Heartbreak High | |
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Written by | Elizabeth Coleman Philip Dalkin |
Directed by | Dan Burstall Mandy Smith |
Country of origin | Australia |
Language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 7 |
No. of episodes | 210 |
Production | |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Production company(s) | Gannon Television |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | Ten Network between 1994 and 1996, then the ABCbetween 1997 and 1999 |
Original run | 1 April 1994 – 1 November 1999 |
Status | Ended |
Heartbreak High was an Australian television series, dealing with the students of Hartley High, a tough high school in a multi-racial area of Sydney, and proved to be a more gritty and fast-paced show than many of its contemporaries. It was a spin-off of the 1993 Australian feature film The Heartbreak Kid which had featured Alex Dimitriades and Claudia Karvan. However, in later seasons the show shifted emphasis away from the school setting and the Poulos Family to the students' homes and hangout - the Shark Pool.
The series was transmitted by the Ten Network between 1994 and 1996, and by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 1997 and 1999. It was also shown in the United Kingdom for several years on BBC Two, as the BBC were co-funding production of the series. It has also been shown in Europe, being very successful in Albania, Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, the Republic of Macedonia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland (as of 2007, the series is airing on TVP1 every weekday, currently in its fifth season), Russia, Serbia (with great success in its initial run), and Slovenia. The show was also a success in India and Israel. It had a relative success in Spain and France, and now is normally programmed in summer.
After the sixth season the Australian Broadcasting Corporation axed the show as selling another season to foreign TV stations proved increasingly difficult. The BBC had no interest in buying an additional season; due to scheduling delays a backlog of episodes had built up, and the show was forced to wrap up production. Heartbreak High still enjoys a devoted fan base.
Australia's new free-to-air kids channel ABC3, a friend channel of ABC1, which screened the show between 1997 and 1999, is screening the original series.
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Regular Cast
Actor | Character | Role |
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Alex Dimitriades | Nick Poulos | student, dies in a boxing match in episode 38 |
Sarah Lambert | Christina Milano | English/History teacher, leaves to work overseas in episode 26 |
Katherine Halliday | Rossette "Rose" Malouf | student |
Salvatore Coco | Costa "Con" Bordino | student, Nick's cousin |
Emma Roche | Danielle Miller | student |
Corey Page | Steve Wiley | student |
Doris Younane | Yola Fatoush | school psychologist |
Scott Major | Peter Rivers | student |
Abi Tucker | Jodie Cooper | student |
Isabella Gutierrez | Chaka Cardenes | student, moves to Darwin with her family in episode 14 |
Tai Nguyen | Jack Tran | student, moves to a selective school in episode 22 |
Tony Martin | Bill Southgate | Science teacher/supervisor |
Hugh Baldwin | Graham Brown | Maths/Music teacher, gay, leaves in episode 26 |
Stephen O'Rourke | Jim Deloraine | Headmaster |
Jan Adele | Ruby St John | local pub owner, is not seen after episode 26 |
Elly Varrenti | Irini Poulos | Nick's mother, dies from car accident-related injuries in episode 8 |
Nico Lathouris | George Poulos | Nick's father, moves back to Greece in episode 30 |
Despina Caldis | Effie Poulos | Nick's sister |
Additions
Actor | Character | Role |
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Peta Toppano | Stella Ioannou | Katerina's mother, appears from episode 9, moves to Greece in episode 28 |
Ada Nicodemou | Katerina Ioannou | student, appears from episode 16, moves to Greece in episode 28 |
Ivar Kants | Roberto Bordino | Con's father, appears from episode 29 |
Barbara Gouskos | Helen Bordino | Con's mother, appears from episode 29 |
Kym Wilson | Samantha "Sam" Robinson | English teacher, appears from episode 29, is fired from the school in episode 36 |
Alexandra Brunning | Lucy Weston | student, appears from episode 30 |
Regular Cast
Actor | Character | Role |
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Katherine Halliday | Rossette "Rose" Malouf | student, leaves to get married in episode 49 |
Salvatore Coco | Costa "Con" Bordino | student, Nick's cousin |
Emma Roche | Danielle Miller | student |
Corey Page | Steve Wiley | student |
Doris Younane | Yola Fatoush | school psychologist, leaves for a rural school in episode 52 |
Scott Major | Peter Rivers | student |
Abi Tucker | Jodie Cooper | student |
Tony Martin | Bill Southgate | Science teacher/supervisor, leaves for a rural school in episode 52 |
Stephen O'Rourke | Jim Deloraine | Headmaster |
Despina Caldis | Effie Poulos | Nick's sister |
Ivar Kants | Roberto Bordino | Con's father |
Barbara Gouskos | Helen Bordino | Con's mother |
Alexandra Brunning | Lucy Weston | student, leaves for six month exchange program in Japan in episode 51 |
Additions
Actor | Character | Role |
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Vince Poletto | Matt Logan | student, appears from episode 39 |
Regular Cast
Actor | Character | Role |
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Salvatore Coco | Costa "Con" Bordino | student |
Emma Roche | Danielle Miller | student |
Corey Page | Steve Wiley | student, last seen alive in episode 65, found dead from an accident in episode 66 |
Scott Major | Peter Rivers | student, runs away with Sam in episode 65 |
Abi Tucker | Jodie Cooper | student, leaves to pursue her musical career in episode 65 |
Stephen O'Rourke | Jim Deloraine | Headmaster |
Despina Caldis | Effie Poulos | Nick's sister, not seen after episode 65 |
Ivar Kants | Roberto Bordino | Con's father |
Barbara Gouskos | Helen Bordino | Con's mother |
Vince Poletto | Matt Logan | student |
Additions
Actor | Character | Role |
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Kym Wilson | Samantha "Sam" Robinson | English teacher, returns from episode 53, runs away with Rivers in episode 65 |
Ada Nicodemou | Katerina Ioannou | student, returns from episode 54 |
Inge Hornstra | Allie Matts | student, appears from episode 55 |
Ian Bliss | Andrew Bell | Science teacher, appears from episode 56 |
Regular Cast
Actor | Character | Role |
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Salvatore Coco | Costa "Con" Bordino | student, leaves for a student exchange program in the United States in episode 71 |
Emma Roche | Danielle Miller | student, leaves to become a TV reporter in Wollongong in episode 91 |
Stephen O'Rourke | Jim Deloraine | Headmaster, has a heart attack and retires in episode 69 |
Ivar Kants | Roberto Bordino | Con's father |
Barbara Gouskos | Helen Bordino | Con's mother |
Vince Poletto | Matt Logan | student |
Ada Nicodemou | Katerina Ioannou | student |
Inge Hornstra | Allie Matts | student, leaves for London for a literary fellowship in episode 87 |
Ian Bliss | Andrew Bell | Science teacher, leaves to join a research team in Antarctica in episode 78 |
Additions
Actor | Character | Role |
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Jon Pollard | Alan Bolton | student, appears from episode 1, made series regular in episode 66 |
Deni Gordon | Rhonda Brooks | teacher, appears from episode 67 |
Diane Craig | June Dyson | Headmistress, appears from episode 69 |
Rupert Reid | Declan Costello | student, appears from episode 72 |
Tara Jakszewicz | Anatasia "Stassy" Sumich | student, appears from episode 73 |
Simon Baker-Denny | Tom Summers | teacher, appears from episode 80, fired in episode 87 |
Sebastian Goldspink | Charles "Charlie" Byrd | student, appears from episode 81 |
Regular Cast
Actor | Character | Role |
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Ivar Kants | Roberto Bordino | Con's father, leaves for a European vacation in episode 96 |
Barbara Gouskos | Helen Bordino | Con's mother, leaves for a European vacation in episode 96 |
Vince Poletto | Matt Logan | student, leaves to explore Australia with Stassy in episode 97 |
Ada Nicodemou | Katerina Ioannou | student, leaves with Charlie in episode 130 |
Jon Pollard | Alan Bolton | student, leaves for Canberra to become an event organizer in episode 95 |
Deni Gordon | Rhonda Brooks | teacher, leaves at the closure of Hartley High in episode 130 |
Diane Craig | June Dyson | headmistress, leaves for Queensland with her son in episode 92 |
Rupert Reid | Declan Costello | student, leaves for a nursing program in episode 104 |
Tara Jakszewicz | Anatasia "Stassy" Sumich | student, leaves to explore Australia with Matt in episode 97 |
Sebastian Goldspink | Charles "Charlie" Byrd | student, leaves with Katerina in episode 130 |
Additions
Actor | Character | Role |
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Rebecca Smart | Melanie Black | student, appears from episode 95 |
Lara Cox | Anita Scheppers | student, appears from episode 98 |
Rel Hunt | Ryan Scheppers | student, appears from episode 98 |
Tina Bursill | Hilary Scheppers | Ryan & Anita's mother, appears from episode 98 |
Callan Mulvey | Bogdan Drazic | student, appears from episode 99 |
Peter Sumner | Les Bailey | headmastster, appears from episode 99 |
Nina Liu | Stephanie "Mai Hem" Tan | student, appears from episode 104 |
Regular Cast
Actor | Character | Role |
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Rebecca Smart | Melanie Black | student, leaves for Tasmania with her boyfriend in episode 136 |
Lara Cox | Anita Scheppers | student |
Rel Hunt | Ryan Scheppers | student |
Tina Bursill | Hilary Scheppers | Ryan & Anita's mother, moves to Melbourne to pursue a job offer in episode 133 |
Callan Mulvey | Bogdan Drazic | student |
Peter Sumner | Les Bailey | Science/Maths teacher, quits after a sexual harassment complaint in episode 134 |
Nina Liu | Stephanie "Mai Hem" Tan | student, leaves to pursue a music video directing career in episode 152 |
Additions
Actor | Character | Role |
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Fleur Beaupert | Nikki Ruark | student, appears from episode 131, leaves to pursue her music career in episode 169 |
Jeremy Lindsay Taylor | Kurt Peterson | student, appears from episode 131 |
Andrea Moor | Di Barnett | headmistress, appears from episode 131 |
Frederick Miragliotta | Gerrard Albers | teacher, appears from episode 133, leaves to become an artistic director of a regional theatre company in episode 152 |
Elaine Hudson | Kath Livingston | Sarah's mother, appears from episode 139, leaves for the country in episode 150 |
Nathalie Roy | Sarah Livingston | student, appears from episode 139 |
Mario Gamma | Peter D'Esposito | student, appears from episode 151 |
John Walton | Nat Delaine | Lee's father, appears from episode 153 |
Morna Seres | Jill Delaine | Lee's mother, appears from episode 153 |
Marcel Bracks | Lee Delaine | student, appears from episode 153 |
Putu Winchester | Dennis Klinsmann | student, appears from episode 131, made series regular in episode 170 |
Regular Cast
Actor | Character | Role |
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Lara Cox | Anita Scheppers | student |
Rel Hunt | Ryan Scheppers | student, graduates high school in episode 186 |
Callan Mulvey | Bogdan Drazic | student |
Jeremy Lindsay Taylor | Kurt Peterson | student, graduates high school in episode 186 |
Andrea Moor | Di Barnett | headmistress, leaves for a bigger school in episode 186 |
Nathalie Roy | Sarah Livingston | student, graduates high school in episode 186 |
Mario Gamma | Peter D'Esposito | student |
John Walton | Nat Delaine | Lee's father, leaves in episode 185 |
Morna Seres | Jill Delaine | Lee's mother, leaves with Lee in episode 200 |
Marcel Bracks | Lee Delaine | student, leaves for another school in episode 200 |
Putu Winchester | Dennis Klinsmann | student |
Additions
Actor | Character | Role |
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Tasneem Roc | Thania Saya | student, appears from episode 175 |
Bianca Nacson | Gemma Whitley | student, appears from 186, expelled in episode 209 |
Luke Jacobz | Zac Croft | student, appears from episode 187 |
John Gregg | Alan Carson | headmaster, appears from episode 187 |
Elena Carapetis | Jackie Kassis | teacher, appears from episode 187 |
Danny Raco | Marco Vialli | student, appears from episode 191 |
Katherine Hicks | Tess Mason | student, appears from episode 201 |
Mark Owen-Taylor | Tim Mason | Tess's father, appears from episode 210 |
Morna Seres | Jill Delaine | Lee's mother, appears from episode 153 |
Season 1 of the show has been released on two DVD sets in Germany in the dubbed German version with no English audio track. This DVD is not an official release. Despite overwhelming public demand, there is still no info on an official international release as yet. [1].
Heartbreak High was broadcast in the following countries:
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