Summerhill (TV series)
Summerhill |
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The opening title of Summerhill. |
Genre |
Children's drama |
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Written by |
Alison Hume |
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Directed by |
Jon East |
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Country of origin |
United Kingdom |
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Original language(s) |
English |
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No. of episodes |
4 |
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Production |
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Running time |
30 minutes |
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Production company(s) |
Tiger Aspect Productions |
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Distributor |
Endemol UK |
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Release |
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Original network |
CBBC Channel |
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Original release |
21 January 2008 (2008-01-21) – 29 January 2008 (2008-01-29) |
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Summerhill is a British children's television drama about the famously radical Summerhill School.[1] written by Alison Hume and directed by Jon East. It was first broadcast on the CBBC Channel in January 2008 and was subsequently nominated for three children's BAFTA awards: Best Drama, Best Writer (for Alison Hume) and Breakthrough Talent (for Eliot Otis Brown Walters). It won the awards for writer & breakthrough nominations.[2] The show launched the careers of a number of young actors, most notably Jessie Cave who went on to star as 'Lavender Brown' in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and also Olly Alexander, Eliot Otis Brown Walters, and Holly Bodimeade.
The series was also shown on BBC One,[3] and as a feature-length film on BBC Four.[4]
Cast
Episodes
Awards and Nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result |
2008 |
British Academy Children's Awards[5] |
Children's: Drama |
Alison Hume, Stephen Smallwood, and Jon East |
Nominated |
Children's: Writer |
Alison Hume |
Won |
Royal Television Society Awards[6] |
Writer of the Year |
Alison Hume |
Won |
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