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{{Short description|British children's TV series}}
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{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| image = M.I. High Series 6 Title Card.jpg
| image = M.I. High Series 6 Title Card.jpg
| caption =
| caption =
| genre = [[Action film|Action]]<br />[[Spy film|Espionage thriller]]<br />[[Crime film|Crime]]<br />School Spies
| genre = [[Action film|Action]]<br />[[Spy film|Espionage thriller]]<br />[[Crime film|Crime]]<br />School Spies
| creator = Keith Brumpton
| creator = Keith Brumpton
| director = [[Richard Mark Elson]]<br/>[[Toby Haynes]]<br/> Simon Hook<br/>Mat King<br/>Zam Salim
| director = [[Richard Mark Elson]]<br/>[[Toby Haynes]]<br/> Simon Hook<br/>Mat King<br/>Zam Salim
| starring = [[Rachel Petladwala]]<br/>[[Moustafa Palazli]]<br/>[[Bel Powley]]<br/>[[Danny John-Jules]]<br/>[[Benjamin Kerfoot]]<br/>[[Charlene Osuagwu]]<br/>Oyiza Momoh<br/>[[Sam Strike]]<br/>[[Oscar Jacques]]<br/>Natasha Watson<br/>[[Julia Brown (actress)|Julia Brown]]<br/>[[Jonny Freeman]]
| starring = Rachel Petladwala<br/>Moustafa Palazli<br/>[[Bel Powley]]<br/>[[Danny John-Jules]]<br/>[[Benjamin Kerfoot]]<br/>[[Charlene Osuagwu]]<br/>Oyiza Momoh<br/>[[Sam Strike]]<br/>Oscar Jacques<br/>Natasha Watson<br/>[[Julia Brown (actress)|Julia Brown]]<br/>[[Jonny Freeman]]
| language = English
| language = English
| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom
| num_episodes = 88
| num_episodes = 88
| list_episodes = List of M.I. High episodes
| list_episodes = List of M.I. High episodes
| producer = Alison Jackson
| producer = Alison Jackson
| runtime = 30 minutes approx.
| runtime = 30 minutes approx.
| company = [[Kudos (production company)|Kudos]]
| company = [[Kudos (production company)|Kudos]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|2007|01|07}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|2007|01|08}}
| last_aired = {{End date|df=yes|2014|03|30}}
| last_aired = {{End date|df=yes|2014|03|30}}
| network = [[CBBC]]
| network = [[CBBC]]
| num_series = 7
| num_series = 7
}}
}}


'''''M.I. High''''' was a British [[Action film|action]] television series produced by [[Kudos (production company)|Kudos]] for [[CBBC]] and created by Keith Brumpton. The series focused on a team of undercover teenage spies working for a fictional version of the secret intelligence agency [[MI9]] who had to balance their school life with their jobs as secret agents. The line-up of spies was altered between the show's seven series.
'''''M.I. High''''' is a British [[Action film|action]] television series produced by [[Kudos (production company)|Kudos]] for [[CBBC]] and created by Keith Brumpton. The series focused on a team of undercover teenage spies working for the fictional British secret intelligence agency MI9 who had to balance their school life with their jobs as secret agents. The line-up of spies was altered between the show's seven series.


The series premiered on 8 January 2007 and originally ended on 21 March 2011 after five series, before being revived for a further two series that were broadcast between 7 January 2013 and 31 March 2014. The show was cancelled in 2015, as the main filming locations of the series no longer existed.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}
The series premiered on 8 January 2007 and originally ended on 21 March 2011 after five series, before being revived for a further two series that were broadcast between 7 January 2013 and 31 March 2014.


==Premise==
==Premise==
The series follows the adventures of four secondary school pupils who work as undercover spies. The spies are led by [[MI9]] agent Frank London ([[Jonny Freeman]]) whose cover job is a school caretaker. All other spies' covers have been blown, and the only spies left undercover are those still being trained, including those still enrolled in school. To reach their base 230 feet below the school, they slide a light switch across which reveals a fingerprint scanner lock. They enter the caretaker's store room and pull a broom which turns the floor into a high-speed lift which changes the spies' clothing and hairstyles. The identity of the overarching villains The Grand Master (Series 1–5) and The Mastermind (Series 6–7) remains a mystery within the show. The team must constantly save the world from domination by a variety of villains, whilst hiding their spy identities from their teachers and peers, and completing their school work.
The series follows the adventures of secondary school pupils who work as undercover spies. The spies are led by an MI9 agent (first by Lenny Bicknall, later by Frank London) whose cover job is a school caretaker. The team must constantly save the world from domination by a variety of villains, whilst hiding their spy identities from their teachers and peers, and completing their school work. The identity of the overarching villains the Grand Master (Series 1–5) and the Mastermind (Series 6–7) remains a mystery within the show.


==Production==
==Cast==
[[File:MI_High_Series_1-2_Poster.jpg|right|thumb|250x250px|Series one and two cast from left: Rose, Blane and Daisy.]]
===Writing===
=== Main ===
Series producer Kerry Appleyard revealed that the concept for the show came from the creator and writer of the show Keith Brumpton who had the idea it would be fun to do a kids spy show and worked on the concept that kids find it very hard to keep secrets.<ref name="MI High Behind the Scenes">{{cite video|people=Moustafa Palazli, Danny Jewels, Rachel Petladwala, Bel Powley, Scott Gibbins, Toby Haynes, Kerry Appleyard, Josh Cunliffe |year= 2007|title=MI High Behind the Scenes|type=DVD|publisher=Contender Home Entertainment|time=0:00:00-0:16:00}}</ref> [[MI5]] and [[MI6]] did not want the production team to use their names in the television programme but did allow them to use the name of the now defunct [[MI9]] which back in [[World War II]] was in charge of covert operations in the UK and overseas and created various gadgets.<ref name="MI High Behind the Scenes"/>
[[File:MI_High_Series_3-5_.jpg|right|thumb|250x250px|Series three to five cast from left: Carrie, Oscar and Rose.]]
Producer Kerry Appleyard thought that it was appropriate because the show has a lot of fantastic gadgets.<ref name="MI High Behind the Scenes"/>
==== M.I. High agents ====
[[File:MI High Series 7 Cast.jpg|thumb|250px|right| Series seven cast from left Keri, Dan, Aneisha & Tom]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+M.I. High agents
!scope="col"|Character
!scope="col"|Portrayed by
!scope="col"|Series
|-
|Daisy Millar
|[[Bel Powley]]
|1–2
|-
|Blane Whittaker
|Moustafa Palazli
|1–2
|-
|Rose Gupta
|Rachel Petladwala
|1–5
|-
|Oscar Cole
|Ben Kerfoot
|3–5
|-
|Carrie Stewart
|Charlene Osuagwu
|3–5
|-
|Aneisha Jones
|Oyiza Momoh
|6–7
|-
|Dan Morgan
|[[Sam Strike]]
|6–7
|-
|Tom Tupper
|Oscar Jacques
|6–7
|-
|Zoe
|Natasha Watson
|6
|-
|Keri Summers
|[[Julia Brown (actress)|Julia Brown]]
|7
|}


*Lenny Bicknall ([[Danny John-Jules]]), the team's MI9 handler working undercover as the school's caretaker (Series 1–2).
===Casting===
*Frank London ([[Jonny Freeman]]), who replaces Lenny as the team's MI9 handler working undercover as the school's caretaker (Series 3–7).
'''Series 1'''
[[File:MI High Series 1-2 Poster.jpg|thumb|175px|right| Series One and Two cast from left: Rose, Blane & Daisy]]
When the auditions were held for the main characters of M.I. High, leaflets were sent out to schools and over a thousand kids were seen, from which director Toby Haynes had to choose the main characters.<ref name="MI High Behind the Scenes"/> When auditions for the part of Daisy Miller took place, there were a hundred children that day to audition.<ref name="MI High Behind the Scenes"/> [[Bel Powley]] was in the middle of the crowd looking around and she caught Haynes's eye when she was sitting down on the floor and he thought she had confidence, which was exactly what he was looking for.<ref name="MI High Behind the Scenes"/>


=== Supporting ===
Rachel Petladwala heard about the audition through the leaflet that was read out in her assembly.<ref name="MI High Behind the Scenes"/><ref name="Rachel Petladwala">{{cite web|title=Webchat: MI High star Rachel Petladwala|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6710000/newsid_6712200/6712277.stm|publisher=[[BBC News]]|access-date=6 April 2014|date=7 June 2007}}</ref> She and her friends thought they might as well have a go and when she got the part she was astonished.<ref name="MI High Behind the Scenes"/> In the audition for Rose Gupta the actress noticed that "[[deoxyribonucleic acid| Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)]]" was spelt wrong in the script and informed Haynes, who immediately decided she was right for the role.<ref name="MI High Behind the Scenes"/>


==== Saint Hope's/Saint Heart's School Staff ====
The main challenge, according to Haynes, was taking school children and turning them into actors,<ref name="MI High Behind the Scenes" /> so they were given acting coaching before filming began.<ref name="MI High Behind the Scenes" />
*Kenneth Flatley (Christ Stanton), the Headmaster of Saint Hope's (Series 1–5) and of Saint Heart's (Series 6–7). He is unaware of the spying activities along with much else that happens in the school.
*Hermione King (Chanelle Owen), the Deputy Headmistress of Saint Hope's (Series 3–5) and of Saint Heart's (Series 7), who often undermines Mr. Flatley resulting in him seemingly being afraid of her.


==== Antagonists ====
'''Series 6'''
*The Grand Master (voiced by [[Kerry Shale]] (Series 1), played and voiced by [[Julian Bleach]] (Series 2–6)), the head of the Super Kriminal Underworld League (SKUL). Owns a white rabbit which he refers to as General Flopsy.

*The Mastermind (voiced by [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]] (Series 6), [[Gavin Mitchell (actor)|Gavin Mitchell]] (Series 7)), the dictatorial head of KORPS, whose consciousness was digitally uploaded to cheat death.
[[Oscar Jacques]] was confirmed to be playing [[Tom Tupper]]; the actor went to six auditions before he was told by the producer that he got the part.<ref name="Oscar Jacques">{{cite web|last1=Lyons|first1=Beverley|title=Scots schoolboy kept lead role in BBC series M.I High top secret from friends|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-schoolboy-kept-lead-role-1573465|work=Daily Record|location=Scotland|access-date=10 February 2015|date=4 February 2013}}</ref> In June 2012, Paul Bamford was announced to be playing student Roly.<ref name=Roly>{{cite web|title=Paul Bamford joins MI High cast|url=http://www.bananafish.co.uk/paul-bamford-joins-mi-high-cast.html|publisher=bananafish.co.uk|access-date=22 February 2015|date=18 June 2012}}</ref>
*The Crime Minister ([[Pollyanna McIntosh]]), The Mastermind's second-in-command. She is generally seen in command of KORPS due to the Mastermind's condition.

'''Series 7'''

It was confirmed that two new students would be introduced for the seventh series: Megan McGill was cast as Lady J, and Sandy Bain was cast as Preston.<ref name=Sandy>{{cite web|last1=MacInnes|first1=John A.|title=Sandy's Success in CBBC's M.I. High|url=http://www.linlithgowgazette.co.uk/news/local-news/sandy-s-success-in-cbbc-s-m-i-high-1-3262877|publisher=linlithgowgazette.co.uk|access-date=22 February 2015|date=5 January 2014}}</ref><ref name=Megan>{{cite web|last1=English |first1=Paul |title=Scots girl Megan McGill gets her big television break on hit children's show |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/tv-radio/scots-girl-megan-mcgill-gets-3030055 |work=Daily Record |location=Scotland |access-date=22 February 2015 |date=17 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222031857/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/tv-radio/scots-girl-megan-mcgill-gets-3030055 |archive-date=22 February 2015 }}</ref>

===Filming===
Filming for series four and five was confirmed to be located at [[Selhurst High School]] in [[Croydon]].<ref name=Croydon>{{cite web|last1=Rangel|first1=Silvana|title=NEWS MI High comes to Croydon|url=http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/8296627.MI_High_comes_to_Croydon/|publisher=thisislocallondon.co.uk|access-date=10 February 2015|date=1 August 2010}}</ref> The cast of series four [[Rachel Petladwala]], [[Charlene Osuagwu]] and [[Benjamin Kerfoot|Ben Kerfoot]] reprised their roles.<ref name=Croydon/> Producer Emma Kingsman-Lloyd said: "Filming at this location was such a success last year that we knew we wanted to return to film series 5."<ref name=Croydon/>

She also went on to say “The location of the school near to Croydon town centre has meant that we're ideally situated near to shops and banks and it also has a wide variety of locations – parks, streets and cafes ;– nearby so we never have to travel very far to find locations for the scenes we film off site.<ref name="HQ to Croydon">{{cite web|title=CBBC M.I.High spy kids move top secret HQ to Croydon|url=http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/4554726.Spy_kids_move_top_secret_HQ_to_Croydon/|publisher=croydonguardian.co.uk|access-date=10 February 2015|date=20 August 2009}}</ref>

“But perhaps best of all, [[Selhurst High School|Selhurst School]] only closed last year and has been well maintained since so it's brilliant."<ref name="HQ to Croydon"/>

==Cast==
{{Main|List of M.I. High characters}}

===Main===
[[File:MI High Series 7 Cast.jpg|thumb|250px|right| Series Seven cast from left Keri, Dan, Aneisha & Tom]]
*'''Frank London''' (Saint Hope's / Saint Heart's Caretaker / M.I. High's Supervising Agent, Series 3–7), played by [[Jonny Freeman]]. Frank is an MI9 agent working undercover as Saint Heart's School's caretaker. He acts as the father figure to all of his agents, especially Oscar Cole and Zoe. It is revealed at the beginning of Series 6 that Frank used to date MI9's Chief Agent Officer, Stella, and in "The Last Stand", the pair decide they haven't got over each other and share a spontaneous kiss.
*'''Aneisha Jones''' (Saint Heart's Student and MI9 Spy, Series 6–7), played by Oyiza Momoh. Aniesha is a field agent with Dan and Zoe. She fights KORPS, and is the master of disguise in the group. Series 7 reveals she is also Mrs. King's niece.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2383872/fullcredits|title="M.I.High" The Dark Wizard (TV Episode 2013)|publisher=IMDb}}</ref>
*'''Dan Morgan''' (Saint Heart's Student and MI9 Spy, Series 6–7), played by [[Sam Strike]]. Daniel Morgan is a very good field agent with Zoe and Aniesha. He and Zoe are attracted to each other, as shown especially in episodes 9 and 13, Series 6, where he risks his life to save her. Melissa Allbright has a crush on him but he doesn't feel the same as he has feelings for Zoe.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
*'''[[Tom Tupper]]''' (Saint Heart's Student and MI9 Spy, Series 6–7) played by [[Oscar Jacques]]. Tom is the gadget boy of the group. He usually stays behind at base and guides the others through their missions, eating biscuits. He has a very sarcastic sense of humour. Tom gets jealous at times that he is usually required to stay in the base unlike the others.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
*'''Keri Summers''' (Saint Heart's Student and MI9 Spy, Series 7), played by [[Julia Brown (actress)|Julia Brown]]. Keri is a clone of The Mastermind originally named J:4:5:K:3:R:1, and is effectively Zoe's 'sister'. She becomes an agent in the first episode of Series 7 and replaces Zoe. It is revealed in this episode that she received special treatment by KORPS that makes her ideal as a host of The Mastermind's consciousness, but KORPS threw her out, believing that it was unsuccessful. She, along with another clone, J:6:3:L:1:B:1 (Libi) received the treatment. Libi was found working for KORPS as a scientist, not knowing about her true purpose. She was later placed with a foster family by MI9.

===Supporting===
*'''Stella Knight''' (Chief Agent Officer, Series 6–7), played by Rebecca Palmer. She was Chief Agent Officer of MI9 from Series 6 until "The League of Mata Hari", when she was found out to be part of a conspiracy in MI9 (the League of Matahari), Mike Stern claimed it was her idea to kill the Security Minister. She later appears in "We Need to Talk About KORTEX" / "The Last Stand", when it is discovered she was framed by Mike Stern and Hamish, and is later reinstated in MI9.
*'''Hamish Campbell''' (Ex Head of MI9 Stationery / Head of MI9, KORPS agent, Series 7), played by Finn Den Hertog. When the MI High team are investigating the League of Matahari they find a ten-year-old video of Hamish speaking of his investigation into the League. Before his investigation he was known as one of MI9's best agents. Aneisha even mentions that he managed to outsmart the Russian Embassy using wool from his jumper. After the investigation he was stood down as an agent. The story was that he was permanently affected by a paranoia serum on a mission, tried to get into the League but was turned down and saw conspiracies everywhere (an effect of the serum). This turns out to be false after the MI High team discover the truth about the League. After the League of Matahari was disbanded a new Head of MI9 was needed. After Frank refuses the job, Aneisha puts Hamish forward as he was the only one who stood up to the League from the beginning. He gladly accepts the job and there becomes Chief Agent Officer. In "We Need to Talk About KORTEX" / "The Last Stand" he is revealed to be a KORPS agent and is arrested.
*'''Kenneth Armstrong Flatley''' (Saint Hopes/Saint Hearts Headmaster, Series 1–7), played by Chris Stanton. He is the Headmaster of Saint Hope's from Series 1–5 and of Saint Hearts from Series 6–7. He is unaware of the spying activities along with much else that happens in the school. He is the only character to appear in all 7 of the series.
*'''Hermione King''' (Saint Hopes/Saint Hearts Deputy Headmistress, Series 3–5, 7), played by Chanelle Owen. She is the Deputy Headmistress of Saint Hopes from Series 3–5 and of Saint Hearts in Series 7. She is unaware of the spying activities in either school. She often undermines Mr. Flatley and he seems to be afraid of her.
*'''The Mastermind''' (KORPS Super Villain, Series 6–7), voiced by [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]] (Series 6), [[Gavin Mitchell (actor)|Gavin Mitchell]] (Series 7). The Mastermind's consciousness was uploaded into a computer in order to cheat death and various clones were created using his DNA in order to house his consciousness. He only ever appears onscreen as a digital interface in KORPS HQ, or in his neuron containment case. He, his deputy The Crime Minister, and KORPS were thought to have been defeated over ten years ago by MI9, but they survived and rose again in Series 6. The Grand Master was once a KORPS captain, but sold them out to MI9 so that he could run away and assume control of S.K.U.L., an old KORPS division. KORPS attempted to upload his consciousness into one of his clones, Zoe, thinking that she was a successful clone, but failed as she was not a match. He now seeks clones Keri and Libi in order to create two copies of himself, rendering KORPS unbeatable.
*'''The Crime Minister''' (KORPS Super Villain, Series 6–7), played by [[Pollyanna McIntosh]]. The Mastermind's second-in-command. She is incredibly loyal to The Mastermind and was presumed dead after the end of the first war with KORPS. She is generally seen in command of KORPS due to The Mastermind's condition.


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
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! style="padding:0 8px;" rowspan=2 colspan=2| Season
! style="padding:0 8px;" rowspan=2| Episodes
! style="padding:0 8px;" rowspan=2| Episodes
! style="padding:0 80px;" colspan=2| Original Air Dates
! style="padding:0 80px;" colspan=2| Original air dates
|-
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! [[Season premiere|Series Premiere]]
! [[Season premiere|Series premiere]]
! [[Season finale|Series Finale]]
! [[Season finale|Series finale]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#ff6600; height:10px;"|
| style="background:#ff6600; height:10px;"|
| '''[[List of M.I. High episodes##Series 1 (2007)|1]]'''
| '''[[List of M.I. High episodes#Series 1 (2007)|1]]'''
| 10
| 10
| 8 January 2007
| 8 January 2007
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| style="background:#003376; height:10px;"|
| '''[[List of M.I. High episodes##Series 2 (2008)|2]]'''
| '''[[List of M.I. High episodes#Series 2 (2008)|2]]'''
| 13
| 13
| 7 January 2008
| 7 January 2008
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| '''[[List of M.I. High episodes##Series 3 (2009)|3]]'''
| '''[[List of M.I. High episodes#Series 3 (2009)|3]]'''
| 13
| 13
| 5 January 2009
| 5 January 2009
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| style="background:#660198; height:10px;"|
| '''[[List of M.I. High episodes##Series 4 (2010)|4]]'''
| '''[[List of M.I. High episodes#Series 4 (2010)|4]]'''
| 13
| 13
| 4 January 2010
| 4 January 2010
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| '''[[List of M.I. High episodes##Series 5 (2011)|5]]'''
| '''[[List of M.I. High episodes#Series 5 (2011)|5]]'''
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| 13
| 10 January 2011
| 10 January 2011
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| '''[[List of M.I. High episodes##Series 6 (2013)|6]]'''
| '''[[List of M.I. High episodes#Series 6 (2013)|6]]'''
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| 7 January 2013
| 7 January 2013
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| '''[[List of M.I. High episodes##Series 7 (2014)|7]]'''
| '''[[List of M.I. High episodes#Series 7 (2014)|7]]'''
| 13
| 13
| 13 January 2014
| 13 January 2014
| 31 March 2014
| 31 March 2014
|}
|}

==International broadcasts and syndication==
===List of broadcasters===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Country !! TV Network(s)!! Translation
|-
| {{flag|Australia}} || [[ABC3]]<ref name="ABC 3">{{cite web|title=Exciting favourites and all new kids programs for ABC3|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2011/03_march/abc3.shtml|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=2 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=M.I. High Australia|url=http://www.abc.net.au/abc3/shows/11970.htm|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=2 February 2014}}</ref>||
|-
| {{flag|Belgium}} || [[Ketnet]]<ref>{{cite web|title=M.I. High Belgium|url=http://www.ketnet.be/programma/mi-high/het-verhaal|publisher=[[Ketnet]]|access-date=2 February 2014}}</ref> ||
|-
| {{flag|France}} || [[BBC France]]<ref>{{cite web
|title=M.I. High France
|url=http://bbcfrance.fr/MI-High,1071.html
|publisher=[[BBC France]]
|access-date=2 February 2014
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227024232/http://bbcfrance.fr/MI-High%2C1071.html
|archive-date=27 December 2010
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> ||
|-
| {{flag|Hungary}} || [[Cartoon Network (Central & Eastern Europe)|Cartoon Network]]||Kémsuli
|-
| {{flag|Italy}} || [[Rai Gulp]]<ref>{{cite web|title=M.I. High Italy|url=http://www.rai.it/dl/RaiGulp/programma.html?ContentItem-b83e7bf5-ed90-49db-a7de-a83dc435e7fb|publisher=[[Rai Gulp]]|access-date=8 March 2014}}</ref> ||Scuola di spie (School of Spies)
|-
| {{flag|Mexico}} <br> {{no flag}} [[South America]] || [[HBO Latin America Group|HBO Family]]<ref>{{cite web|title=M.I. High Mexico |url=http://www.hbomax.tv/sinopsis.aspx?prog=BBC188240 |publisher=[[HBO Latin America Group|HBO Family]] |access-date=25 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302234055/http://www.hbomax.tv/sinopsis.aspx?prog=BBC188240 |archive-date=2 March 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BBC Worldwide rocks Latin America with music programming sale to HBO|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2010/02_february/latin_america_music.shtml|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=6 April 2014|date=23 February 2010}}</ref> || Escuela de espías
|-
| {{flag|Norway}} || [[NRK Super]]<ref>{{cite web|title=M.I. High Norway|url=http://tv.nrk.no/serie/m-i-high|publisher=[[NRK Super]]|access-date=8 March 2014}}</ref> ||
|-
| {{flag|Peru}} || Yups Channel<ref>{{cite web|title=M.I. High Peru |url=http://nextvlatam.com/yups-acquires-bbc-and-bandeirantes-programming/?lang=en |publisher=nextvlatam.com |access-date=25 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305170355/http://nextvlatam.com/yups-acquires-bbc-and-bandeirantes-programming/?lang=en |archive-date=5 March 2014 }}</ref>|| Escuela de espías
|-
| {{flag|Poland}} || [[Cartoon Network (Poland)|Cartoon Network]] and [[Teletoon+]]|| S.A.W. Szkolna Agencja Wywiadowcza (School Intelligence Agency) and M.I. High
|-
| [[Arab World]]<br>[[Middle East]]<br>[[Africa]]<br>{{Flag|Europe}} || [[JeemTV]]<ref>{{cite web|title=M.I. High Qatar|url=http://www.jeemtv.net/en/shows/mi-high|publisher=[[JeemTV]]|access-date=2 February 2014|archive-date=16 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116102042/http://www.jeemtv.net/en/shows/mi-high|url-status=dead}}</ref> || ثانوية الاستخبارات
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}} || [[Sveriges Television]]<ref>{{cite web|title=M.I. High Sweden |url=http://www.svt.se/barnkanalen/mi-high-6/ |publisher=[[Sveriges Television]] |access-date=2 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223084742/http://www.svt.se/barnkanalen/mi-high-6/ |archive-date=23 February 2014 }}</ref> ||
|-
| {{flag|Turkey}} || [[Kidz TV]] || M.I. Lisesi
|-
| {{flag|United States}} || [[PBS]]<ref>{{cite web|title=BBC Worldwide America announces landmark Spooks syndication deal with PBS|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2009/01_january/BBCW_America_Spooks_syndication_deal_with_PBS.shtml|publisher=[[BBC]]]|access-date=2 April 2014}}</ref> ||
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| {{flag|United Kingdom}} || [[CBBC (TV channel)|CBBC]]<ref>{{cite web|title=M.I. High United Kingdom|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/mihigh|publisher=[[BBC]]]|access-date=2 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005032630/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/mihigh/|archive-date=5 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> & [[Watch (TV channel)|Watch]]<ref name="Watch UK">{{cite web|title=M.I. HIGH Watch UK|url=http://watch.uktv.co.uk/shows/mi-high/|publisher=[[Watch (TV channel)|Watch]]|access-date=9 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429225527/http://watch.uktv.co.uk/shows/mi-high/|archive-date=29 April 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>||
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| {{flag|Bolivia}} || [[Bolivicentro]] ||
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| {{flag|Dominican Republic}} || [[Telemicro]] ||
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| {{flag|Peru}} || [[:es: Red TV|Red TV]] ||
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| {{flag|Ecuador}} || [[:es: Red Telesistema|RTS]] ||
|}

* Also broadcasts in Asia on [[HBO (Asia)|HBO Family]].<ref>{{cite web|title=M.I. High HBO Asia|url=http://hboasia.com/Family/en-mn/shows/m-i-high/|publisher=[[HBO (Asia)|HBO]]|access-date=9 February 2014}}</ref>
* In all countries outside the UK all episodes from series 1 and 2 have been edited from 27 minutes to 25 minutes.


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
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| 2009
| 2009
| ''[[Royal Television Society]]''|| Best Children's Drama || Nomination||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rts.org.uk/winners-rpa?term_node_tid_depth=121 |title=Programme Awards Winners 2009 |publisher=[[Royal Television Society]] |year=2009 |access-date=25 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017132934/http://www.rts.org.uk/winners-rpa?term_node_tid_depth=121 |archive-date=17 October 2013 }}</ref>
| ''[[Royal Television Society]]''|| Best Children's Drama || Nomination||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rts.org.uk/winners-rpa?term_node_tid_depth=121 |title=Programme Awards Winners 2009 |publisher=[[Royal Television Society]] |year=2009 |access-date=25 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017132934/http://www.rts.org.uk/winners-rpa?term_node_tid_depth=121 |archive-date=17 October 2013 }}</ref>
|-
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Books have been released including three novels, a survival handbook and a 2012 annual.
Books have been released including three novels, a survival handbook and a 2012 annual.


*''M. I. High: A New Generation'' (31 January 2008, 978-0-14-132361-9, [[Puffin Books]])
{| class="wikitable"
*''M. I. High: Secrets & Spies'' (31 January 2008, 978-0-14-132362-6, Puffin Books)
|-
*''MI High: Spy Survival Handbook'' (31 January 2008, 978-0-14-132363-3, Puffin Books)
! Book !! Publication Date !! Publisher!! Cover photo !! Notes
*''M.I. High Annual 2012'' (1 August 2011, 978-1-4052-5972-9, [[Egmont Books Ltd]])
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| ''M. I. High: A New Generation'' ||style="text-align:center;"| 31 January 2008<ref name="M. I. High: A New Generation: No. 1 [Paperback]">{{cite book|last=Zucker|first=Jonny |title=M. I. High: A New Generation|publisher=[[Puffin Books]] |year=2008|isbn=978-0-14-132361-9}}</ref> ||style="text-align:center;"| [[Puffin Books]]||style="text-align:center;"| A Split Picture of Rose, Blane and Daisy. ||style="text-align:center;"| Paperback
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| ''M. I. High: Secrets & Spies'' ||style="text-align:center;"| 31 January 2008<ref name="M. I. High: Secrets & Spies: No. 2 [Paperback]">{{cite book|last=Zucker|first=Jonny |title=M. I. High: Secrets & Spies|publisher=[[Puffin Books]] |year=2008|isbn=978-0-14-132362-6}}</ref> ||style="text-align:center;"| [[Puffin Books]]||style="text-align:center;"| A Split Picture of Rose, Blane and Daisy. ||style="text-align:center;"| Paperback
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| ''MI High: Spy Survival Handbook'' ||style="text-align:center;"| 31 January 2008<ref name="MI High: Spy Survival Handbook [Paperback]">{{cite book|last= Dungworth|first=Richard |title=MI High: Spy Survival Handbook|publisher=[[Puffin Books]] |year=2008|isbn=978-0-14-132363-3}}</ref> ||style="text-align:center;"| [[Puffin Books]]||style="text-align:center;"| Rose, Blane and Daisy in M.I High Headquarters. ||style="text-align:center;"| Paperback
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| ''M.I. High Annual 2012''||style="text-align:center;"| 1 August 2011<ref name="M.I. High Annual 2012 (Annuals 2012) [Hardcover]">{{cite book|title=M.I. High Annual 2012|publisher=[[Egmont Books Ltd]]|year=2011|isbn=978-1-4052-5972-9}}</ref> ||style="text-align:center;"|[[Egmont Books Ltd]] ||style="text-align:center;"| Carrie, Oscar and Rose running. ||style="text-align:center;"| Hardcover
|-
|}


A further novel, ''M.I. High: The Midas Machine'', was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|title=M.I. High Book 1: The Midas Machine – Cancelled|url=http://www.egmont.co.uk/product.asp?prodid=2711|publisher=egmont.co.uk|access-date=26 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304074250/http://www.egmont.co.uk/product.asp?prodid=2711|archive-date=4 March 2014}}</ref>
====Cancelled novels====
There have been three novels planned but were later cancelled.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Book !! Publication Date !! Publisher!! Cover photo !! Notes
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| ''M.I. High: The Midas Machine''||style="text-align:center;"| Cancelled<ref>{{cite web|title=M.I. High Book 1: The Midas Machine – Cancelled|url=http://www.egmont.co.uk/product.asp?prodid=2711|publisher=egmont.co.uk|access-date=26 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304074250/http://www.egmont.co.uk/product.asp?prodid=2711|archive-date=4 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Midas machine by Roberts, Dan |url=http://www.catalogue.sefton.gov.uk/02_Catalogue/02_005_TitleInformation.aspx?rcn=1405262176& |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140226214451/http://www.catalogue.sefton.gov.uk/02_Catalogue/02_005_TitleInformation.aspx?rcn=1405262176& |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 February 2014 |publisher=Government of the United Kingdom |access-date=26 February 2014 }}</ref>
||style="text-align:center;"| [[Egmont Books Ltd]]||style="text-align:center;"| Carrie, Oscar and Rose.<ref name="The Midas Machine">{{cite book|title=The Midas Machine (M. I. High)|id={{ASIN|1405262176|country=uk}}}}</ref> ||style="text-align:center;"|Hardcover, written by Dan Roberts. (Originally planned for March 2008, then planned for 2 January 2012)
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| ''MI High: Race Against Time'' ||style="text-align:center;"| Cancelled<ref name="MI High: Race Against Time Paperback">{{cite book|last= Zucker |first=Jonny |title=Race Against Time: No. 3 ("M. I. High") Paperback|publisher=Puffin |year=2015|isbn=978-0141323640}}</ref> ||style="text-align:center;"|[[Puffin Books]]||style="text-align:center;"| A Split Picture of Daisy, Blane and Rose.<ref>{{cite web|title=MI High: Race Against Time|url=http://www.puffin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141323640,00.html|publisher=[[Puffin Books]]|access-date=26 February 2014}}</ref> ||style="text-align:center;"| Paperback (Originally planned for March 2008, then planned for 1 January 2015)
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| ''MI High: Dangerous Games'' ||style="text-align:center;"| Cancelled<ref name="MI High: Dangerous Games Paperback">{{cite book|last=Zucker|first=Jonny|title=Dangerous Games ("M. I. High") Paperback|publisher=Puffin|year=2015|isbn=978-0141323657|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ||style="text-align:center;"| [[Puffin Books]]||style="text-align:center;"| A Split Picture of Rose, Blane and Daisy.<ref>{{cite web|title=MI High: Dangerous Games|url=http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141323657,00.html#|publisher=[[Puffin Books]]|access-date=26 February 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306083823/http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141323657,00.html|archive-date=6 March 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ||style="text-align:center;"| Paperback (Originally planned for March 2008, then planned for 29 January 2015)
|-
|}


===Comic===
===Comic===
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|+''M.I. High'' comics
|-
! Release name
! scope="col"| Release name
! Release date
! scope="col"| Release date
! Author
! scope="col"| Author
! Publisher
! scope="col"| Publisher
! Notes
! scope="col"| Notes
! Ref
! scope="col"| Ref
|-
|-
| align="center"| ''Totally... M.I. High''
! scope="row"| ''Totally... M.I. High''
| align="center"| 27 January 2011(UK)
| align="center"| 27 January 2011(UK)
| align="center"| Caryn Jenner
| align="center"| Caryn Jenner
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The first series of ''M.I. High'' was scheduled to be released on DVD in two five-episode installments by the [[Contender Entertainment Group]], under license from the [[BBC]]. The first of which was released on 21 January 2008 and the second which would complete the first season was to follow on 31 March 2008 but was cancelled indefinitely with no reason given, and the rest of the show has not seen a DVD release yet.<ref>{{cite web |title= M.I. High: The Sinister Prime Minister and Other Adventures|url=http://www.bva.org.uk/node/582277|publisher= [[British Video Association]] |access-date=2 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722222424/http://www.bva.org.uk/node/582277|archive-date=22 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= M.I. High: Super Blane and Other Adventures|url=http://www.bva.org.uk/node/542783|publisher= [[British Video Association]] |access-date=2 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722235609/http://www.bva.org.uk/node/542783|archive-date=22 July 2013}}</ref> The first DVD includes a documentary about the series (which is made up of various short clips shown during the series on CBBC Extra).
The first series of ''M.I. High'' was scheduled to be released on DVD in two five-episode installments by the [[Contender Entertainment Group]], under license from the [[BBC]]. The first of which was released on 21 January 2008 and the second which would complete the first season was to follow on 31 March 2008 but was cancelled indefinitely with no reason given, and the rest of the show has not seen a DVD release yet.<ref>{{cite web |title= M.I. High: The Sinister Prime Minister and Other Adventures|url=http://www.bva.org.uk/node/582277|publisher= [[British Video Association]] |access-date=2 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722222424/http://www.bva.org.uk/node/582277|archive-date=22 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= M.I. High: Super Blane and Other Adventures|url=http://www.bva.org.uk/node/542783|publisher= [[British Video Association]] |access-date=2 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722235609/http://www.bva.org.uk/node/542783|archive-date=22 July 2013}}</ref> The first DVD includes a documentary about the series (which is made up of various short clips shown during the series on CBBC Extra).


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+''M.I. High'' DVD releases
!scope="col"|DVD release name
!scope="col"|Episodes
!scope="col"|Years of series
!scope="col"|UK release date<br />(Region 2)
!scope="col"|Australian release date<br />(Region 4)
|-
|-
! scope="row"| ''M.I High: Series 1 Vol 1''
!DVD release name
| style="text-align:center;"|S1 Ep. 1–5
!Episodes
!Years of series
!UK release date
(Region 2)
!North American release date
(Region 1)
!Australian release date
(Region 4)
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| ''M.I High: Series 1 Vol 1''
| style="text-align:center;"|S1 Ep 1–5
| style="text-align:center;"|2007
| style="text-align:center;"|2007
| style="text-align:center;"|21 January 2008<ref>{{cite web |title= MI High – The Sinister Prime Minister and Other Adventures [2007] [DVD]|website=Amazon UK|date=21 January 2008|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000Z33KEU|access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|21 January 2008<ref>{{cite web |title= MI High – The Sinister Prime Minister and Other Adventures [2007] [DVD]|website=Amazon UK|date=21 January 2008|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000Z33KEU|access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
| style="text-align:center;"|2 March 2010<ref>{{cite web|title=M.I.High – Series 1: Episodes 1–5 |url=https://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/kids-family/mi-high-series-1-eps-1-5/478528 |publisher=[[JB Hi-Fi]] |access-date=7 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114101654/https://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/kids-family/mi-high-series-1-eps-1-5/478528 |archive-date=14 January 2014 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|2 March 2010<ref>{{cite web|title=M.I.High – Series 1: Episodes 1–5 |url=https://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/kids-family/mi-high-series-1-eps-1-5/478528 |publisher=[[JB Hi-Fi]] |access-date=7 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114101654/https://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/kids-family/mi-high-series-1-eps-1-5/478528 |archive-date=14 January 2014 }}</ref>
|}
|}

===iTunes releases===
MI High Series 1–3 has released digitally on iTunes Australia,<ref name="MI High, Series 1 AU">{{cite web|title=MI High, Series 1 AU|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/tv-season/mi-high-series-1/id349451750|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]|access-date=20 January 2012|date=8 January 2007}}</ref><ref name="MI High, Series 2 AU">{{cite web|title=MI High, Series 2 AU|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/tv-season/mi-high-series-2/id349451925|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]|access-date=20 January 2012|date=7 January 2008}}</ref><ref name="MI High, Series 3 AU">{{cite web|title=MI High, Series 3 AU|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/tv-season/mi-high-series-3/id349452274|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]|access-date=20 January 2012|date=5 January 2009}}</ref> Germany,<ref name="MI High, Series 1 DE">{{cite web|title=MI High, Series 1 DE|url=https://itunes.apple.com/de/tv-season/mi-high-series-1/id349451750|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]|access-date=20 March 2014|date=8 January 2007}}</ref><ref name="MI High, Series 2 DE">{{cite web|title=MI High, Series 2 DE|url=https://itunes.apple.com/de/tv-season/mi-high-series-2/id349451925|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]|access-date=20 March 2014|date=8 January 2007}}</ref><ref name="MI High, Series 3 DE">{{cite web|title=MI High, Series 3 DE|url=https://itunes.apple.com/de/tv-season/mi-high-series-3/id349452274|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]|access-date=20 March 2014|date=8 January 2007}}</ref> and France, although across all three countries are only in standard definition, as opposed to the Netflix releases.<ref name="MI High, Series 1 FR">{{cite web|title=MI High, Series 1 FR|url=https://itunes.apple.com/fr/tv-season/mi-high-saison-1/id349455462|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]|access-date=20 January 2012|date=8 January 2007}}</ref><ref name="MI High, Series 2 FR">{{cite web|title=MI High, Series 2 FR|url=https://itunes.apple.com/fr/tv-season/mi-high-saison-2/id349455659|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]|access-date=20 January 2012|date=7 January 2008}}</ref><ref name="MI High, Series 3 FR">{{cite web|title=MI High, Series 3 FR|url=https://itunes.apple.com/fr/tv-season/mi-high-saison-3/id349474779|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]|access-date=20 January 2012|date=5 January 2009}}</ref>

===Netflix releases===
Netflix UK, AUS and NZ made the show available on the platform in high-definition, however it's since been removed.<ref name="M.I. High 2007">{{cite web|url=http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/M.I._High/70268388?trkid=8133737|title=M.I. High 2007|publisher=[[Netflix]]|access-date=9 April 2013}}{{dead link|date=September 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===iPlayer release===
The show was removed from iPlayer since its around its last broadcast, sometimes returning some series for short periods of time; however, in late 2020, all series of the programme became available again on BBC iPlayer in high-definition, with the below episode being excluded due their virus outbreak content.<ref>{{Citation|title=M.I. High|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006v8z9/mi-high|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-12-16}}</ref>
*Series 2 Episode 7 - The Cold War
*Series 3 Episode 9 - Family Tree
*Series 6 Episode 8 - The Germinator

Though, since then, "The Cold War" (Series 2 Episode 7) and "The Germinator" (Series 6 Episode 8) have been added back to BBC iPlayer with "Family Tree" (Series 3 Episode 9) still not being available to watch.

==''M.I. High'' games==
===''Whack the Mole!''===
Starting at the beginning of series two there was a new interactive web experience that could be found at the show's site. The game was created by Xenophile Media. After gaining access to the Flash-based game with a registration process, players could participate in weekly missions. The missions were tied in with events occurring on the show each week, but the game included video clips that summarised each episode which made it possible for people outside of the broadcast area to play the game as well.

The plot of the game centered around the fictional St. Hope's High School which was the basis of the television programme. There was a mole – self-entitled as 'The Mole' – amongst the students, and it was the job of the player to try to figure out who the rogue agent was. At the successful end of each mission, the list of suspects was narrowed down automatically through the process of elimination by using numerous clues that would be discovered about The Mole's identity (e.g. One clue was that The Mole wore a specific kind of voice-changer that would be placed over one's teeth, people with braces can't wear the voice-changer, therefore all suspects that have braces are eliminated).

The user interface included the Digital Operations Research Assistant (D.O.R.A), which guided players to manipulate various technological tools including a geographic locator and an audio analyzer. Players were given instructions about how to use each of the tools in order to successfully pass the missions.

When a player completed the game, they would discover that The Mole was Suspect Number 9: Panda Strobel and that her secret lair was located in the basement of the abandoned [[Battersea Power Station]] situated on the south bank of the [[River Thames]].

When the second M.I. High game ''Catch the Grand Mistress'' was released, ''Whack the Mole!'' was still available for gameplay alongside ''Catch the Grand Mistress''.

As of January 2014, this game is no longer available for game play as it has been removed from the show's website.

===''Catch the Grand Mistress''===
For series 4 and 5, ''Whack the Mole'' was relaunched to tie in with the new series. The objective was to locate and capture The Grand Mistress, the main antagonist of Series 4, Episode 2, "The Bunny Whisperer" and Series 5, Episode 2, "The B-Team." Each week, missions would be unlocked and information would be released in each mission to allow the player to eliminate possible bases, which would result in the correct base being located by the end of the game through the process of elimination. Various clues about The Grand Mistress' mistress plan were also scattered throughout the game. For the new game, the graphics were modified and updated, but retained the same high-tech look. D.O.R.A. and the SpyPod were also present in the new game.

When a player completed the game, they would discover that her secret lair was located in the [[Kingsway telephone exchange]] and that her mistress plan was to build a particle accelerator to create everlasting batteries for her hypnotic children's toy, the Whoozle Top, not to create a black hole underneath London as the agents first thought.

As of January 2014, this game is no longer available for game play as it has been removed from the show's website.

===''Spy Skills''===
For the 2013 relaunch of ''M.I. High'', a new game was launched to tie in with the new series. The objective is to complete missions in different areas of intelligence. The games and their corresponding agents are as follows:
*Dan: 'Codename: Scramble' (complete missions scaling walls of buildings to escape KORPS agents)
*Aneisha: 'Undercover Ops' (use a CAT device to collect items needed by Aneisha to infiltrate KORPS)
*Tom: 'Intel. Interception' (use a radial data scanner to decode messages being transmitted by KORPS)
*Zoe: 'Surveillance Set-Up' (plant tracking devices near KORPS)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{BBC programme}}
* {{BBC programme}}
* [http://www.kudos.co.uk/productions/detail/mi-high/18 ''M.I. High''] at [[Kudos (production company)|Kudos Kudos Film and Television]]
* {{IMDb title|id=0943690|title=M.I. High}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0943690|title=M.I. High}}


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M.I. High
GenreAction
Espionage thriller
Crime
School Spies
Created byKeith Brumpton
Directed byRichard Mark Elson
Toby Haynes
Simon Hook
Mat King
Zam Salim
StarringRachel Petladwala
Moustafa Palazli
Bel Powley
Danny John-Jules
Benjamin Kerfoot
Charlene Osuagwu
Oyiza Momoh
Sam Strike
Oscar Jacques
Natasha Watson
Julia Brown
Jonny Freeman
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series7
No. of episodes88 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerAlison Jackson
Running time30 minutes approx.
Production companyKudos
Original release
NetworkCBBC
Release8 January 2007 (2007-01-08) –
30 March 2014 (2014-03-30)

M.I. High is a British action television series produced by Kudos for CBBC and created by Keith Brumpton. The series focused on a team of undercover teenage spies working for the fictional British secret intelligence agency MI9 who had to balance their school life with their jobs as secret agents. The line-up of spies was altered between the show's seven series.

The series premiered on 8 January 2007 and originally ended on 21 March 2011 after five series, before being revived for a further two series that were broadcast between 7 January 2013 and 31 March 2014.

Premise[edit]

The series follows the adventures of secondary school pupils who work as undercover spies. The spies are led by an MI9 agent (first by Lenny Bicknall, later by Frank London) whose cover job is a school caretaker. The team must constantly save the world from domination by a variety of villains, whilst hiding their spy identities from their teachers and peers, and completing their school work. The identity of the overarching villains the Grand Master (Series 1–5) and the Mastermind (Series 6–7) remains a mystery within the show.

Cast[edit]

Series one and two cast from left: Rose, Blane and Daisy.

Main[edit]

Series three to five cast from left: Carrie, Oscar and Rose.

M.I. High agents[edit]

Series seven cast from left Keri, Dan, Aneisha & Tom
M.I. High agents
Character Portrayed by Series
Daisy Millar Bel Powley 1–2
Blane Whittaker Moustafa Palazli 1–2
Rose Gupta Rachel Petladwala 1–5
Oscar Cole Ben Kerfoot 3–5
Carrie Stewart Charlene Osuagwu 3–5
Aneisha Jones Oyiza Momoh 6–7
Dan Morgan Sam Strike 6–7
Tom Tupper Oscar Jacques 6–7
Zoe Natasha Watson 6
Keri Summers Julia Brown 7
  • Lenny Bicknall (Danny John-Jules), the team's MI9 handler working undercover as the school's caretaker (Series 1–2).
  • Frank London (Jonny Freeman), who replaces Lenny as the team's MI9 handler working undercover as the school's caretaker (Series 3–7).

Supporting[edit]

Saint Hope's/Saint Heart's School Staff[edit]

  • Kenneth Flatley (Christ Stanton), the Headmaster of Saint Hope's (Series 1–5) and of Saint Heart's (Series 6–7). He is unaware of the spying activities along with much else that happens in the school.
  • Hermione King (Chanelle Owen), the Deputy Headmistress of Saint Hope's (Series 3–5) and of Saint Heart's (Series 7), who often undermines Mr. Flatley resulting in him seemingly being afraid of her.

Antagonists[edit]

  • The Grand Master (voiced by Kerry Shale (Series 1), played and voiced by Julian Bleach (Series 2–6)), the head of the Super Kriminal Underworld League (SKUL). Owns a white rabbit which he refers to as General Flopsy.
  • The Mastermind (voiced by Brian Cox (Series 6), Gavin Mitchell (Series 7)), the dictatorial head of KORPS, whose consciousness was digitally uploaded to cheat death.
  • The Crime Minister (Pollyanna McIntosh), The Mastermind's second-in-command. She is generally seen in command of KORPS due to the Mastermind's condition.

Episodes[edit]

Main article: List of M.I. High episodes
Season Episodes Original air dates
Series premiere Series finale
1 10 8 January 2007 5 March 2007
2 13 7 January 2008 24 March 2008
3 13 5 January 2009 30 March 2009
4 13 4 January 2010 15 March 2010
5 13 10 January 2011 21 March 2011
6 13 7 January 2013 25 March 2013
7 13 13 January 2014 31 March 2014

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Ceremony Category Outcome Notes
2008 Royal Television Society Best Children's Drama Won [1]
2009 Royal Television Society Best Children's Drama Nomination [2]

Merchandise[edit]

Books[edit]

Books have been released including three novels, a survival handbook and a 2012 annual.

  • M. I. High: A New Generation (31 January 2008, 978-0-14-132361-9, Puffin Books)
  • M. I. High: Secrets & Spies (31 January 2008, 978-0-14-132362-6, Puffin Books)
  • MI High: Spy Survival Handbook (31 January 2008, 978-0-14-132363-3, Puffin Books)
  • M.I. High Annual 2012 (1 August 2011, 978-1-4052-5972-9, Egmont Books Ltd)

A further novel, M.I. High: The Midas Machine, was cancelled.[3]

Comic[edit]

M.I. High comics
Release name Release date Author Publisher Notes Ref
Totally... M.I. High 27 January 2011(UK) Caryn Jenner Titan Magazines Included free poster, UV Pen and Notepad.[4] [5]

DVD release[edit]

The first series of M.I. High was scheduled to be released on DVD in two five-episode installments by the Contender Entertainment Group, under license from the BBC. The first of which was released on 21 January 2008 and the second which would complete the first season was to follow on 31 March 2008 but was cancelled indefinitely with no reason given, and the rest of the show has not seen a DVD release yet.[6][7] The first DVD includes a documentary about the series (which is made up of various short clips shown during the series on CBBC Extra).

M.I. High DVD releases
DVD release name Episodes Years of series UK release date
(Region 2) 		Australian release date
(Region 4)
M.I High: Series 1 Vol 1 S1 Ep. 1–5 2007 21 January 2008[8] 2 March 2010[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Programme Awards Winners 2008". Royal Television Society. 2008. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Programme Awards Winners 2009". Royal Television Society. 2009. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  3. ^ "M.I. High Book 1: The Midas Machine – Cancelled". egmont.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Issue 8 M.I. High". titanmagazines.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Titan Launch Totally M.I. High Magazine". titanmagazines.com. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  6. ^ "M.I. High: The Sinister Prime Minister and Other Adventures". British Video Association. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  7. ^ "M.I. High: Super Blane and Other Adventures". British Video Association. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  8. ^ "MI High – The Sinister Prime Minister and Other Adventures [2007] [DVD]". Amazon UK. 21 January 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  9. ^ "M.I.High – Series 1: Episodes 1–5". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2011.

External links[edit]

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