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Feb 07

Mitch Hewer (Kai Z Feng Photoshoot)

Here’s an image of Mitch Hewer (Maxxie) photographed by Kai Z Feng.

To check out more images from photographer Kai Z Feng please visit his website here.

SOURCE

Jan 20

Britannia High is axed!

Mitch Hewer’s (Maxxie) latest venture, Britannia High has been axed by ITV.

Britannia High has been axed after just one series.

ITV1 has decided to discontinue the musical drama, which failed to be a ratings success for the channel.

The show, which cost £2 million to produce, was created by Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips and Take That singer Gary Barlow.

"We thought Britannia High would be an all-singing, all-dancing success – especially having the top names in dance and music on board," a source told The Sun.

"Sadly, the stories of these youngsters vying for their dreams didn’t seem to capture viewers’ imagination.

"The credit crunch is affecting everything, not least TV. A second series of Britannia High was just not viable."

The programme opened to a disappointing 3.31 million viewers in October and later fell to a low of just 2.4 million in its third outing.

Did you watch Britannia High? If so what did you think of it?

Source: Digital Spy

Dec 14

New Mitch Hewer photos by Kai Z Feng

Many thanks to Victor of Skins Brasil for these.

Nov 24

Kai Z Feng: Mitch Hewer (Image)

Here’s a new image of Mitch Hewer photographed by Kai Z Feng.

To check out more photoshoot image’s by Kai Z Feng you can visit his website here .

SOURCE

Nov 20

Mitch Hewer on Never Mind The Buzzcocks:

Mitch Hewer (Maxxie) was on Tonights show of Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
After the jump are some screencaps of him that I took.

Nov 10

Mitch Hewer in Ok Magazine

Mitch Hewer appearing in OK Magazine with his Britannia High Co-stars.

Thanks to Jason again for sending theses in.

SOURCE

Nov 10

Mitch Hewer’s Britannia High Promotion

Thanks to Jason who sent this in

Oct 26

Britannia High

Watched the first episode at www.itv.com/britanniahigh earlier and I’ve got to say I really enjoyed it.

What do you all think?

I’ve added a poll to gauge Skins fans opinions?

Oct 20

What’s Britannia High about?
“Britannia High is this new, edgy series which follows the lives of seven kids, their friendships and the troubles they go through at stage school. There’s a live episode at the end of the series, which has never been done before. I think it’s totally different from High School Musical, Fame and that era of dramas.”

What’s your character, Danny, like? He’s very different from Maxxie…
“He’s a lot different from Maxxie! Danny is very much the charmer, the ladies’ man of the school, the joker. He’s an all-round talent and a very accomplished musician who plays the piano to a very high standard. But he does have a problem which threatens his future at Britannia High, and it’s the last thing that any of the students want because they’re all there to be the best. You find out in episode two what it is.”

There are lots of song and dance numbers in the show. Are you a natural dancer?
“I’ve tapdanced since I was 11 years old. I always wanted to be a tapdancer and that’s all I ever wanted to be. I never dreamed of being an actor! [Acting] just kind of came along, which was a bit surreal for me.”

You had a big dance number in a church in Skins. Do you think that swung you this role?
“I don’t really know. Some people could say that. The only thing I know is that I auditioned like everyone else did and I prepped just as hard as everyone else had to prep. I guess the part of Maxxie in Skins meant I had a profile already, but I still had to have a seven-hour audition with Arlene [Phillips], which was quite tough.”

And is it you singing in the show too?
“Yes, it is. I never trained in singing, although I happened to go to a college in Bristol called SWADA (South West Academy of Dramatic Arts) when I was 16. But to me training is when you go to London and train.”

What do you make of the comparisons to High School Musical?
“I feel Britannia High is aimed at an older audience than High School Musical. Britannia High is more of a serious drama, with the music and dance on top. Also we have a reason to go into songs, because we’re at drama school.”

Were you happy with the way things ended for Maxxie on Skins?
“Well yeah, I guess so. It was quite a nice ending, going to London. I had an amazing experience doing Skins. It was the first acting I’d ever done in my entire life, so I had to learn on set for those two years. I had to keep my head screwed on and learn from the other cast.”

Have you stayed in touch with the cast since filming ended?
“No, unfortunately I haven’t. I guess we’ve all gone our separate ways. I don’t know if they see each other but I’m in Manchester so I’m quite far away from where I originally live. I don’t know if they’re working now. I haven’t got a clue.”

Was it your choice to overhaul your hair for Britannia High?
“It wasn’t my choice but I think it’s good for me as an actor to completely change my look. I don’t want to get stereotyped through my blonde hair. Maybe I’ll do a film next time and have crazy make-up on!”

What are your career ambitions for the future?
“I’d love to be able to do a really good English movie. My dream is to go to Hollywood and see what happens over there. All I can do is work really hard because I’m sure there’s someone out there who has the same level of enthusiasm as me and can do the same stuff as me, if not better. I have to give it everything I have to get where I want, which is in LA doing Hollywood blockbusters.”

Source

Oct 20

Mitch Hewer interview

Digital Spy has a new interview with Mitch Hewer about his role in ITV’s new drama ‘Britannia High’

That Mitch Hewer is a bit of a dark horse, you know. After graduating from Skins earlier this year, the young actor landed a part in ITV’s big new musical drama Britannia High (and spent some time revealing an entirely different side of himself, but that’s not for here). The new role is squarely in "triple threat" territory, requiring Mitch to act, sing and dance. How equipped was he for the challenge? And what on Earth is the deal with that curly new hairdo? We gave Mr Hewer a call to find out.

What’s Britannia High about?
"Britannia High is this new, edgy series which follows the lives of seven kids, their friendships and the troubles they go through at stage school. There’s a live episode at the end of the series, which has never been done before. I think it’s totally different from High School Musical, Fame and that era of dramas."

What’s your character, Danny, like? He’s very different from Maxxie…
"He’s a lot different from Maxxie! Danny is very much the charmer, the ladies’ man of the school, the joker. He’s an all-round talent and a very accomplished musician who plays the piano to a very high standard. But he does have a problem which threatens his future at Britannia High, and it’s the last thing that any of the students want because they’re all there to be the best. You find out in episode two what it is."

There are lots of song and dance numbers in the show. Are you a natural dancer?
"I’ve tapdanced since I was 11 years old. I always wanted to be a tapdancer and that’s all I ever wanted to be. I never dreamed of being an actor! [Acting] just kind of came along, which was a bit surreal for me."

You had a big dance number in a church in Skins. Do you think that swung you this role?
"I don’t really know. Some people could say that. The only thing I know is that I auditioned like everyone else did and I prepped just as hard as everyone else had to prep. I guess the part of Maxxie in Skins meant I had a profile already, but I still had to have a seven-hour audition with Arlene [Phillips], which was quite tough."

And is it you singing in the show too?
"Yes, it is. I never trained in singing, although I happened to go to a college in Bristol called SWADA (South West Academy of Dramatic Arts) when I was 16. But to me training is when you go to London and train."

What do you make of the comparisons to High School Musical?
"I feel Britannia High is aimed at an older audience than High School Musical. Britannia High is more of a serious drama, with the music and dance on top. Also we have a reason to go into songs, because we’re at drama school."

Were you happy with the way things ended for Maxxie on Skins?
"Well yeah, I guess so. It was quite a nice ending, going to London. I had an amazing experience doing Skins. It was the first acting I’d ever done in my entire life, so I had to learn on set for those two years. I had to keep my head screwed on and learn from the other cast."

Have you stayed in touch with the cast since filming ended?
"No, unfortunately I haven’t. I guess we’ve all gone our separate ways. I don’t know if they see each other but I’m in Manchester so I’m quite far away from where I originally live. I don’t know if they’re working now. I haven’t got a clue."

Was it your choice to overhaul your hair for Britannia High?
"It wasn’t my choice but I think it’s good for me as an actor to completely change my look. I don’t want to get stereotyped through my blonde hair. Maybe I’ll do a film next time and have crazy make-up on!"

What are your career ambitions for the future?
"I’d love to be able to do a really good English movie. My dream is to go to Hollywood and see what happens over there. All I can do is work really hard because I’m sure there’s someone out there who has the same level of enthusiasm as me and can do the same stuff as me, if not better. I have to give it everything I have to get where I want, which is in LA doing Hollywood blockbusters."

Source: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a133096/mitch-hewer-britannia-high.html

Oct 15

Mitch Hewer in Britannia High Music Video

Here is the Official Britannia High Music Video. I saw this on the Box last night and I thought I put it on on the sire here. This one is kind of a British High School Musical

Click Here for the Video

What do you guys think?

Oct 12

First Britannia High single!

Here is the first Britannia High video:

Woo! Mitch can sing!

You can download the song here: http://www.britanniahigh.com/a/the-saturdays/index.php

The guy in the middle (can’t remember his name at the moment but he’s in the latest Attitude Magazine) is so the Maxxie of this show:

Oct 12

Mitch learnt how to act – on the set…

Mitch Hewer has said he had to learn how to act on the set of Skins.

Talking at the launch of his new TV show, the young star said: “Skins for me was terrifying. This is still the same but when I was on Skins it was kind of like ‘oh my God’, because I’d never acted in my life when I got the job.

“So I was learning how to act on set, and tried to learn off the cast, learned off the directors. I was lucky, my Dad was played by Bill Bailey and Harry Enfield was on set and so I just tried my hardest to learn. It was like an extension from college,” he said.

Luckily his casting in the teen drama led to good things – a role in Arlene Phillip’s new TV series Britannia High.

“It came off the back of my old job to be honest. Arlene’s daughter spotted me apparently in Skins. And then it just came on from there. It was like ‘OK we need to see this guy’, and I had an audition. It was about seven or eight hours – it was a long audition,” he said.
Click here!

The first episode of Britannia High will be broadcast online in October – a week before it goes out on TV – on the Britannia High website www.itv.com/britanniahigh.

Source: http://www.thisisnorthdevon.co.uk/showbiz/Mitch-Hewer-Skins-terrifying/article-353617-detail/article.html

Oct 03