MI High

Licensor: Kudos Film & Television
Channel: BBC One & CBBC
Type: Children’s Spy Drama
Target Market: 7 to 12 year old boys and girls

Stylish, pacey, ingenious and gripping, MI High is a children’s adventure series following the exploits of a group of inner-city high school kids from St Hope’s.

Blane, Daisy and Rose work as undercover spies. They are led by MI9 agent Lenny Bicknall who also poses as the school caretaker. Lenny summons his spy taskforce by means of a small flashing light at the top of the kids’ pencils, which is disguised to look like an eraser. When they see it, Blane, Daisy and Rose must think of an excuse to get out of class and go to the caretaker’s storeroom. They then descend by means of a high-speed elevator to MI9’s deep underground spy headquarters where they learn about their latest mission from Lenny.

The Team

Lenny Bicknall (St Hope’s Caretaker and MI High’s Supervising Agent) is an MI9 agent deep undercover posing as a school caretaker. He has been at MI9 for years and has lots of old secret mission stories. His storeroom is the secret entrance to the MI High underground headquarters.
Played by Danny John-Jules
Current Status: ACTIVE

Blane Whittaker (St Hope student and MI 9 Spy) is a karate brown belt. His hand-eye coordination is second to none and he is also the UK Long Jump Record Holder. In his spare time he loves watching Martial Arts films and being with Daisy.
Played by: Mustafa Palazli
Current Status: ACTIVE

Daisy Millar (St Hope’s Student and MI9 Spy) An only child, her parents are married and work abroad. Her dad is the chairman of a museum trustee board and he is very famous. She is an undercover agent and an expert in the art of disguise, building allegiances to get closer to the enemy.
Played by: Bel Powley
Current Status: ACTIVE

Rose Gupta (St Hope’s Student and MI 9 Spy) is the eldest of three and her parents own the local DVD rental store. Rose has a very high IQ. She is the spy team’s scientific, technical and analytical expert. She plays the tuba and clarinet and has a hidden talent for singing.
Played by: Rachel Petladwala
Current Status: ACTIVE

Series One (13 x 30”) began transmission in January 2007 and was one of the most popular children’s dramas on BBC One and CBBC in 2007. It had average audiences of 402,000 (BBC One) and 180,000 (CBBC) outperforming established shows such as ‘Tracy Beaker’.

In total, 1.97m children watched the BBC One series, which equates to 22.5% of all children. 970,000 children watched the show on CBBC, a further 11%.

‘MI High’ appeals strongest to children aged 7-12 and is slightly more popular amongst girls (53%).

Series two (13 x 30”) began transmission in January 2008. Series three (13 x 30”) has been commissioned for 2009.

Licensing

• DVD (Contender)
• Novelisations and handbook (Puffin)
• Live theatre show (tbc)

Metrostar is seeking licensees in the following categories :

but also welcomes approaches from licensees in other categories.

For more information:

Email: Claire Potter
Tel: 0207 317 0963
Mob: 07989 940181