M.I. High
| M.I. High | |
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| Starring | Bel Powley Moustafa Chousein-Oglou Rachel Petladwala Danny John-Jules |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBBC, BBC One |
| Release | 8 Jan 2007 |
M.I.High is a CBBC children's adventure series following a group of inner-city high school kids who work as undercover spies which is shown on Mondays at 5PM on BBC one with the next episode shown stright after on the CBBC Channel.
The spies are led by MI9 agent Lenny Bicknall played by Danny John-Jules, who also happens to be the school caretaker. All other spies' covers have been rumbled and the only spies left undercover are school children still being trained.
Lenny summons his spy taskforce by means of a small flashing light at the top of the kids' pencils. The kids go to the caretaker's room and then descend to a deep underground spy headquarters where they learn their mission.
M.I. High is produced for the BBC by the independent production company Kudos, who also produced the hit BBC spy drama Spooks. It follows in the success of Young Bond and the book/film Stormbreaker. M.I.High was recorded in high definition.
The program MI High was filmed at Eastbury Comprehensive School old site(Dawson Road site)
Profile
Lenny Bicknall is deep undercover posing as St Hope's School janitor. He has been at M.I.9 for years and has lots of old secret mission stories. His storage cupboard is the secret entrance to the M.I.High hide out.He trained Carla Terrini to be a Top Secret Agent.
Blane Whittaker is a karate black belt. His hand-eye coordination is second to none and he is also the UK long jump Champion record holder. In his spare time he loves watching Martial Arts films. He has been friends with Stewart since he was six years old.
Daisy Millar is Daisy is an only child, her parents are married and both of them work abroad.She is an undercover expert with extraordinary chameleon abilities, building allegiance to get closer to the enemy.She falls for Agent Chad Turner and thinks Rose seriously needs a makeover.
Rose Gupta is the eldest of three and her parents own the local DVD rental store.Rose has an IQ that is off the chart! She is the spy team's scientific, technical and analytical expert. She also has a musical side and plays the tuba. She has a crush on Stewart Critchley.
The Grand Master is the Leader of S.K.U.L the Secret Kriminal Underground League which the whereabouts are Unknown. He operates an undefined quantity of enemy cells called S.K.U.L. Riding high after M.I.9's adult mission to locate him was foiled. Numerous failed missions to stop the Grand Master have lead to his and his S.K.U.L associates increased capacity to threaten national security.
Stewart Critchley is Blane's best friend and side-kick, he believes in UFOs and the Supernatural. His favourite TV programme is Star Trek and he also runs the radio club. Stewart has a thing for Daisy!
Mr Flatley is the school headmaster who is easy going but has a determined streak and an obsession for getting things right. He really believes in St Hope's School and its pupils. He has great patience and works long hours without complaining. Though there has been no improvement in school results, morale or truancy levels, Mr Flatley's optimism remains undented. He likes to boss Lenny, the school janitor, about all the time but deep down he wishes he was more like him.
Miss Helen Templeman is a teacher at M.I.High and is Blane, Rose and Daisy's Form Teacher.Luckily for the school, but unluckily for the Spy team, their form Teacher is a young, sensitive,ambitious teacher. She secretly fancies Lenny but is too shy to tell him. Mechanics is one of her hobbies.
Fifty Pence or Julian Hamley is the school bully at M.I.High.He always gets bad grades at school and thinks he is a great rapper. He has won a brave kid award. He secretly wants to be a ballet dancer and his mum calls him Twinkle Toes.
Kaleigh is the tough ring-leader of the class gang, Kaleigh has a 'couldn't care less' attitude. She is friends with Daisy and Zara and only cares about her hair and her nails.
Zara is friends with Daisy and Kaleigh, the popular girls in School. She is constantly confused but she doesn't mind, as long as her clothes are in season and she is looking fabulous and fashionable.
The Guinea Pig is renowned for her discredited experiments. She works for the Grand Master and is sponsored by S.K.U.L. She tried to take over the world using a cyber clone of the Prime Minister until the M.I.High spies discovered her plans.
The Prime Minister is the leader of the UK and was kidnapped and cloned by the Guinea Pig in an attempt to start a war with Europe.
Episode guide
Episode 1. In the first episode the spies investigate the British Prime Minister who is about to declare war on the rest of Europe.
Episode 2. A pop band, The Crush, are hypnotising fans with the lyrics in their songs.
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