Summer heights high

Ep. 1. Over one term, a documentary crew films the everyday activities at an average Australian public high school. Three individuals stand out - Mr G, an ego driven drama teacher on a mission to change the face of drama education; Ja'mie King, a bitchy private schoolgirl on a student exchange, set to make her mark; and Jonah Takalua, a mischievous schoolboy from Tonga with the odds stacked against him. The only characteristic they have in common is they are all played by Chris Lilley.

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"In this mockumentary Chris plays three characters whose lives are documented over one school term in a public high school - Jonah, a 13-year old delinguent breakdancer from Tonga; Mr G, an ego-driven drama teacher with delusional showbiz dreams; and Ja'mie, a bitchy private school girl on a student exchange."
"Ep. 1. Over one term, a documentary crew films the everyday activities at an average Australian public high school. Three individuals stand out - Mr G, an ego driven drama teacher on a mission to change the face of drama education; Ja'mie King, a bitchy private schoolgirl on a student exchange, set to make her mark; and Jonah Takalua, a mischievous schoolboy from Tonga with the odds stacked against him. The only characteristic they have in common is they are all played by Chris Lilley."@en
"Summer Heights High is an ABC-TV series which follows the journey's of multiple characters over one term in an average Australian public school. Over one term, a documentary crew films the everyday activities at an average Australian public high school. Three individuals stand out - Mr G, an ego driven drama teacher on a mission to change the face of drama education; Ja'mie King, a bitchy private schoolgirl on a student exchange, set to make her mark."@en
"Summer Heights High is the multi-award winning, landmark comedy series that shocked and amused audiences with its accurate portrayal of modern Australian high school life."
"Ep. 3. A student tragedy inspires the theme for Mr G's new musical. The school principal has reservations but that doesn't stop him composing his latest masterpiece. Convinced a Year 7 boy has the hots for her, Ja'mie decides to date him. The other girls are shocked at first but are then convinced it's a serious relationship. Jonah agrees to a dare which backfires and jeopardises his chance to challenge his breakdancing nemesis at the Junior School Dance."@en
"Chris Lilley brings to life three hilarious characters: a breakdancing Tongan teenager called Jonah, an ego-maniac drama teacher known as Mr G and a bitchy private schoolgirl called Ja'mie."
"Ep. 8. It is nearly the end of the school term at Summer Heights High and the curtain rises on "Mr G: The Musical - An Arena Spectacular". Ja'mie is dumped by Tamsin just hours before the school Formal starts because Ja'mie isn't a lesbian. Jonah is forced to face the school principal in a meeting that changes his future forever."@en
"Ep. 2. When the head of the Drama Department goes on emergency leave, Mr G is put in charge. He appoints himself Director of Performing Arts and upsets other staff by flaunting his self-imposed authority. Ja'mie has her first day at Summer Heights High and is not impressed with the student assigned to show her around. She joins the popular girls and insults them with her views of public education. Jonah finds it difficult to stick to his Polynesian Pathways contract but reveals his secret desire to learn how to read."@en
"Ep. 7. Mr G resigns when he's demoted from his position, and stalks the school. Ja'mie organises a fashion parade for AIDS, but is actually raising money to buy her way out of overspending on the Year 11 Formal. After the school bans Jonah from breakdancing, his father threatens to send him back to Tonga if there is any more trouble."@en
"All eight episodes from the Australian comedy drama. Set in a fictional high school, the program focuses on three characters - Ja'mie, the spoilt rich girl on exchange from a private school, Jonah, the troubled Tongan forever in strife, and Mr G, the selfish and egotistical drama teacher. Through them and those around them, a picture is drawn of the educational system and its participants, with all their foibles."@en
"In this hilarious series set in a real Australian high school, actor/comedian Chris Lilley stars as three different characters: a vain drama teacher, a self-absorbed boy, and a haughty female exchange student."@en
"In this hilarious series set in a real Australian high school, actor/comedian Chris Lilley stars as three different characters: a vain drama teacher, a self-absorbed boy, and a haughty female exchange student."
"Ep. 5. Mr G takes severe measures to avoid including disabled students in his musical. Ja'mie goes on a hunger strike, blackmailing the school to let her put on a Year 11 Formal. When this fails, she is allowed to give a presentation to the school about the advantages of having a Formal. Jonah and his friends are forced to become mentors to a group of year seven students and an incident at the pool could have a serious impact on his future at Summer Heights High."@en
"Ep. 4. Mr G puts the students through a gruelling audition process for Annabel Dickson: The Musical. Ja'mie is dumped by her group of friends and passes out during a mediation session. And teachers are disturbed by the accusations that Jonah makes about his father, which they later discover are false."@en
"Set in a fictional high school, the program focuses on three characters - Ja'mie, the spoilt rich girl on exchange from a private school, Jonah, the troubled Tongan forever in strife, and Mr G, the selfish and egotistical drama teacher. Through them and those around them, a picture is drawn of the educational system and its participants, with all their foibles."
"Selected episodes from the Australian comedy drama. Set in a fictional high school, the program focuses on three characters - Ja'mie, the spoilt rich girl on exchange from a private school, Jonah, the troubled Tongan forever in strife, and Mr G, the selfish and egotistical drama teacher. Through them and those around them, a picture is drawn of the educational system and its participants, with all their foibles."@en
"Ep. 6. Mr G's musical is in jeopardy when cast members quit after too much of Mr G's verbal abuse and tragedy strikes his pet chihuahua Celine. Ja'mie shocks her friends with a surprise Formal date. Jonah gets into an altercation with his breakdancing nemesis, Keiran, after he laughs at Jonah during a Polynesian themed assembly."@en
"Summer Heights High is an ABC-TV series which follows the journey's of multiple characters over one term in an average Australian public school. Over one term, a documentary crew films the everyday activities at an average Australian public high school. Three individuals stand out - Mr G, an ego driven drama teacher on a mission to change the face of drama education; Ja'mie King, a bitchy private schoolgirl on a student exchange, set to make her mark; and Jonah Takalua, a mischievous schoolboy from Tonga with the odds stacked against him. The only characteristic they have in common is they are all played by writer and performer Chris Lilley. The characters take us through the seemingly huge traumas of friendship, staff politics, schoolwork and relationships that are the fabric of life in the school universe."
"Chris Lilley brings to life three hilarious characters: a breakdancing Tongan teenager called Jonah, an ego-maniac drama teacher known as Mr G and a bitchy private schoolgirl called Ja'mie."
"Landmark comedy series that shocked and amused audiences with its accuarate portrayal of modern Australian high school life. Chris Lilley plays three characters whose lives are documented over one school term in a public high school - Jonah, a 13-year old delinguent breakdancer from Tonga; Mr G, an ego-driven drama teacher with delusional showbiz dreams; and Ja'mie, a bitchy private school girl on a student exchange."