| Summerhill | |
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| Genre | Children's drama |
| Written by | Alison Hume |
| Directed by | Jon East |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Tiger Aspect Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBBC |
| Release | 21 January – 29 January 2008 |
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Summerhill is a British children's television drama about the famously radical Summerhill School in Leiston in Suffolk, [1] written by Alison Hume and directed by Jon East. It was first broadcast on the CBBC Channel in January 2008 and was subsequently nominated for three children's BAFTA awards: Best Drama, Best Writer (for Alison Hume) and Breakthrough Talent (for Eliot Otis Brown Walters). It won the awards for writer & breakthrough nominations.[2] The show launched the careers of a number of young actors, most notably Jessie Cave who went on to star as 'Lavender Brown' in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and also Olly Alexander, Eliot Otis Brown Walters, and Holly Bodimeade.
The series was also shown on BBC One,[3] and as a feature-length film on BBC Four.[4]
- ^ "Summerhill School". Retrieved 18 April 2009.
- ^ "Alison Hume".
- ^ Walton, James (24 January 2008). "Telegraph preview". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
- ^ Moran, Caitlin (19 January 2008). "Times review". The Times. London. Retrieved 18 April 2009.[dead link]