Heartbreak High

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Heartbreak High is an Australian television series, dealing with the students of Hartley High, a tough high school in a multi-racial area of Sydney, and proved to be a more gritty and fast-paced show than many of its contemporaries. It was a spin-off of the 1993 Australian feature film The Heartbreak Kid which had featured Alex Dimitriades and Claudia Karvan, which was made from Richard Barrett's play of the same name first performed by Griffin Theatre Company. However by later series the show had shifted emphasis away from the school setting and the Poulos Family to the student's home and hangout - the Shark Pool.

The series was transmitted by the Ten Network between 1994 and 1996, and by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 1997 and 1999. It was also shown in the United Kingdom for several years on BBC Two, as the BBC were co-funding production of the series. It has also been shown in Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Macedonia, Serbia, Albania, India, Norway and the Netherlands. It had a relative success in Spain and France, and now is normally programmed in summer.

After the sixth season the Australian Broadcasting Corporation axed the show as selling another season to foreign TV stations proved increasingly difficult. The BBC had no interest in buying an additional season; due to scheduling delays a backlog of episodes had built up, and the show was forced to wrap up production. Heartbreak High still enjoys a devoted fan base, as can be seen on the Internet.

[edit] Actors

List of all Actors in Heartbreak High (under construction)... (list was put by order of seasons, not by main character roles)

SEASON 1

Alex Dimitriades - acted Nick Poulos, a Greek student in Australia, first character to appear, one of the main characters of season 1. Very tragic ending for Nick Poulos, in episode 38, which was very badly criticised by fans.
Abi Tucker - known for her songwriting, The Secret Life of Us, and her role as Jodie Cooper, another major character in seasons 1-2.
Salvatore Coco - played Costa "Con" Bordino (cousin of Nick Poulos)
Emma Roche - as Danielle Miller
Corey Page - played Steve Wiley
Tai Nguyen - played Jack Tran
Katherine Halliday - played Rose Malouf
Scott Major - played Peter Rivers, the bad boy
Isabella Gutierrez - as Chaka Cardenes
Ada Nicodemou - Ada is now known for her role on Home and Away, and Katerina Ioannou in seasons 1-4. Also had a minor role during the opening scenes of The Matrix
Jon Pollard - played Alan Bolton
Alexandra Brunning - played Lucy Weston
Nico Lathouris - played George Poulos, Nick's father
Elly Varrenti - played Irini Poulos, Nick's mother
Despina Caldis - played Effie Poulos, Nick's sister
Ivar Kants - played Roberto Bordino, Con's father
Barbara Gouskos - played Helen Bordino, Con's mother
Peta Toppano - played Stella Ioannou, Katerina's mother
Stephen O' Rourke - played Jim Deloraine, the headmaster
Doris Younane - played Yola Fatoush, the psychologist
Sarah Lambert - played Christina Milano, a young English and history teacher
Tony Martin - played Bill Southgate, the sciences teacher-supervisor
Hugh Baldwin - played Graham Brown, a maths and music teacher
Kym Wilson - played Samantha "Sam" Robinson, an English and history teacher
Jan Adele - played Ruby St John, the owner of the pub
Paul Rogers - played Leo Fine
Don Halbert - played Joe Lawrence, Yola's boyfriend, he died shot by a young man

SEASON 2-3

Vince Poletto - played Matthew "Matt" Logan
Inge Hornstra - played Allie Matts, Steve's half sister
Ian Bliss - played Andrew Bell, a science teacher
Alicia von Sobbe-Grimberg - played a school yard extra

SEASON 4

Rupert Reid - played Declan Costello
Tara Jakszewicz - played Stassy Sumich
Sebastian Goldspink - played Charlie Byrd
Deni Gordon - played Rhonda "Ronnie" Brooks
Diane Craig - played June Dyson, the headmaster
Simon Baker-Denny - played Tom Summers, a teacher

SEASON 5

Rebecca Smart - played Melanie Black
Rel Hunt - played Ryan Scheppers
Lara Cox - briefly spotted in Kangaroo Jack and is another major character of seasons, played Anita Scheppers
Callan Mulvey - played Bogdan Drazic
Nina Liu - played Mai Hem (real name: Stephanie Tan). Seen on Welcher & Welcher and also featured on The Secret Life of Us
Jim Holt - played Tony Black, Melanie's father
Tina Bursill - played Hilary Scheppers, Anita and Ryan's mother
Peter Sumner - played Les Bailey, the headmaster