendan Cole and Tony Blackburn for sheepdog contest
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Version 0 of 1. Stars including Strictly Come Dancing’s Brendan Cole and DJ Tony Blackburn have signed up to a new ITV celebrity competition based in the world of sheepdog trials. Blackburn and Cole are among eight stars to sign up for a new primetime series, Flockstars, that will test the celebrities’ ability to herd sheep, ducks and geese with a canine partner. The eight-part series, which will be hosted by Gabby Logan, will also include former Coronation Street star Wendi Peters, Kelle Bryan, a former member of R&B girl band Eternal, Fazer from N-Dubz, and Birds of a Feather star Lesley Joseph. The line up also includes the appropriately named Amanda Lamb, presenter of property show A Place in the Sun, and multiple Paralympic gold medal winner Lee Pearson. Each of the stars will be paired with a Border collie – Bill, Skye, Midge, Gyp, Jack, Hoggy, Max or Bess. “The eight-week primetime series will see our stars take on the challenge of sheepdog trialling,” said ITV. “[They will all be] vying for centre stage with their four-legged partners to herd flocks of sheep, ducks and geese around a set of challenging courses, specially designed to test their skill, technique and discipline.” The BBC show One Man and His Dog ran for almost 40 years before it was absorbed into Sunday evening rural affairs show Countryfile two years ago. In 2011 Channel 4 launched its own coverage of the World Sheep Dog Trials. |