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{{Short description|British children's TV series}}
{{Short description|British children's TV series}}
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| image = M.I. High Series 6 Title Card.jpg
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| 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
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| 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]]
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'''''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 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 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.
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==
==Cast==
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[[File:MI High Series 7 Cast.jpg|thumb|250px|right| Series seven cast from left Keri, Dan, Aneisha & Tom]]
[[File:MI High Series 7 Cast.jpg|thumb|250px|right| Series seven cast from left Keri, Dan, Aneisha & Tom]]
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*Lenny Bicknall ([[Danny John-Jules]]), the team's MI9 handler working undercover as the school's caretaker (Series 1-2).
*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).
*Frank London ([[Jonny Freeman]]), who replaces Lenny as the team's MI9 handler working undercover as the school's caretaker (Series 3–7).


=== Supporting ===
=== Supporting ===


==== Saint Hope's/Saint Hearts School Staff ====
==== Saint Hope's/Saint Heart's School Staff ====
*Kenneth Flatley (Christ Stanton), the Headmaster of Saint Hope's (Series 1–5) and of Saint Hearts (Series 6–7). He is unaware of the spying activities along with much else that happens in the school.
*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 Hearts (Series 7), who often undermines Mr. Flatley resulting in him seemingly being afraid of her.
*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 ====
==== Antagonists ====
*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 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.
*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.
*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.
*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==
==Episodes==
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! scope="row"| ''M.I High: Series 1 Vol 1''
! scope="row"| ''M.I High: Series 1 Vol 1''
| style="text-align:center;"|S1 Ep 1–5
| 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>
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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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