Strange Hill High

If there’s such a thing as a sure fire success in children’s TV, this animated comedy is it

Mail on Sunday
Out on:DVD 21st July 2014

Fast sell:

“Scooby-Doo” meets “Grange Hill” by way of “The X-Files” in this smart, witty and hugely entertaining BAFTA Award nominated animated series from “The Simpsons” and “Futurama” writer Josh Weinstein.

Key talent:

Writer Josh Weinstein (The Simpsons; Futurama)
Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd)
Caroline Aherne (The Royle Family; The Mrs. Merton Show; The Fast Show)
John Thomson (Coronation Street; Cold Feet; The Fast Show)
Doc Brown (Law & Order: UK; Hunted; 4 O’Clock Club; Big Babies)
Jonathan Keeble (Muddle Earth; Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow)
Melissa Sinden (Muddle Earth; Postman Pat)

Synopsis:

Strange Hill High, an all-but-forgotten inner-city school filled with fantastical secrets and outlandish mysteries, has been created using ‘hypervynorama’, a groundbreaking new animation technique that combines Japanese vinyl toy design and puppetry with stop-motion animation and computer generated imagery (CGI).

"It's a door! Oh I love doors even more than walls. Sorry wall, no offence" - Becky

The series follows the quick-witted and street smart Mitchell Tanner (Doc Brown), the new kid at school and his two new besties, ever-confident Becky Butters (Emma Kennedy) and class nerd Templeton (Richard Ayoade). The three intrepid Year 7s set out to investigate the strange, mysterious, and often other-worldly occurrences at their school.

"Well you can call me your highness, your majesty, bonny King Mitch, I'm not picky." - Mitchell

The show follows the trio as they explore Strange Hill High, uncovering the absurd and outrageous, from the evil Tooth Fairy, to Sir Bogivere, a vigilant Knight and guardian of an ancient Arthurian lavatory.
A funny, clever and contemporary adventure, Strange Hill High sees the students attempt to solve the mysteries of their strange school, with hilarious results. It’s weird, it’s cool, it’s school!

"That lavatory better be clean or Tanner's going to get it. Either way I'm happy" - Abercrombie.

We like it because:

An innovative combination of traditional and cutting edge animation techniques makes “Strange Hill High” a cool, visual delight that on their own merits make it worth watching. But raising the bar even higher and brilliantly enhancing the visuals are the consistently witty scriptwriting and the wonderful characterisations performed by some of the hottest talents in TV comedy. Like writer Josh Weinstein’s previous work, this is an animated series that can be enjoyed by both youngsters and adults alike.

Hot Quotes:

“If there’s such a thing as a sure fire success in children’s TV, this animated comedy is it” - The Mail on Sunday

“Script is sharp, funny and enjoyably eccentric” - The Sunday Times

"The best thing about it is its sense of energy and fun. I love the puppets, the sets are incredible and the storylines are incredibly inventive." - Emma Kennedy (Voice Actress of Becky)

“I've worked in animation my whole life and I've never seen a show as groundbreaking as Strange Hill High. And when the ground breaks at Strange Hill, you never know what will come out." - Josh Weinstein (Writer)

Editor's Notes:

Episodes

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RELEASE INFORMATION

Distributor
FremantleMedia International
Certificate
U
Release date
21st July, 2014
Running time
290 minutes
Price
£9.99

KEY TALENT INFORMATION

Stars
  • Josh Weinstein
  • Richard Ayoade
  • Caroline Aherne
  • John Thomson
  • Doc Brown

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