Heartbreak High (1994–1999)

The series based on the lives of a group of students who attend the fictional Hartley High School in Sydney. Praised for its willingness to tackle gritty issues, from drugs to romance to ... See full summary »

Stars:

Callan Mulvey, Lara Cox, Jon Pollard

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Callan Mulvey	...	Bogdan Drazic (111 episodes, 1996-1999)
Lara Cox	...	Anita Scheppers (98 episodes, 1996-1999)
Jon Pollard	...	Alan Bolton (95 episodes, 1994-1997)
Emma Roche	...	Danielle Miller (91 episodes, 1994-1997)
Ada Nicodemou	...	Katerina 'Kat' Ioannou (90 episodes, 1994-1998)
Rel Hunt	...	Ryan Scheppers (89 episodes, 1996-1999)
Putu Winchester	...	Dennis Klinsmann (75 episodes, 1998-1999)
Salvatore Coco	...	Costa 'Con' Bordino (72 episodes, 1994-1997)
Barbara Gouskos	...	Helen Bordino (71 episodes, 1994-1997)
Stephen O'Rourke	...	Principal Jim Deloraine (69 episodes, 1994-1996)
Ivar Kants	...	Roberto Bordino (68 episodes, 1994-1997)
Corey Page	...	Steve Wiley (65 episodes, 1994-1995)
Scott Major	...	Peter Rivers (65 episodes, 1994-1995)
Despina Caldis	...	Effie Poulos (65 episodes, 1994-1995)
Abi Tucker	...	Jodie Cooper (64 episodes, 1994-1995)
Denni Gordon	...	Ms. Rhonda 'Ronnie' Brooks (64 episodes, 1996-1998)
Vince Poletto	...	Matt Logan (59 episodes, 1995-1997)
Mario Gamma	...	Peter 'D'Espo' D'Esposito (59 episodes, 1998-1999)
Jeremy Lindsay Taylor	...	Kurt Peterson (56 episodes, 1997-1999)
Doris Younane	...	Yola Fatoush (52 episodes, 1994-1995)
Tony Martin	...	Mr. William 'Bill' Southgate (52 episodes, 1994-1995)
Andrea Moor	...	Principal Diana 'Di' Barnett (51 episodes, 1998-1999)
Sebastian Goldspink	...	Charles 'Charlie' Byrd (50 episodes, 1996-1998)
Nina Liu	...	Mai Hem (50 episodes, 1997-1998)
Katherine Halliday	...	Rossette 'Rose' Malouf Tran (49 episodes, 1994-1995)
Marcel Bracks	...	Lee Delaine (48 episodes, 1998-1999)
Morna Seres	...	Jill Delaine (48 episodes, 1998-1999)
Nathalie Roy	...	Sarah Livingstone (47 episodes, 1998-1999)

Storyline

The series based on the lives of a group of students who attend the fictional Hartley High School in Sydney. Praised for its willingness to tackle gritty issues, from drugs to romance to religion to shop lifting and homelessness, it has starred some names well-known to Australian television, especially Peter Sumner and Rebecca Smart, and it has bred new talent like Callan Mulvey.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | teen

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

official site

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

August 1995 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Amores e Rebeldia

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gannon Television Pty. Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 50 min (210 episodes)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Declan Costello (played by Rupert Reid) was named after Elvis Costello, whose real name is Declan MacManus.

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Goofs

The character of Sophie Poulos who used to live with her aunt and uncle vanished from the show without any explanation.

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Connections

Featured in Kinderen voor kinderen: Episode #19.1 (1998)

User Reviews

Brilliant...most of the time

Heartbreak High is one of my favourite tv shows. I used to love watching it after school on tuesdays? on the BBC. They used to show it on the school holidays too, but this year it aint on :( anyway.....hh was a great show when it started. The grittyness of it was brilliant but it wasnt overplayed. Each character was given an equal time in the spotlight. The story of Nick and Jody was amazingly portrayed. But things started to change when the heartley high kids had to move to another school. Sure there were still many great storylines and characters at that time, like ryan, anita, sarah, nikki etc, but somewhere along the line it seemed to loose its way. By the final series it was still good, but it had seemed to have lost its edge. That was the main selling point about heartbreak high, it was telling tough stories about un-perfect kids, sure they all looked good, but all of them did have their demons, and thats what made it so appealing. It just seemed by the end series it was time to finish. I have so many favourite characters from the show, but my all-time favourites have to be mai, anita, katarina, ryan, nikki, drazic, con, mel, danny, jody, d'espo, nick.....ok thats nearly all of them, what can i say, i love the show!