''Strange Hill High'' is a British children's puppet-animated series for

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. The show is a co-production between

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and Factory. Out of the many writers, it was noted that

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(who worked on ''

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'' and ''

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'') would be involved in the series, with its visuals created using an animation technique combining puppets, Japanese vinyl toys and digital effects. The show continued to air reruns until 2020. 2 DVDs of the first series were released containing all 13 episodes.

Premise

''Strange Hill High'' mainly follows a group of three students: Mitchell Tanner, a pupil with

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who comes up with plans to resolve various conflicts, while avoiding studying for tests; Becky Butters, a conscientious schoolgirl who tries her best to get out of whatever problems she gets involved in; and the sometimes dull and robotic Templeton, who comes up with bizarre quips and interpretations, as they explore their extraordinary school, uncovering absurd and outrageous occurrences as they go. The students meet a variety of people involved in the oddities of their school, but have to be wary of some of the students and faculty members - mainly Mr. Abercrombie, who is easily angered by any disturbance.

Cast

Main Cast * Doc Brown as Mitchell Tanner, Bishop and others *

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as Becky Butters *

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as Templeton *Jonathan Keeble as Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Brian Docherty, Murdoch and others * John Thomson as Peter Dustpan, Mr. Balding and others *

Caroline Aherne Caroline Mary Aherne (24 December 1963 – 2 July 2016) was an English actress, comedian and writer. She was best known for performing as the acerbic chat show host ''The Mrs Merton Show, Mrs Merton'', in various roles in ''The Fast Show'', and ...

as Stephanie, Croydonia and others *

Marc Silk Marc Silk is a British voice actor. His character vocal work includes Aks Moe in ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'', '' Danger Mouse'', ''The Pingu Show'', ''Go Jetters'', ''Strange Hill High'', ''Chicken Run'' and US voice of Bo ...

as Matthews, Tyson, the Ghosts in Detention, Mr. Garden, Ian Gatlin, Lucas, and others *Melissa Sinden as Miss Grackle, Ms. Grimshaw, Samia and others * Matt King as Mr. Creeper Guest Stars * Chris Johnson as Ken Kong *

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as Terpsichore (a.k.a. Joy)

Episodes

Series overview

Series 1 (2013)

Series 2 (2014)

Ratings

Episode ratings from BARB.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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