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*Strange Hill High*
Strange Hill High
Genre	Animated series
Created by	Yoshimi & Katoi
Written by	Josh Weinstien; Jason Hazeley; Joel Morris; Mark Oswin; James Griffiths; Andrew Burrell; Bede Blake; Ben Teasdale; Emma Kennedy; Reid Harrison; Kirstie Falkous; Stuart Kenworthy;
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	2
No. of episodes	26
Original release
Network	CBBC
Release	8 May 2013 –; present

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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
Richard Ayoade as Templeton
Jonathan Keeble as Mr Abercrombie
John Thomson as Ensemble (various roles)
Caroline Aherne as Stephanie, Croydonia and others
Marc Silk as Matthews, Tyson and others
Melissa Sinden as Miss Grackle and others

Guest Stars

Chris Johnson (presenter) as Ken Kong
John Thompson as Peter Dustpan

Episodes

Series 1

#	Title	Written by	Original air date
1	"King Mitchell"	Mark Oswin and James Griffiths	8 May 2013
Mitchell, Becky and Templeton discover a hidden chamber behind the boys' bathroom wall.
2	"99 Cool Things to do with a Time Machine"	Ben Teasdale	15 May 2013
When Mitchell turns the school clock back five minutes, he turns time back five minutes, itself.
3	"The Lost and Found Boy"	Josh Weinstein	22 May 2013
Things have been disappearing around Strange Hill and Mitchell is the prime suspect.
4	"Snoozical"	Reid Harrison	29 May 2013
Becky is determined to get a part in the school musical 'Scary Poppins.'
5	"Big Mouth Strikes Again"	Mark Oswin and James Griffiths	5 June 2013
Becky's new healthy snacks provoke a fairytale figure.
6	"The Most Boring Book In The World"	Ben Teasdale	12 June 2013
Becky and Templeton go back to the Victorian times.
7	"Read All About It"	Stuart Kenworthy	19 June 2013
Mitchell becomes a journalist for the school newspaper.
8	"Health & Safety"	Emma Kennedy	26 June 2013
Mitchell, Becky and Templeton get trapped in a 1970's safety film.
9	"The Ghost Writers of Strange Hill High"	Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris	3 July 2013
Mitchell discovers a group of ghosts in detention who could do his homework for him.
10	"Teacher's Pets"	Mark Oswin and James Griffiths	10 July 2013
Giant animals roam the school corridors.
11	"Lucky Becky"	Kirstie Falkous	17 July 2013
Becky finds a rabbit costume that brings her good luck.
12	"Becky vs Bocky"	Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris	24 July 2013
Templeton's clay Becky comes to life and is named Bocky.
13	"End Of Terminator"	Josh Weinstein	31 July 2013
The school is taken over by a new electrical system.

Series 2

#	Title	Written by	Original air date
1	"The Curse of the Wereteacher"	Josh Weinstein	29 April 2014
Mitchell is bitten by a sick deputy head, and every time the school bell rings, he turns into a were-teacher.
2	"Invasion of the Templetons"	Andrew Burrell	6 May 2014
Templeton's attempt to blast into the cosmos backfires, causing an alien invasion.
3	"The 101% Solution"	Mark Oswin and James Griffiths	13 May 2014
Mitchell cheats at a maths exam, earns an impossible grade and dooms the world.
4	"Little School of Horrors"	Bede Blake	20 May 2014
Becky causes an outbreak of plant like PE teachers. Meanwhile, Mitchell plants a chicken nugget.
5	"Big Templeton is Watching You"	Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris	27 May 2014
The school's new security system seems to record what happens in the future.
6	"Crushing Embarrassment"	Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris	3 June 2014
It's April Fools Day and Mitchell is pranking in overdrive.
7	"Mitchell Who?^[3]"	Mark Oswin and James Griffiths	10 June 2014
When Mitchell deletes his school record, he erases himself from History.
8	"Innercrombie^[4]"	Andrew Burrell	17 June 2014
The trio find a portal that takes them to the inside of Mr Abercrombie's head.
9	"Ken Kong"	Stuart Kenworthy	24 June 2014
TBA
10	TBA	Unknown	1 July 2014
TBA
11	"The MCDXX Men"	Unknown	8 July 2014
TBA
12	"The Snide Piper"	Unknown	15 July 2014
TBA
13	"A Strange Hill Christmas"	Unknown	22 July 2014
TBA

Behind the Scenes

Clip 1: Blue Peter- Helen Skelton goes behind the scenes of Strange Hill High to see how the puppets work. http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/strange_hill_high/videos/

Clip 2: CBBC Office- Chris and Dodge from CBBC go behind the scenes of Strange Hill High to see how the sets are built. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/clips/p01bdxd5

Clip 3: CBBC Office- Chris from CBBC goes behind the scenes of Strange Hill High (again) but this time, he voices a character named Ken Kong... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r90FkA76t-k

Ratings

Episode ratings from BARB.^[5]

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

Nominated for Best Animated Series at the 2013 BAFTA and Broadcast Awards. Won best Animated Series at the Kidscreen Awards 2014. ^[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://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/strange_hill_high/episodes/2/7/
^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/programmes/schedules/2014/06/17
^ 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

External links

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[1] "Simpsons writer Josh Weinstein launches British TV show". BBC. Retrieved 16 May 2013.

[2] "SOUND POST PRODUCTION MANCHESTER NORTH WEST ENGLAND". 4rfv.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2013.

[3] ttp://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/strange_hill_high/episodes/2/7/

[4] ttp://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/programmes/schedules/2014/06/17

[5] ttp://www.barb.co.uk/viewing/weekly-top-10?

[6] ttp://www.factorytm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=162:strange-hill-high-nominated-for-kidscreen-award&catid=36:our-blog

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