Groove High facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Groove High |
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| Created by | Frédéric Puech Virgile Troullot |
| Starring | Jonathan Bailey Samantha Barks |
| Opening theme | "When You Got Friends", performed by Jonathan Bailey and Samantha Barks |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Production location(s) | United Kingdom |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Planet Nemo Nexus Factory Telegael |
| Release | |
| Original network | Disney Channel (UK & Ireland) |
| Original release | 10 November 2012 – 9 March 2013 |
Groove High is a fun British TV show that mixes real actors with animation. It's a comedy with lots of music! The show first aired on Disney Channel on November 10, 2012. It was created by Frédéric Puech and Virgile Troullot and has 26 episodes in its first season.
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About the Show: Groove High's Story
Groove High is a comedy series that combines live-action scenes with animated parts. It follows a group of super talented students who go to a special school for performing arts. This school is a bit quirky and full of surprises!
The show starts with Jonathan Bailey and Samantha Barks playing Tom and Zoe. They are now famous rock stars on tour with their band. Between their concerts, they love to look back and remember their exciting days at Groove High.
Memories Come to Life
As Tom and Zoe remember their past, their memories turn into animated flashbacks. These animated scenes show all the funny and sometimes exaggerated things that happened at their high school. Tom and Zoe often interrupt these flashbacks. They might disagree about how things really happened, which adds to the comedy!
Making the Show: Behind the Scenes
Groove High was made by several companies working together. French animation companies Planet Nemo and Nexus Factory teamed up with Telegael, an Irish production company.
Bringing Characters to Life
The voices for the animated parts of the show were recorded starting in April 2010. The live-action scenes, where you see the real actors, were filmed in Ireland at Telegael Productions in October 2011.
Two companies, Jetoon in China and PASI in the Philippines, handled the animation. This means artists from different parts of the world helped create the look of Groove High.
The Music of Groove High
All the songs in the show, including the catchy opening theme, were created by Belgian composers Eric Renwart and Marja Supponen. The lead actors, Jonathan Bailey and Samantha Barks, sang these songs themselves.
An interesting fact is that during the show's production, Samantha Barks got a big role. She was chosen to play Éponine in the movie version of the famous musical Les Misérables.
Meet the Characters: Cast of Groove High
The show features a fun group of characters, played by talented actors.
Main Characters
- Tom Mason - played by Jonathan Bailey
- Zoe Myer - played by Samantha Barks
Other Characters
- Baz Trobatori - Rasmus Hardiker
- Victoria (Vic) Benson - Jules de Jongh
- Lena Michelle Fayot - Rebekah Staton
- Lex Turtletaub - Rasmus Hardiker
- Sasha Turtletaub - Rasmus Hardiker
- Myriam (Coco) Clarington - Beth Chalmers
- Duke Kincaid - Rupert Degas
- Miss Singleton - Beth Chalmers
- Dr. Khan - Rupert Degas
- Scoot (Zoe's pet lizard) - David Freedman
Episodes of Groove High
Groove High has one exciting season with 26 episodes. Each episode tells a new story about Tom and Zoe's adventures at their performing arts school.
| Season | Episodes | Originally Aired (UK) | ||
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| First Episode | Last Episode | |||
| 1 | 26 | November 10, 2012 | March 9, 2013 | |
Where Groove High Was Shown
The Groove High series was broadcast in many countries around the world. It aired on Disney Channel in the UK, France, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Australia, and New Zealand.
It also aired on:
- Kids Central in the United States
- Teletoon+ in Poland
- BBC Kids in Canada
- Nickelodeon in the Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg), 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
- E-Junior in the United Arab Emirates
