Groove High

Groove High is a musical comedy television series that premiered on Disney Channel on 10 November 2012[1] starring Jonathan Bailey and Samantha Barks. It is a mixture of live action and animation.[2]

Groove High
Created byFrédéric Puech
Virgile Troullot
StarringJonathan Bailey
Samantha Barks
Opening theme"When You Got Friends", performed by Jonathan Bailey and Samantha Barks
ComposersEric Renwart
Marja Supponen
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Belgium
Ireland
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Production locationUnited Kingdom
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesPlanet Nemo
Nexus Factory
Telegael
Release
Original networkDisney Channel (UK & Ireland)
Original release10 November 2012 (2012-11-10) –
9 March 2013 (2013-03-09)

Premise

Groove High is a live action/animated comedy series following a group of talented kids that attend a quirky school for performing arts.

The show uses both live action and animation. Each show begins in live action whereby Tom (Jonathan Bailey) and Zoe (Samantha Barks) are two rock superstars touring with their band. Between shows they like to remember the good old days at their high school Groove High. As they remember key events the show presents their memories as animated flashbacks. Often their memories are slightly distorted or exaggerated and Tom and Zoe's live action counterparts frequently interrupt the flashbacks to disagree about how it really happened.

Production

Groove High is a co-production between French animation companies Planet Nemo and Nexus Factory and Irish production company Telegael.[3]

Voice recording work for the animated sections began in April 2010, with live action filming completed at Telegael Productions in Ireland, October 2011.[4][5]

Animation was completed by two companies, Jetoon in China, and PASI in the Philippines.[6]

All music in the show including the theme song were originally written arranged and recorded by Belgian composers Eric Renwart and Marja Supponen, then sung by lead actors Bailey and Barks.

After the show ended, Bailey and Barks worked together again for the musical The Last Five Years at The Other Place in London, in 2016.[7]

Cast

Episodes
No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Last Tango At A-List"10 November 2012 (2012-11-10)
2"The Inside Man"11 November 2012 (2012-11-11)
3"He's Gotta Have It"17 November 2012 (2012-11-17)
4"The Boy In The Plastic Bubble"18 November 2012 (2012-11-18)
5"The Fan"24 November 2012 (2012-11-24)
6"Not Quite The Sound Of Music"25 November 2012 (2012-11-25)
7"Single White Guitarist"5 January 2013 (2013-01-05)
8"Reality Bites"6 January 2013 (2013-01-06)
9"Zoe Dynamite"12 January 2013 (2013-01-12)
10"A Little Fight Music"13 January 2013 (2013-01-13)
11"Big Night At Groove High"19 January 2013 (2013-01-19)
12"There's Something About Rusty"20 January 2013 (2013-01-20)
13"A Fright At The Opera"26 January 2013 (2013-01-26)
14"Slightly Ballroom"2 February 2013 (2013-02-02)
15"Mr And Mrs Doubtfire"27 January 2013 (2013-01-27)
16"The Secret Gardener"9 February 2013 (2013-02-09)
17"Trading Places"2 December 2012 (2012-12-02)
18"The Lie Who Loved Me"8 December 2012 (2012-12-08)
19"Hatman Begins"9 December 2012 (2012-12-09)
20"Groovily Ever After"1 December 2012 (2012-12-01)
21"School Of Lock"15 December 2012 (2012-12-15)
22"My Cousin Tommy"16 February 2013 (2013-02-16)
23"Text, Lies And Videogames"16 December 2012 (2012-12-16)
24"Jump Up The Volume"23 February 2013 (2013-02-23)
25"A Christmess Carol"2 March 2013 (2013-03-02)
26"Duet The Right Thing"9 March 2013 (2013-03-09)

Broadcast

The series airs on Disney Channel in the UK, France, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Australia, and New Zealand. It also airs on Kids Central in the United States, Teletoon+ in Poland, BBC Kids in Canada, Nickelodeon in the Benelux, Germany and Scandinavia, Arutz HaYeladim in Israel, PBS in Malta, TG4 in Ireland, Televisa in Latin America, YLE in Finland, TV5 Monde in France, MBC 3 in the Middle East and E-Junior in the United Arab Emirates.[8][9]

References
  1. "Int'l Broadcasters Rock to 'Groove High'". Animation World Network. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. Zahed, Ramin (31 October 2012). "Planet Nemo Scores Sales for 'Groove High'".
  3. "Disney Channels orders French kids series Groove High | Page 19101". TBI Vision. 31 October 2012.
  4. "Disney Channel UK To Premiere New Series "Groove High" November 2012". DisneyChannelEars. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  5. "Bliss to break-up: Samantha Barks's marriage breakdown stage role". BBC News. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  6. "Parallels H-Sphere pasi.com.ph". www.pasi.com.ph.
  7. Khan, Jessica. "THE LAST FIVE YEARS, Starring Samantha Barks & Jonathan Bailey, Begins Tonight in London". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  8. Dickson, Jeremy (31 October 2012). "International broadcasters rock to Groove High". KidScreen. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  9. "Groove High". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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