Britannia High

It seems the musical ear is back on our television screens, first the American hit 'High School Musical' (HSM), now this, and a remake of the 1980 flick 'Fame' is soon to hit our screens. For me, this went that little bit further, yes 'High School Musical' is a hip and fun series of films, but this is a little bit more mature, and not so flamboyant. The cast seem to know their roles, have indeed been well casted, and matched with an explosive story it's a perfect combination for what was a Sunday night in front of the box. We see more of the musical side to this English TV series, rather than a few dance numbers misplaced in a teen comedy romance ...  Read the complete review

This review may be highly unfair of me to write, as it's based on watching two episodes that were forced on me by my girlfriend. Maybe the episodes I didn't see were groundbreaking television, and I caught it on off-weeks, so if that's the case I wholeheartedly apologise. The premise of the series is based around a school for preening tossers, or stage school as I believe it is known. Here several unfathomably attractive young things pirhouette around, taught by the bloke who plays the rubbish bank manager on the Nationwide adverts. His less than lovely visage makes him look like a warthog stumbling into a flamingo convention. The plot of the first ...  Read the complete review

It's been dubbed "The English High School Musical" but it's nothing in comparison. The series focuses on the lives of a group of teenagers and their mentors at a fictional London theatre school - Britannia High was based on an idea by Strictly Come Dancing choreography judge Arlene Phillips and David Ian who are both executive producers for the show and It was produced by ITV Productions in Manchester. Airing on ITV from October 2008 - December 2008. The series consists of 9 one hour long episodes, each focusing on a specific character. The programme shys away from being just a programme involving song and dance, it's first and foremost a drama -- ...  Read the complete review

Britannia High is a teen musical drama co-produced by ITV and Globe productions. It is based on an original idea by Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips and theatre producer David Ian. The show follows 6 teenage drama/dance students and their teachers at their drama school. It has been created following the popularity that High School Musical has created. This is aired on ITV1 on Sunday at 7pm for an hour, including breaks and has been running from October through to December. The show is a series consisting of 9 episodes, the last of which is a combination of live and recorded scenes. There have been a variety of celebrity appearances from Boyzone, Girls Aloud ...  Read the complete review