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Britannia High was a British musical drama television series co-produced by Granada Television

Granada Television

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(now part of ITV Studios

ITV Studios

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and Globe Productions

UMTV

Universal Music TV is a London-based record label that was formed in 1998.Owned by Universal Music Group, UMTV specialises in producing compilation albums and occasional single releases...

for the ITV

ITV

ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...

network. The series focused on the lives of a group of teenagers and their mentors at a fictional London theatre school. It aired on ITV

ITV

and TV3 Ireland

TV3 Ireland

TV3 is a free-to-air commercial television network in the Republic of Ireland. Launched on 20 September 1998 it was Ireland's first commercial broadcaster. The channel is owned by TV3 Group a subsidiary of Doughty Hanson & Co.-The TV3 Group:...

, premiering on 26 October 2008.

The show starred Sapphire Elia

Sapphire Elia

Sapphire Elia , is an English actress and singer best known for her roles in musical drama Britannia High and the soap opera Emmerdale.-Early and personal life:Sapphire Chrystalla Elia was born on 15 April 1987 in London...

, Georgina Hagen

Georgina Hagen

Georgina "Georgie" Kimberley Hagen is an English actress and singer, most famous for her appearance as Lauren in ITV's Britannia High...

, Mitch Hewer

Mitch Hewer

Mitchell Scott "Mitch" Hewer is an English actor, who is best known for his role of Maxxie Oliver in the E4 teen drama, Skins. He has also starred in Britannia High as the all around talent Danny Miller...

, Rana Roy

Rana Roy

Rana Roy is an English singer, dancer and actress of Egyptian and Indian descent.- Bio :Rana Roy born 1 October 1986 in London, U.K is an English actress, singer, dancer of Egyptian and Indian descent...

, Matthew James Thomas

Matthew James Thomas

Matthew James Thomas is a British actor, best known for his role in the UK drama/musical show, Britannia High.-Early life:...

and Marcquelle Ward, as well as Adam Garcia

Adam Garcia

Adam Garcia is an Australian actor and tap dancer of partial Colombian descent .-Career:...

as the dance mentor, Lorraine Pilkington as the music mentor and Mark Benton

Mark Benton

Mark Benton is an English actor, perhaps most famous for his roles as Eddie in Early Doors and Howard in Northern Lights.-Life and career:Benton was born in Guisborough, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England....

as the school principal and acting mentor. In addition to the main cast, the series featured cameo performances from Girls Aloud

Girls Aloud

Girls Aloud are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London. They were created through the ITV1 talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002. The group consists of Cheryl Cole , Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. They are signed to Fascination Records, a Polydor...

, Boyzone

Boyzone

Boyzone are an Irish boy band comprising Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating,Shane Lynch, and formerly Stephen Gately. Boyzone have 19 singles in the top 40 UK charts and 21 singles in the Ire charts. The group currently have 6 UK number one singles and 9 number one singles in Ireland with 12...

, Matt Willis

Matt Willis

Matthew James Willis is an English singer-songwriter. He found fame as a founding member of the band Busted.- Early years :...

and Gemma Bissix

Gemma Bissix

Gemma Bissix is an English actress. She has been acting since the age of 9. Her most prominent roles have been in soap operas, as Clare Bates in EastEnders and Clare Devine in Hollyoaks ; she was awarded with two British Soap Awards for the latter role...

. Also, Aston Merrygold

Aston Merrygold

Aston Iain Merrygold is a singer with boy band JLS who were the runner ups to Alexandra Burke on the fifth series of The X Factor in the United Kingdom in 2008.-Early life:...

, lead singer of hit boyband JLS

JLS

- Music :* JLS, an English boyband** JLS , debut album by JLS* JLS a Spanish Rock band based in Zaragoza , Spain formed in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic by lead Leo Susana.- Organizations :...

, auditioned for the role before his success in the boyband - but only made it to the final 16. George Ure who attended Mountview Academy also auditioned before his success in the Musical Wicked where he played Boq.Pixie Lott

Pixie Lott

Victoria Louise "Pixie" Lott is an English singer-songwriter, dancer and actress. Her debut single "Mama Do" was released in June 2009 and went straight to number one in the UK Singles Chart. Her second single "Boys and Girls", also topped the UK charts in September 2009. Her debut album Turn It...

also auditioned. The show featured an original soundtrack which was created by a team of pop producers and writers in the UK, led by Take That

Take That

Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...

member Gary Barlow

Gary Barlow

Gary Barlow is an English singer-songwriter, pianist and record producer. He is frontman and lead vocalist of pop group Take That and is currently the head judge on the eighth series of The X Factor. Barlow is one of Britain's most successful songwriters...

.

The show has been compared to the popular musicals High School Musical
High School Musical
High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and...

and Fame
Fame (musical)
A stage musical based on the 1980 musical film Fame has been staged under two titles. The first, 'Fame – The Musical' conceived and developed by David De Silva, is a musical with a book by Jose Fernandez, music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics by Jacques Levy. The musical premiered in 1988 in Miami,...

. The cast, however, are of the opinion that Britannia High is, "Something new. And it's British."

A second series was ruled out in January 2009 by ITV after the first received poor ratings, being beaten by other shows such as BBC's Antiques Roadshow.

Production

Britannia High was based on an idea by Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom...

choreography judge Arlene Phillips

Arlene Phillips

Arlene Phillips OBE is an English choreographer, theatre director, talent scout, TV presenter, TV judge and former dancer, who has worked in many fields of entertainment...

and theatre impresario David Ian

David Ian

David Ian Lane , is a former actor and now a theatre producer who The Stage has called "the most powerful man in UK theatre".-Biography:...

, who were both executive producers for the show. It was developed by producer Gareth Philips

Gareth Philips

Gareth Philips is a British television producer. He is currently the producer of Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.-Radio and Television Presenter:Philips began his career, working on Radio Clatterbridge between 1995 and 1997...

for ITV Productions in Manchester. Alongside Philips, the production team consisted of series producer and lead director Brian Grant, executive producers Kieran Roberts and Mark Wells, and Anna Land for Globe Productions. It was written by Jonathan Harvey

Jonathan Harvey (playwright)

Jonathan Harvey is a British playwright whose work has earned multiple awards. He is also a former secondary school English teacher.-Life and works:...

, Damon Rochefort

Damon Rochefort

Damon Rochefort is a Welsh musician, songwriter and writer.He was born to Barry and Kaye Rochefort.He has had success in music in the 1990s with his band, Nomad, with the international hits "I Wanna Give you Devotion" and "Just a Groove"; as well as writing and producing hits for Kim Wilde, Bad...

, Julie Jones, Kirstie Falkous, and John Regier.

In addition to Arlene Phillips managing the choreography, Gary Barlow was heavily involved in providing the score of Britannia High. Guy Chambers

Guy Chambers

Guy Chambers is an English songwriter and record producer, perhaps best known for his long partnership with Robbie Williams.- Biography :...

, Steve Mac

Steve Mac

Steve Mac , is a songwriter, record producer and owner of Rokstone Studios in London.He has produced more than 22 number one singles in the UK and had several multi-million selling albums worldwide...

, Andy Hill

Andy Hill (composer)

Andy Hill is a British music producer and songwriter who scored many hits during the 1980s and 90s...

, Mark Owen

Mark Owen

Mark Anthony Patrick Owen , is an English singer-songwriter. He is a member of pop band Take That. The band were hugely successful during the 1990s and have enjoyed even more success since their reunion in 2005...

, James Bourne

James Bourne

James Elliot Bourne is an English singer-songwriter and co-founder of pop bands Son of Dork and Busted. He is currently pursuing a solo career under the name Future Boy. His albums have sold over six million copies...

and Elliot Kennedy also contributed to the musical component of the show.

Britannia High was commissioned by ITV

ITV

from ITV plc's in-house production division. After low ratings, ITV did not commission a second series, though Arlene Phillips

Arlene Phillips

Arlene Phillips OBE is an English choreographer, theatre director, talent scout, TV presenter, TV judge and former dancer, who has worked in many fields of entertainment...

told ITN that the format was "not done and dusted".

Cast for Series 1

Name	Actor	Centric episodes
Lola Jonze Lola Jonze Lola Jonze is a fictional character in the popular TV series, Britannia High and is played by English actor Rana Roy.Lola is Britannia High's star dance pupil and is a feminine, silly and naïve character.-Episode 4 - Fame:...	Rana Roy Rana Roy Rana Roy is an English singer, dancer and actress of Egyptian and Indian descent.- Bio :Rana Roy born 1 October 1986 in London, U.K is an English actress, singer, dancer of Egyptian and Indian descent...	1.04, 1.07
Considered an amazing dancer from Gotham, Lola's eccentricities and naïve optimism make her popular at school. She can be quite giddy and is very girly, and could possibly be described as "cute and ditzy". She has a relationship with teacher Stefan, and leaves Britannia High at the end of the series to be with him.

Lauren Waters Lauren Waters Lauren Waters is a fictional character in British teen drama Britannia High, as is portrayed by Georgina Hagen.-Series 1:In episode 1, Lauren's central episode, it is revealed almost immediately that, unlike the rest of the students at Britannia High, Lauren didn't have to audition, and was invited...	Georgina Hagen Georgina Hagen Georgina "Georgie" Kimberley Hagen is an English actress and singer, most famous for her appearance as Lauren in ITV's Britannia High...	1.01, 1.08
Hailing from a small town and a close-knit family, Lauren initially feels lost amongst the huge personalities at the school. She works in a restaurant when not studying at Britannia High, and her main strength is singing. She struggles to hit high notes, which Claudine seizes advantage of. She dates Danny until the end of episode 6.

Claudine Cameron Claudine Cameron Claudine Cameron is a fictional character in British teen drama Britannia High, and is portrayed by Sapphire Elia.-Series 1:Claudine is a spoiled "princess" who came from an abusing mother...	Sapphire Elia Sapphire Elia Sapphire Elia , is an English actress and singer best known for her roles in musical drama Britannia High and the soap opera Emmerdale.-Early and personal life:Sapphire Chrystalla Elia was born on 15 April 1987 in London...	1.06
Claudine will do anything to make it; including sabotaging other people. She is determined to make it big and to be famous. She can be quite mean to Lauren, possibly because of her crush on Danny. Claudine begins dating Danny at the end of episode 6, after revealing to Danny that her mother abused her as a child, but their relationship ends during the finale.

Danny Miller Danny Miller Danny Miller may refer to:* Danny Miller , co-executive producer of Fresh Air* Danny Miller , fictional character, played by Mitch Hewer, in the British musical drama Britannia High...	Mitch Hewer Mitch Hewer Mitchell Scott "Mitch" Hewer is an English actor, who is best known for his role of Maxxie Oliver in the E4 teen drama, Skins. He has also starred in Britannia High as the all around talent Danny Miller...	1.02
He's a genuine, down-to-earth guy with a passion for performing, who also has dyslexia. He starts the year as Lauren's boyfriend, but they break up in episode 6 when he starts dating Claudine. In episode 8, he admits he has feelings for both girls and they force him to choose. He cannot make up his mind, so both girls dump him, but still consider him as a friend.

Jez Tyler	Matthew James Thomas Matthew James Thomas Matthew James Thomas is a British actor, best known for his role in the UK drama/musical show, Britannia High.-Early life:...	1.03
Jez is an intelligent and quick-witted singer-songwriter who finally finds a sense of belonging when he enrolls at Britannia High. Thinks he's trying to be cool by having "Jez" for a nickname for his real name, Jeremy. Jez comes from a very rich background, and eventually admits to his father that he attends Britannia High rather than a business school as his father had thought. In episode 3, Jez's father remarks that his son is gay, which Jez himself confirms in both episode 7 (after the group find out that Ronnie said she and Jez were dating) and episode 8 (after being kissed by Ronnie).

BB Simons	Marcquelle Ward	1.05
BB (real name Trevor, according to Ronnie's documentary 5) considers himself to be the UK's answer to Jamie Foxx, but is actually the most grounded and mature of all the students. His parents died when he was eight years old and he has a brother, Julius, who died during the episode 'Go Your Own Way'.

Ronnie Nuttal	Sophie Powles Sophie Powles Sophie Powles , originally from Cleethorpes, a seaside town in North East Lincolnshire, is an English actress most famous for her role as Holly Barton in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.-Career:...	1.08
Ronnie Nuttal is a quirky girl who works at the canteen at Britannia High. She hopes that her dinner lady Lunch Lady Lunch lady is an American slang term for a woman who cooks and serves food in a school cafeteria; the equivalent British English term is "dinner lady". In Britain, a dinner lady also patrols the school playgrounds during the lunch breaks to maintain order amongst the children... job at the school will open doors and present new opportunities. She has said she hates Claudine and she seen a ghost in her documentary. In episode 8, it is revealed that Ronnie auditioned for Britannia High, but she can't sing. She has feelings for Jez, which is revealed when she kisses him in episode 8, despite him being gay.

Mr. (Frank) Nugent	Mark Benton Mark Benton Mark Benton is an English actor, perhaps most famous for his roles as Eddie in Early Doors and Howard in Northern Lights.-Life and career:Benton was born in Guisborough, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England....	none
Principal and acting mentor at Britannia High. A firm and friendly man but serious when he needs to be happy and joyful and tries not to get involved in the students' personal lives.

Stefan	Adam Garcia Adam Garcia Adam Garcia is an Australian actor and tap dancer of partial Colombian descent .-Career:...	1.07
Stefan is Britannia High's dance teacher and choreographer. He grows very close to Lola and fears that he may be falling in love. To prevent Lola from dropping school in order to be with him, he quits his job at Britannia High and moves back to Australia, but returns for the end-of-year showcase to ask her to go away with him.

Anna	Lorraine Pilkington Lorraine Pilkington Lorraine Pilkington is an Irish actress from Dublin, who is best known for her role as Katrina Finlay on Monarch of the Glen. Trained at the Gaiety School of Acting, Pilkington began her career at the age of 15 when she appeared in The Miracle directed by Neil Jordan. She appeared onstage in the...	none
Music mentor at Britannia High.

Mrs. Troy	Michele Austin Michele Austin Michele Austin is a British actress best known for her role as PC Yvonne Hemmingway on ITV's The Bill, for which she won the Screen Nation award for best television actress in 2005....	none
Looks after the kids in the house and acts as their landlord. Mrs Troy loves creating art (as well as dabbling in pottery), however it is apparent that she lacks any skill in the subject.

Episode list

Britannia High began broadcasting in a primetime Sunday night slot starting on 26 October 2008. The first episode was made available on ITV Player

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as a "sneak peek" on 17 October.

Episode No.	Episode Name	Central Character	Songs
1.01	Let's Dance!	Lauren	"Start of Something", "Watch This Space Watch This Space Watch This Space was a short-lived Australian children's science fiction television series which ran on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 7 April to 13 June 1982. The show starred Paul Chubb, in his first leading role on a television series, as a red skinned alien who arrives on Earth... " and "Best of Me"
All the students at Britannia High worked hard to get in Britannia High, however, Lauren got in with an easy pass as she was found singing at a wedding and got offered a place at the school. Lauren finds it hard to fit in amongst the crowd as Claudine is always mean and catty with her, but the heartthrob of the school, Danny, has his eye on her. She also finds the dance routine particularly hard and is scared she will lose her place.
1.02	Behind the Mask	Danny	"Changing Man", "I'm the Man" and "Missing Person"
BB and Jez secretly sign Danny for student rep. He has to interview Girls Aloud members Nicola and Kimberley in front of the whole school. It is then revealed that Danny is dyslexic after running out of the hall as Nicola and Kimberly think he is not being serious. Guest starring Nicola Roberts Nicola Roberts Nicola Maria Roberts is a British recording artist and entrepreneur. In 2002 Roberts auditioned for the reality televisions series and competition Popstars The Rivals which saw her finish in the final line-up of a girl group named Girls Aloud... and Kimberley Walsh Kimberley Walsh Kimberley Jane Walsh is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, television presenter and actress. She is best known for being a member of girl group Girls Aloud, formed through ITV's reality television programme Popstars: The Rivals... as themselves.
1.03	Who Are You?	Jez	"Wake Up", "I Am Who I Am" and "Proud Proud (Britannia High song) "Proud" is a song by Wayne Hector, Steve Mac and Andy Hill originally written and recorded for the British television drama series Britannia High. The song was later covered by Scottish singer Susan Boyle for her debut album I Dreamed a Dream.... "
When Jez bumps into some old friends at his birthday party, he's forced to confess a big secret! He is really rich and living in a building behind Harrods. When his father discovers he enrolled in Britannia High, he orders him to quit, otherwise he will no longer be in the family fold. It is revealed in this episode that Jez is gay Gay Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian".... . Lola gives him a magazine at his birthday party and says, "Three steps to getting your man, happy birthday!". Also Jez's father says, "Seems like having a gay son gives me more opportunities to put my foot in it". Guest starring Danny Webb Danny Webb (actor) Danny Webb is a British television and film actor. He may be best known for his role as the prisoner Morse in Alien 3. He has appeared in many famous British television programmes including The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Emmerdale Farm, Our Friends in the North, A Touch of Frost, Agatha... as Jack Tyler.
1.04	Fame	Lola	"Overnight Sensation", "Get Over Yourself", "Picking Up The Pieces"
When Lola bumps into Matt Willis on a night out and gets photographed with him, she sells her story to a reporter, Lizzie Porter, a journalist for The Sun, and starts to make up lies about Matt to keep herself in the press, however, her new-found celebrity status comes at a price as Principal Nugent gives her a choice: either she decides to leave Britannia High, and continue living the high life, or, she stays at Britannia High and gives up her new status. Lola decides to quit Britannia High, which shocks Lauren, Danny, Claudine and the rest of the gang, but when everything starts to fall apart, has Lola made the biggest mistake of her life? Guest starring Gemma Bissix Gemma Bissix Gemma Bissix is an English actress. She has been acting since the age of 9. Her most prominent roles have been in soap operas, as Clare Bates in EastEnders and Clare Devine in Hollyoaks ; she was awarded with two British Soap Awards for the latter role... as Lizzie Porter, Richard Blackwood Richard Blackwood Richard Blackwood , is an English comedian, media personality, occasional actor and MC. Blackwood is step-brother of Naomi Campbell after his father was married to her mother for a time... as Anton Davids. Keith Duffy Keith Duffy Keith Peter Thomas Francis John Duffy is an Irish singer-songwriter, actor, drummer, dancer and television presenter. He began his career as part of Boyzone in the 1990s. In the 2000s, he achieved critical acclaim for his acting roles, particularly in soap operas such as Coronation Street and Fair... , Stephen Gately Stephen Gately Stephen Patrick David Gately was an Irish pop singer–songwriter, actor, dancer, musician and author, who, with Ronan Keating, was one of two lead singers of the pop group Boyzone. All of Boyzone's studio albums hit number one in the United Kingdom, their third being their most successful... , Ryan Thomas Ryan Thomas Ryan James Thomas and is an English actor who is currently starring as the character, Jason Grimshaw on ITV's Coronation Street.-Career:... and Matt Willis Matt Willis Matthew James Willis is an English singer-songwriter. He found fame as a founding member of the band Busted.- Early years :... , all as themselves.
1.05	Go Your Own Way	BB	"Confessions", "Fight Song", "The Things That We Don't Say"
BB's life is changed forever when his older brother, Julius, spots him in the dance studio. Desperate to prove his manhood, he joins Julius' gang and is forced to handle a gun when he states that the school has not made him soft. When he refuses to raid a shop, the lads drive off in BB's car. When BB goes back to Julius' flat, he has an argument with his brother and leaves the flat to sleep at school. The next morning, BB find out through the headteacher that his brother and a "mate" had a gun fight and Julius was shot. BB runs all the way to hospital and holds Julius' hand as he dies. BB gets angry around everyone and threatens to kill the murderer. However, Jez convinces him otherwise and the episode ends with the gang doing street dancing.
1.06	Miss Independent	Claudine	"You've Got Nothing On Me", "Wake The Dead" and "Growing Pains"
Claudine's head over heels in love with Danny, but he only has eyes for Lauren. Determined to ruin their relationship, Claudine steals the rose and card that Danny left on Lauren's bed to celebrate three months together, making Lauren think that he's forgotten. Claudine then leaves a present for Danny in his locker, and remarks to Lauren that Danny may have a "secret admirer", further angering Lauren. Meanwhile, Lola is convinced that she's seen a ghost and the gang plays a prank on her, organising a midnight ghost hunt in the school, with Ronnie dressed up as a ghost. During the ghost hunt, Danny and Lauren, now aware of Claudine's plan to split them up, confront her about it. Claudine runs off in tears, before calling Lola an idiot, and taunting BB about his dead brother, Julius. Danny and Lauren then feel guilty for provoking her, and run off to find her. Claudine tells Danny tearfully all about her past, and that her mother used to secretly abuse her when she was a kid. Realising that, underneath all of the make up, Claudine is really a sweet, troubled girl, Danny tries to cheer her up by singing 'Growing Pains' to her and dressing up in the old stage costumes, and eventually, she laughs, and joins in. When the song is over, Claudine confesses her love to Danny, but says that she understands that he doesn't love her back. After a little hesitation, Danny and Claudine kiss, unaware that a shocked Lauren is backstage, watching . . .
1.07	Don't Stand So Close To Me	Stefan	"Body To Body", "Obsession" and "What Good Is Love?"
The gang steals Lola's diary and learns of her relationship with Stefan. Stefan chooses Lola to represent the school in a dance contest and she has extra rehearsals alone with Stefan to prepare for it. When Stefan eventually admits he has feelings for her, Lola plans to drop out of Britannia High and join another performing arts school so they can be together. Stefan decides to return to Australia to prevent Lola from basing her life around their relationship. This episode features the classic line: Lola: "Does he like Pea & Ham...or Ham & Pea?". Meanwhile, Lauren struggles to come to terms with her heartbreak over Danny and tries to be friends with Claudine.
1.08	With A Little Help From My Friends	Ronnie	"So High", "Weight Of The World" "Do It All Over Again",
Canteen girl Ronnie is determined to try and earn a place in the end-of-year showcase, so much so she asks Jez for help. However, his kindness of not telling her she is a bad singer leads to humiliation. Ronnie decides to leave Britannia High, and Jez unsuccessfully runs after her in attempt to convince her otherwise. However, Ronnie changes her mind and returns to her canteen job, while taking an evening course in hair and make-up so she can continue pursuing her dream of working in theatre. Also, Lauren deals with the possibility that she may have multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease in which the fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are damaged, leading to demyelination and scarring as well as a broad spectrum of signs and symptoms... , and Danny finds himself in a dilemma when he reveals he has feelings for both Lauren and Claudine.
1.09	Finale	Cast	"Start of Something", "Without You", "Changing Man", "Best of Me", "Watch This Space", "Things That We Don't Say", "Wake Up", "Proud Proud (Britannia High song) "Proud" is a song by Wayne Hector, Steve Mac and Andy Hill originally written and recorded for the British television drama series Britannia High. The song was later covered by Scottish singer Susan Boyle for her debut album I Dreamed a Dream.... ", "Body to Body", "Growing Pains"
Tensions are high between the students at the end of year showcase. Lauren gets her test results back, and is revealed that she does not have multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease in which the fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are damaged, leading to demyelination and scarring as well as a broad spectrum of signs and symptoms... . Jez's dad attends the showcase; he apologises to Jez and welcomes him back home. Stefan returns, admitting that he cannot stop thinking about Lola, and suggests that she goes to Australia with him, and she agrees. BB and Jez make plans to travel around the world, but Jez drops out after he and his father reconcile. Ronnie jumps on the chance to join BB on his world trip. Danny chooses Lauren over Claudine,after that, Danny confronts Claudine, but she already knew that Danny chose Lauren first,giving him a slap. In the end, the showcase was successful, making everyone forget about their feuds, admitting they wouldn't have had it differently. As the episode ends, the cast comes together to sing their last song, "Without You". The live performances in this episode were recorded live, but were mimed by the cast, with the exception of the vocals from Matthew Thomas in "Proud Proud (Britannia High song) "Proud" is a song by Wayne Hector, Steve Mac and Andy Hill originally written and recorded for the British television drama series Britannia High. The song was later covered by Scottish singer Susan Boyle for her debut album I Dreamed a Dream.... " and Sapphire Elia in "Growing Pains". Also, Boyzone Boyzone Boyzone are an Irish boy band comprising Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating,Shane Lynch, and formerly Stephen Gately. Boyzone have 19 singles in the top 40 UK charts and 21 singles in the Ire charts. The group currently have 6 UK number one singles and 9 number one singles in Ireland with 12... make a guest appearance with their new single "Better Better Better may also refer to:* "to better" as a verb, meaning to undergo betterment* better, an alternate spelling of bettor, as a noun, is someone who bets Songs* "Better", by Benga from the 2008 release Pleasure EP... ".

Release

Country	Network(s)	Series premiere
	ITV1 ITV1 ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their... (CITV CITV CITV is a British television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main ITV Network .The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00... )	26 October 2008
	Seven Network Seven Network The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach... Nickelodeon	6 December 2008 2009
	TVB J2	29 November 2009
	yes stars Base HOT family	22 January 2010
	RIK 2 Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation ) or CyBC is Cyprus's public broadcasting service, transmitting island-wide on four radio and two television channels. CyBC is a non-profit organization that utilises its entire income for the promotion of its main mission, which is the objective provision of...	2010
	W9	26 October 2009
	HBO Family Brazil	2009
	Boomerang Boomerang (Latin American TV channel) Boomerang Latin America is a 24-hour cable television channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System, a unit of Time Warner broadcasting in all Latin America. Initially it was focused on classical series and shows, as the Latin American version of Boomerang from the United States. In 2006, it...	2010
	Boomerang Boomerang (Latin American TV channel) Boomerang Latin America is a 24-hour cable television channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System, a unit of Time Warner broadcasting in all Latin America. Initially it was focused on classical series and shows, as the Latin American version of Boomerang from the United States. In 2006, it...	2010
	Boomerang Boomerang (Latin American TV channel) Boomerang Latin America is a 24-hour cable television channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System, a unit of Time Warner broadcasting in all Latin America. Initially it was focused on classical series and shows, as the Latin American version of Boomerang from the United States. In 2006, it...	2010
	Boomerang Boomerang (Latin American TV channel) Boomerang Latin America is a 24-hour cable television channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System, a unit of Time Warner broadcasting in all Latin America. Initially it was focused on classical series and shows, as the Latin American version of Boomerang from the United States. In 2006, it...	2010
	TVP1	11 September 2010
	SuomiTV	10 January 2011
	Zee Café Zee Cafe Zee Café is an Indian cable and satellite television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched on 15 March 2000 as Zee English and known for general entertainment channel...	April 2011
	ETB 3 ETB 3 ETB 3 is a Spanish television station owned and operated by Euskal Telebista that offers programming for children and young people. It is a digital channel and is cannot be picked up by an anologue antenna.-External links:*...	27th June 2011

Weekly ratings

#	Episode	UK air date	Timeslot	Viewers (millions)	Audience share in timeslot
1	"Let's Dance"	26 October 2008	6:15 pm	6.55	14.5%
2	"Behind the Mask"	2 November 2008	7.15 pm	5.27	16.2%
3	"Who Are You?"	9 November 2008	7:00 pm	6.53	10.4%
4	"Fame"	16 November 2008	7:00 pm	6.51	10.2%
5	"Go Your Own Way"	23 November 2008	7:00 pm	5.54	10.6%
6	"Miss Independent"	30 November 2008	7:00 pm	4.01	8.3%
7	"Don't Stand So Close To Me"	7 December 2008	6:30pm	6.95	8.2%
8	"With A Little Help From My Friends"	14 December 2008	7:00pm	5.79	7.3%
9	"Finale"	20 December 2008	5:30pm	6.30	6.6%

Episode 2 was delayed by 15 minutes due to Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton

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's victory in the Formula One

Formula One

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Interactive elements

Britannia High featured a wide range of online content, including on itv.com, ITV Mobile, ITV Interactive and the social networking site, Bebo

Bebo

Bebo is a social networking website launched in July 2005. It is currently owned and operated by Criterion Capital Partners after taking over from AOL in June 2010....

.

The Britannia High website was the virtual home of the performing arts school, and featured interactive elements such as blogs, photographs, e-newsletters and music from Universal Artists. Additionally, two characters, BB and Jez, hosted a podcast featuring songs from the series and also world songs. ITV's red button service, ITV Interactive, featured preview and catch-up videos, character profiles, photo galleries and dance tutorials.

Soundtrack

The Britannia High Soundtrack was released on the 24 November 2008. It included 18 songs from the show.

Track listing

Cast - "Start Of Something"
Danny - "Missing Person"
Lauren - "Best Of Me"
Lauren and Claudine - "Watch This Space"
Claudine and Danny - "Growing Pains"
Lola and Stefan - "What Good Is Love"
Lauren - "So High"
Jez - "Wake Up"
Lola and Stefan - "Body To Body"
BB - "The Things That We Don't Say"
Jez - "Proud
Proud (Britannia High song)
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"
BB and Jez - "Fight Song"
Claudine - "Do It All Over Again"
Lola, Lauren and Claudine - "Picking Up The Pieces"
BB - "Confessions"
Cast - "Without You"
Jez - "Weight Of The World"
Danny and Lauren - "Changing Man"

The CD also features a weblink which allows the owner to download a "Britannia High Megamix" (ft. "Start Of Something", "Wake Up", "Missing Person", "Best of Me" and "Watch This Space"), "Start of Something" video, "Start of Something" (behind the scenes) and a remix of "Watch This Space".

CITV

The hour-long episodes of Britannia High were reconfigured into two-part 30-minute episodes, and broadcast on ITV's children's strand CITV

CITV

CITV is a British television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main ITV Network .The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00...

from 20 April 2009. In accordance with CITV's target audience, words such as "bitch" and "sex" have been edited out of dialogue and songs.

On Demand

All nine 45-minute episodes were made available to Virgin Media

Virgin Media

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's customers through ITV Player, which is carried on Virgin's On Demand service.

External links

Britannia High on Bebo
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Britannia High on Myspace
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News articles

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7670328.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/organgrinder/2008/oct/24/television
http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/Wendovers-Matt-starring-in-ITVs.4617022.jp
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/2008/10/21/coventry-dancer-stars-in-britannia-high-92746-22080288/
http://www.britanniahighfans.co.uk/news/citv-to-air-britannia-high
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a144504/phillips-theres-life-in-britannia-high.html

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