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2013 British TV series or programme

Strange Hill High
Created by	Yoshimi & Katoi
Written by	Josh Weinstein
Directed by	Geoff Walker & Chris Tichbourne
Starring	Emma Kennedy Doc Brown Richard Ayoade Jonathan Keeble John Thomson Caroline Aherne Marc Silk Melissa Sinden Ben Bailey-Smith
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	13
Original release
Network	CBBC
Release	8 May 2013 (2013-05-08) – Present

Strange Hill High is a children's animated series for CBBC.

Premise

Josh Weinstein (The Simpsons, Futurama) writes the series, 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, and is a co-production between CBBC, FremantleMedia and Factory.

Cast

Emma Kennedy as Becky Butters- A very keen student who is concerned by her intellectual progress and continues to have infernal logic. She enjoys spending time with her friends, although she panics when in danger.
Doc Brown as Mitchell Tanner- A carefree and an above-average student, who isn't keen about school, although he enjoys having fun with his friends.
Richard Ayoade as Templeton - a straight-laced and serious type driven by a strange logic who enjoys spending time with his two friends.
Jonathan Keeble as Mr Abercrombie (Voice) - the headteacher who adopts a traditional approach to teaching, much to the chagrin of the three friends.
John Thomson as Ensemble (Various Roles)
Caroline Aherne as Ensemble (Various Roles)
Marc Silk as Ensemble (Various Roles)
Melissa Sinden as Ensemble (Various Roles)
Doc Brown as Ensemble (Various Roles)

Episodes

Series 1

#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"King Mitchell"	Unknown	Mark Oswin and Jim Griffiths	8 May 2013
When Tyson hits his head on the wall in the bathroom, Mitchell, Becky and Templeton discover a hidden chamber.
2	"99 Cool Things to do with a Time Machine"	Unknown	Ben Teasdale	15 May 2013
After being nearly late for school, Mitchell turns the clock back.
3	"The Lost and Found Boy"	Unknown	Josh Weinstein	22 May 2013
Things have been disappearing in Strange Hill and Mitchell is the prime suspect.
4	"Snoozical"	Unknown	Reid Harrison	29 May 2013
Becky is determined to audition for the school musical but things turn dangerous.
5	"Big Mouth Strikes Again"	Unknown	Mark Oswin and Jim Griffiths	5 June 2013
Becky's new healthy snacks forces a fairytale character to appear.
6	"The Most Boring Book In The World"	Unknown	Ben Teasdale	12 June 2013
Becky and Templeton are sucked back in time to the Victorian times.
7	"Read All About It"	Unknown	Stuart Kenworthy	19 June 2013
Mitchell becomes a journalist for the school newspaper.
8	"Health & Safety"	Unknown	Emma Kennedy	26 June 2013
Mitchell, Becky and Templeton get trapped in a 1980's safety film.
9	"The Ghost Writers of Strange Hill High"	Unknown	Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris	3 July 2013
Mitchell, Becky and Templeton go ghost hunting when Mitchell thinks he's seen a ghost.
10	"Teacher's Pets"	Unknown	Mark Oswin and Jim Griffiths	10 July 2013
Giant animals roam the school corridors.
11	"Lucky Becky"	Unknown	Kirstie Falkous	17 July 2013
Becky finds a rabbit costume that is supposed to bring her good luck.
12	"Becky vs Bocky"	Unknown	Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris	24 July 2013
Templeton's clay Becky comes to life and becomes best friends with Becky.
13	"End Of Terminator"	Unknown	Josh Weinstein	31 July 2013
After the children get annoyed with the teachers, Mr Abercrombie gets 'Kate' in to teach the children. But is it the end of term, the end of time or the end of terminator.

Series 2

The fearless Year 7s uncover increasingly outrageous phenomena, from the league of medieval superheroes to the dormant beast of Embarrassment hiding in a basement lair. In the creepy corridors of Strange Hill High they meet the new games teacher, a human/plant hybrid, and the elusive but rabid Deputy Head, a living were-teacher.

Their bizarre and heroic adventures see them take on the world's biggest exchange student, battle an invasion of space Templetons, and there's a surprise revelation of the identity of Santa Claus!

- See more at: http://www.noodls.com/view/3E96CE0F7E2A2D56F00503DCAD8DEF4520492CAB?537xxx1396446606#sthash.w0cYzud5.dpuf

Series 3

A third series has been confirmed to air on CBBC in Spring 2015.

Ratings

Episode ratings from BARB.

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

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://martinkelly.webplus.net/strange%20hhill%20high%202.html
http://www.barb.co.uk/viewing/weekly-top-10?

External links

CBBC - Strange Hill High

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