Strange Hill High
| Strange Hill High | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animated series, Mystery fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Sci fi |
| Created by | Yoshimi & Katoi |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Geoff Walker & Chris Tichbourne |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Phil Chalk and Andrew Burrell |
| Running time | 22 mins. |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBBC |
| Original release | 8 May 2013 – 15 December 2014 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Production website | |
Strange Hill High is a children's animated series for CBBC.
Premise
Josh Weinstein (The Simpsons, Futurama) writes the series,[1] created using an animation technique combining puppets, Japanese vinyl toys and digital effects. Strange Hill High follows students Mitchell Tanner, Becky Butters and Templeton as they explore their extraordinary school, uncovering absurd and outrageous occurrences as they go.
Series 1 of the show was filmed at Factory Transmedia's studios in Altrincham, Greater Manchester during 2012/13,[2] and is a co-production between CBBC, FremantleMedia and Factory.
Cast
Main Cast
- Emma Kennedy as Becky Butters
- Doc Brown as Mitchell Tanner, Bishop and others
- Richard Ayoade as Templeton
- Jonathan Keeble as Mr. Abercrombie
- John Thomson as Peter Dustpan and others
- Caroline Aherne as Stephanie, Croydonia and others
- Marc Silk as Matthews, Tyson, the Ghosts in Detention and others
- Melissa Sinden as Miss Grackle and others
Guest Stars
- Chris Johnson as Ken Kong
- Alison Moyet as Terpsichore (a.k.a. Joy)
Episodes
Series 1
| # | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "King Mitchell" | Mark Oswin and James Griffiths | 8 May 2013 |
| 2 | "99 Cool Things to do with a Time Machine" | Ben Teasdale | 15 May 2013 |
| 3 | "The Lost and Found Boy" | Josh Weinstein | 22 May 2013 |
| 4 | "Snoozical" | Reid Harrison | 29 May 2013 |
| 5 | "Big Mouth Strikes Again" | Mark Oswin and James Griffiths | 5 June 2013 |
| 6 | "The Most Boring Book In The World" | Ben Teasdale | 12 June 2013 |
| 7 | "Read All About It" | Stuart Kenworthy | 19 June 2013 |
| 8 | "Health & Safety" | Emma Kennedy | 26 June 2013 |
| 9 | "The Ghost Writers of Strange Hill High" | Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris | 3 July 2013 |
| 10 | "Teacher's Pets" | Mark Oswin and James Griffiths | 10 July 2013 |
| 11 | "Lucky Becky" | Kirstie Falkous | 17 July 2013 |
| 12 | "Becky vs Bocky" | Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris | 24 July 2013 |
| 13 | "End Of Terminator" | Josh Weinstein | 31 July 2013 |
Series 2
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Ratings
Episode ratings from BARB.[3]
| # | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Curse of the Were-Teacher" | Josh Weinstein | 29 April 2014 |
| 2 | "Invasion of the Templetons" | Andrew Burrell | 6 May 2014 |
| 3 | "The 101% Solution" | Mark Oswin and James Griffiths | 13 May 2014 |
| 4 | "Little School of Horrors" | Bede Blake | 20 May 2014 |
| 5 | "Big Templeton is Watching You!" | Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris | 27 May 2014 |
| 6 | "Crushing Embarrassment" | Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris | 3 June 2014 |
| 7 | "Mitchell Who?" | Mark Oswin and James Griffiths | 10 June 2014 |
| 8 | "Innercrombie" | Andrew Burrell | 17 June 2014 |
| 9 | "Ken Kong" | Stuart Kenworthy | 24 June 2014 |
| 10 | "Mitchell Junior" | Emma Kennedy | 1 July 2014 |
| 11 | "The MCDXX Men" | Mark Oswin and James Griffiths | 8 July 2014 |
| 12 | "The Snide Piper" | Ben Bailey-Smith | 15 July 2014 |
| 13 | "A Strange Hill Christmas" | Josh Weinstein | 15 December 2014 |
| Episode No. | Airdate | Viewers | CBBC Weekly Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 May 2013 | Under 244,000 | Outside Top 10 |
| 2 | 15 May 2013 | 298,000 | 8 |
| 3 | 22 May 2013 | 360,000 | 3 |
| 4 | 29 May 2013 | 317,000 | 6 |
| 5 | 5 June 2013 | Under 205,000 | Outside Top 10 |
| 6 | 12 June 2013 | Under 248,000 | Outside Top 10 |
| 7 | 19 June 2013 | 224,000 | 10 |
| 8 | 26 June 2013 | 283,000 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 July 2013 | Under 198,000 | Outside Top 10 |
| 10 | 10 July 2013 | 294,000 | 2 |
| 11 | 17 July 2013 | Under 262,000 | Outside Top 10 |
| 12 | 24 July 2013 | Under 212,000 | Outside Top 10 |
| 13 | 31 July 2013 | 278,000 | 6 |
Awards and nominations
| Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result | |
| 67th British Academy Film Awards[4] | Best Animated Series | Nominated | ||
| Kidscreen Awards[5] | Best Animated Series | Won | ||
| British Academy Children's Awards[6] | Animation | Nominated | ||
References
- ↑ "Simpsons writer Josh Weinstein launches British TV show". BBC. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ↑ "SOUND POST PRODUCTION MANCHESTER NORTH WEST ENGLAND". 4rfv.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ↑ http://www.barb.co.uk/viewing/weekly-top-10?
- ↑ http://www.factorytm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=162:strange-hill-high-nominated-for-kidscreen-award&catid=36:our-blog
- ↑ http://www.factorytm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=162:strange-hill-high-nominated-for-kidscreen-award&catid=36:our-blog
- ↑ "Children's in 2014". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
External links
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