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?

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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

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:

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

Britannia High Promo

Source via SkinsOnline

Introducing Britannia High

 
Britannia High BEBO page post some new pics and a video the show will be starting in the autumn on ITV
Mitch will be playing the role of Danny, you can see his BEBO profile here

Show Summary:

Danny, Lauren, Claudine, Jez, Lola and BB will be starting at the performing arts school Britannia High next term where they’ll soon learn how to be the best they can be. They will be learning as much about life, themselves and each other as they do about their singing, dancing and acting.
With term starting soon we want to know all about your summer holidays and what you are doing to get ready for the first day of school. This is the place to get all the gossip about Britannia High and the best tips for making the most of your holidays until term starts.

SuperSuper Magazine Scans

Hayley from Skins Online has scanned in the pictures from SuperSuper Magazine. She says she’ll scan the interviews when she gets back off holiday.

More Britannia High Photos [Mitch Hewer]

Thanks to Victor from Skins Brazil for linking me to the photos:

  (this guy is nice no?)

There are a few others here.

Mitch Hewer Pictures

One of Hayley’s (Skinsonline) readers, Livvy, sent her these stills from the Cosmopolitan magazine photo shoot behind the scenes video.

As Hayley said, we’ve been lacking naked Mitch pics lately, so enjoy! Racheal, don’t worry I will print them out for you haha xx.

Source: http://skinsonline.blogspot.com/2008/08/mitch-hewer-in-cosmo-caps.html

More Britannia High Photos [Mitch Hewer]

Many thanks to Helen from DareDigital for linking me to these:

For those wondering here is some information about the characters in the new show:

Danny (played by Mitch Hewer from Skins) Is Britannia High’s exceptional and all round talent, brimming with wit and charm.

Lauren (played by Georgina Hagen from Tracy Beaker) is a shy girl, coming from a small town and a close family, she feels lost amongst the huge personalities at Britannia High.

Claudine (played by Sapphire Elia) is the girl with show-business in her blood and she’s determined to make it by any means necessary.

BB (played by Marcquelle Ward) considers himself to be the Fifty Cent of Britannia High but is the most grounded and mature of all the students.

Jez (played by Matthew James Thomas) is highly intelligent and quick witted. He finally finds a sense of belonging when he enrols at Britannia High.

Lola (played by Rana Roy) whose eccentricities and naive optimism make her hugely popular with her friends. She also happens to be a phenomenal dancer, with moves that put Beyoncé to shame.

Britannia High has a Bebo : http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=7184454736