High School UK

**High School UK** is a British television show, based on every day life in an ordinary school.

## High School UK

### Run time

22 minutes per episode, 28 minutes per special

### Based on

six kids trying to live their best life in their secondary school

## Show Information

From the cast of Rowgrove School, six kids start secondary school, and life starts to change when life starts to depends where they will be after they graduate.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* James Terry as Jacob Hitchgrave
* Callum Hendricks as Ryan Wilkinson
* Nathan Phillips as Calvin Reynolds
* Francisco Santos as Liam Costa
* Benjamin Carson as Henry Carter
* George Mitchell as Hayden Miller
* Ryan Hayes as Kieron Hunter (Series 8 & 9)

### Recurring Cast

* Ahmet Durmaz as Mr HBY/Erun Ataturk (Series 1 onwards)
* Arthur Hartman as Mark The Cab Driver (Series 1-4)
* Frankie Louis as Olivia MacCarthy (Series 1 onwards)
* Danielle Trooper as Olivia Bryan (Series 1 onwards)
* Sally Travers as Mia Love (Series 1 onwards)
* Tom Wright as Mr Essex (Series 1-5)
* Jake Wilson as Mr Red (Series 4 onwards)
* Mandy Holeman as Miss Ladbrokes (Series 6-7)
* Nate Duncan as Mr Winters (Series 6 onwards)
* John Farren as Mr Hayes (Series 2-5)
* Jennifer Janz as Miss Andrews (Series 1 onwards)
* Steve Watts as Mr Watts (Series 1 onwards)
* Lucas Cooper as Mr Wallace (Series 1 onwards)
* Vicky Waters as Miss Stove (Series 2-5, Series 8-9)
* Leah McCall as Katie O'Connor (Series 6 onwards)
* Ben Corment as Arthur Hitchgrave (Series 1 onwards)
* Nikola Faith as Mary Hitchgrave (Series 1 onwards)
* Freddie Hatch as Jayden Hitchgrave (Series 1 onwards)
* Ramesh Singh as Calvin's Dad (Series 1-4, Series 6)
* Fred Terry as Leo Wilkinson (Series 1 onwards)
* Ellie Midwater as Tracy Wilkinson (Series 1 onwards)
* Miranda Green as Lucy MacCarthy (Series 1-4)
* Matt Lipps as Mark Butcher (Series 6 onwards)
* Sean Hamilton as Mr Rogers (Series 6 onwards)
* Charlotte Kingsley as Cousin Lily-Anne (Series 7 onwards)
* Jack Joseph as Year Seven Roadman (Series 6 onwards)

### Other Cast

* Anthony Louis as Boy With Down Syndrome (A Walk Through The Town, Series Six)
* Dylan Burgess as Bully 2 (Pilot, Series One)
* Ella Carson as Little Girl (The Return Of Calvin's Dad, Series Six)
* Emily Carson as Little Girl (The Return Of Calvin's Dad, Series Six)
* Eva Santos as Student (Series Seven - present)
* Jake Grean as Student (Series One - Series Seven)
* Jackson Right as Bully 1 (Pilot, Series One)
* Lucas Terry as Facob Hitchgrave (The Two Jacobs, Series Seven)
* Maria Santos as Liam's Mum (Liam's Birthday Surprise, Series Six)
* Pedro Santos as Liam's Real Dad (Liam's Birthday Surprise, Series Six)

## Trivia

* In America, the show is called "School Reunited", and in the United Kingdom, the show is called High School.
* Fred Terry (who plays Ryan's brother Leo in the show) is James Terry's oldest brother.
* This was originally going to be a live action movie, but the director decided to make a television show of the childhood characters.
* In the making of Series Five, Tom Wright decided to quit his role as Mr Essex because his girlfriend had a baby boy and needed to apart of the family.
* There is an American version to the show, premiering in the USA on 23rd September, and premiering in the UK in January 2023.
* James Terry, Francisco Santos and Benjamin Carson are all the same height.
* This school is located in Bromley, England.
* John Farren plays Mr Hayes in the show, and he also played Calvin Reynolds in the original high school series.
* Francisco Santos' parents (Pedro and Maria Santos) appears in an episode in Series Six (Liam's Birthday Surprise).
* The show is mainly not scripted, but in some parts, scripts are required.
* This show is made by Red Light Productions.

## Warnings

**The stunts performed in some episodes in this show is performed by professional trainers. Please do not try any of the stunts you see, as this might lead to serious injury.**

**Some episodes in this show includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures. These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now. Rather than remove this content, we want to acknowledge its harmful impact, learn from it and spark conversation to create a more inclusive future together. Actor is committed to creating stories with inspirational and aspirational themes that reflect the rich diversity of the human experience around the globe.**

## Age Ratings

*sex references, violence, strong language, threat, scenes of nudity, rude humor*

* United States - PG-13 (Series 1-9)
* United Kingdom - PG (some episodes), 12 (Series 1, 2, 4, 7), 15 (Series 3, 5, 6 & Uncensored Scenes)

## Parent's Guide

### Sex And Nudity

1. In some episodes, the boys can be seen changing in the changing room, seen without a top on.
2. In "The Fake Brain Loss", Ryan pulls his pants down and wiggles his butt. Only the boys' faces are shown. (in the uncensored version, his butt is visible)
3. Some sexual kisses in some episodes.
4. In "The Latecomer", Mr Red takes his top off after going to the gym.
5. Some butts are seen in the changing room.
6. Throughout the show, students are seen falling in love.
7. Sex references throughout the show.
8. In "Jacob's First Girlfriend", Jacob and Katie has their first kiss, but naked. Only their back is shown, no privates are shown.
9. Ryan is usually into younger children, and tries to sexualise them at some points in the show.
10. A gang watches a video all about sex in one episode, it is apparently for education purposes only,
11. Ryan looks inside Jacob's pants in one episode. Nothing is shown.
12. In Series One, a science class watched a video on a woman giving birth.

### Violence And Gore

1. The show has the most injuries out of the other shows.
2. Physical violence throughout (slapping, pushing, kicking)
3. Occasionally, students slips on the floor, or trips over stuff.
4. Jacob Hitchgrave gets hit on the head with a football in one episode.
5. In "Blood On The Finger", Jacob accidentally slams his finger in the door. (no blood in the censored version)
6. In "Stay Away From Me", Ryan does some really bad violence to the gang, such as hitting Jacob on the nose with a basketball and biting Liam's arm.
7. In "The Mouth Injury", Liam gets punched in the mouth, causing him to pass out.
8. In "The Missing PE Kit", a boy trips over Jacob's privates, causing him to feel so much pain.
9. In "The Return Of Calvin's Dad", Calvin's Dad punches a girl in the face, causing her to black out. At the end of the episode, the gang all falls off a low wall, possibly caused some scrapes.
10. Overall, there is a lot of unexpected injuries.

### Profanity

1. Uses of shit, bitch, whore, dick, ass, etc. throughout.
2. Name calling in this show.
3. Occasionally, students swear in filming, but most of them are censored out,

### Alcohol, Drugs And Smoking

1. Some adults are seen drinking in a few scenes.
2. One of the teachers uses energy drinks to keep her energy up.
3. A dad takes pills throughout the show.

### Frightening And Intense Scenes

1. Scenes of bullying.
2. Some episodes can be scary or frightening to children.
3. This show can be intense at some points.
4. In a few episodes, some characters vomit. This may be frightening.
5. The departure of Henry may upset some viewers.

## Production

In early 2019, it was announced that a new live action series of High School was going to be made. There was originally an animated show on High School back in 1985 up to 1990, and also animated movies of High School (Where It All Begins (2000), The Graduation (2004) and The Afterlife (2007), and this is the third time the concept was renewed.

They selected the cast in June 2019, which is James Terry (Kieron Faming), Callum Hendricks (Wednesday Is The Best), Nathan Phillips (new actor), Frankie Louis (The Plotagon Show) and Danielle Trooper and Sally Travers (both in Bread). Also it included Tom Wright (Adam McCar), Lucas Cooper (The Faming Family), Ahmet Durmaz (Little Lies), Jennifer Janz (Fun With Kieron Faming) and so much more.

They filmed an early episode in July 2019 for five days, and the episode ran for 44 minutes, introducing an idea for a theme tune, a plot for the show, and more. This episode shows the gang in an induction day, where they didn't meet each other yet, and it shows the character's thoughts of coming to Ruskin Secondary School.

They filmed the first part of Series One in September 2019 and finished it on October 2019, and filmed Part Two in January 2020 to February 2020. Then coronavirus hit, but High School decided to start filming in lockdown, with Part One of Series Two in April 2020 to May 2020, and Part Two in June 2020 to July 2020. During Series Two, Part One was set before coronavirus, and made Part Two of the gang in a national lockdown.

In Series 3, they filmed Part One between September 2020 - October 2020 and filmed Part 2 in January 2021, and filmed the two-part season finale in February 2021. Although Part Two was filmed during the third lockdown, they managed to keep everyone safe during lockdown.

In Series 4, they filmed Part One in March 2021 to early May 2021 and Part Two in late May 2021 to early July 2021, halfway through recording Part One, Prince Phillip's death occurred on the sixth episode, so the delayed finished time was pushed to the first week of May.

In Series 5, they filmed Part One in September 2021 to October 2021, and made Part Two in January 2022 to March 2022. During the filming of Part Two, James Terry got coronavirus, and so did Francisco Santos, Callum Hendricks and George Mitchell, so they delayed the finishing time to March 2022.

In Series 6, they filmed Part One in April 2022 to May 2022 and made part two in Late May 2022 to Early July 2022. This time no delays in recording.

In Series 7, they filmed Part One in October 2022 to November 2022, and Part Two got filmed in January 2023 to February 2023. The Part One filming date got moved back three times because the first time was the queen's death and Francisco up north for the filming for The Faming Family Movie Two. the second one was the director getting coronavirus, and the third delay was Benjamin Carson getting coronavirus, and managed to make progress in October 2022. In the Part Two recording, filming was not interrupted for the first two episodes, but in the middle of filming Series 7 Episode 10, there was multiple delays, as James Terry got sick, Nathan Phillips had a doctors appointment and Francisco Santos got sick, all in one week, leaving the rest of the episode to be filmed the next week. They managed to finish filming on 22nd February 2023.

They are planning to start to film Part One of Series Eight between 20th and 24th March.