''Summerhill'' is a British

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drama about the famously radical Summerhill School. written by Alison Hume and directed by Jon East. It was first broadcast on the

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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. The show launched the careers of a number of young actors, most notably

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who went on to star as 'Lavender Brown' in ''

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'', and also

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, Eliot Otis Brown Walters, and

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. The series was also shown on

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, and as a feature-length film on BBC Four.

Cast

* Eliot Otis Brown Walters as Ryan *

as Maddy *

as Stella *

as Ned * Sam Hoare as Phil

Episodes

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Summerhill (Tv Series) 2008 British television series debuts 2008 British television series endings BBC children's television shows British high school television series Television series about children Television series about teenagers Television series by Tiger Aspect Productions Television series by Endemol