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{{Infobox television
| show_name            = Heartbreak High
| image                = Heartbreakhigh.JPG
| caption              = Title card
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| genre                =
| creator              =
| developer            =
| writer               = Elizabeth Coleman<br>Philip Dalkin
| director             = Dan Burstall<br>Mandy Smith
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| narrated             =
| theme_music_composer = [[Todd Hunter]]
| opentheme            =
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| country              = Australia
| language             = English
| num_series           = 7
| num_episodes         = 210
| list_episodes        =
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| runtime              = 50 minutes
| company              = Gannon Television
| distributor          =
| channel              = [[Network Ten]] (1994-1996) <br> [[ABC TV]] (1997-1999)
| picture_format       = [[4:3]] ([[PAL]])
| audio_format         = [[Stereo]]
| first_run            =
| first_aired          = 27 February 1994
| last_aired           = 29 November 1999
| preceded_by          =
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| related              = ''[[The Heartbreak Kid (1993 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]''
| website              = http://www.abc.net.au/heartbreak/
| production_website   =
}}
'''''Heartbreak High''''' was a popular Australian [[television]] programme that ran for six years, through seven seasons from 1994 to 1999 on both [[Network Ten]] and [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]. The programme dealt with the students of the fictional Hartley High (replaced by Hartley Heights from season 5 onwards), a tough [[high school]] in a multiracial area of [[Sydney]], and proved to be a more gritty and fast-paced show than many of its contemporaries.<ref>{{cite web|last=Winarnita|first=Monika|url=http://anu.academia.edu/MonikaWinarnita/Papers/886120/Asian_Women_in_Australian_Soap_Operas_Questioning_Idealized_Hybrid_Representation|title=Asian Women in Australian Soap Operas: Questioning Idealized Hybrid Representation (Monika Winarnita) - Academia.edu|publisher=Anu.academia.edu|date=|accessdate=2012-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Hawthorne|first=Lesleyanne|title=Soap Opera in a Multicultural Australia: Home and Away v Heartbreak High|journal=Bureau of Immigration, Multicultural and Population Research Bulletin|year=1995|volume=15|pages=32–35|url=http://www.multiculturalaustralia.edu.au/doc/hawthorne_2.pdf|accessdate=14 June 2013}}</ref> It was a spin-off of the 1993 Australian [[feature film]] ''[[The Heartbreak Kid (1993 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]'' which had featured [[Alex Dimitriades]] and [[Claudia Karvan]]. However, in later series the show shifted emphasis away from the school setting and the Poulos family to the students' homes and hangout - the ''Shark Pool''.

==Transmission==
The programme was transmitted by [[Network Ten]] between 1994 and 1996, and by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] between 1997 and 1999. It also was successful in sales internationally and was broadcast in over twenty countries in Asia, Europe, North and South America. After the sixth series the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] axed the show as selling another series to foreign TV stations proved increasingly difficult. The [[BBC]] had no interest in buying an additional series; due to scheduling delays a backlog of episodes had built up, and the programme was forced to wrap up production.

==Cast==

===Series 1 (1994, episodes 1-38)===
'''Regular Cast'''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Actor
!Character 
!Role 
|-
|[[Alex Dimitriades]]
|Nick Poulos
|Student, influential to others, Con's cousin, dies in episode 38, romantically involved with Jodie and Daniele
|-
|[[Sarah Lambert]]
|Christina Milano
|English/History teacher, leaves to work overseas in episode 26
|-
|[[Katherine Halliday]]
|Rossette "Rose" Malouf
|student, romantically involved with Jack
|-
|[[Salvatore Coco]]
|Costa "Con" Bordino
|student, Nick's cousin
|-
|[[Emma Roche]]
|Danielle Miller
|student, Romantically involved with Steve and Nick
|-
|[[Corey Page]]
|Steve Wiley
|student, romantically involved with Danielle and Lucy
|-
|[[Doris Younane]]
|Yola Fatoush
|school psychologist
|-
|[[Scott Major]]
|Peter Rivers
|student, romantically involved with Chaka, Katerina and Sam
|-
|[[Abi Tucker]]
|Jodie Cooper
|student
|-
|Isabella Gutierrez
|Chaka Cardenes
|student, moves to Darwin with her family in episode 14, romantically involved with Rivers
|-
|Tai Nguyen
|Jack Tran
|student, moves to a selective school in episode 22,romantically involved with Rose
|-
|[[Tony Martin (actor)|Tony Martin]]
|Bill Southgate
|Science teacher/supervisor
|-
|Hugh Baldwin
|Graham Brown
|Maths/Music teacher, gay, leaves in episode 26
|-
|Stephen O'Rourke
|Jim Deloraine
|Headmaster
|-
|[[Jan Adele]]
|Ruby St John
|local pub owner, is not seen after episode 26
|-
|[[Elly Varrenti]]
|Irini Poulos
|Nick's mother, dies from car accident-related injuries in episode 8
|-
|[[Nico Lathouris]]
|George Poulos
|Nick's father, moves back to Greece in episode 30
|-
|Despina Caldis
|Effie Poulos
|Nick's sister
|}

'''Additions'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Actor
! Character
! Role
|-
|[[Peta Toppano]]
|Stella Ioannou
|Katerina's mother, appears from episode 9, moves to Greece in episode 28
|-
|[[Ada Nicodemou]]
|Katerina Ioannou
|student, appears from episode 16, moves to Greece in episode 28
|-
|[[Ivar Kants]]
|Roberto Bordino
|Con's father, makes a short appearance in the episode 9 (played by Francesco Coudullo) and appears regularly from episode 29
|-
|Barbara Gouskos
|Helen Bordino
|Con's mother, makes a short appearance in the episode 9 and appears regularly from episode 29
|-
|[[Kym Wilson]]
|Samantha "Sam" Robinson
|English teacher, appears from episode 29, is fired from the school in episode 36
|-
|Alexandra Brunning
|Lucy Weston
|student, appears from episode 30
|-
|[[Peter Phelps]]
|Phil North
|Drama teacher, appears from episode 10, is leaving the school in episode 13 because Ms Milano found out his dirty past
|}

===Series 2 (1995, episodes 39-52)===
'''Regular Cast'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Actor
! Character
! Role
|-Carlos Ramos
Dante Richards
Student, love interest with Katarina
|[[Katherine Halliday]]
|Rossette "Rose" Malouf
|student, leaves to get married in episode 49
|-
|[[Salvatore Coco]]
|Costa "Con" Bordino
|student, Nick's cousin
|-
|[[Emma Roche]]
|Danielle Miller
|student
|-
|[[Corey Page]]
|Steve Wiley
|student
|-
|[[Doris Younane]]
|Yola Fatoush
|school psychologist, leaves for a rural school in episode 52
|-
|[[Scott Major]]
|Peter Rivers
|student
|-
|[[Abi Tucker]]
|Jodie Cooper
|student
|-
|[[Tony Martin (actor)|Tony Martin]]
|Bill Southgate
|Science teacher/supervisor, leaves for a rural school in episode 52
|-
|Stephen O'Rourke
|Jim Deloraine
|Headmaster
|-
|Despina Caldis
|Effie Poulos
|Nick's sister
|-
|[[Ivar Kants]]
|Roberto Bordino
|Con's father
|-
|Barbara Gouskos
|Helen Bordino
|Con's mother
|-
|Alexandra Brunning
|Lucy Weston
|student, leaves for six month exchange program in Japan in episode 51
|}
<br>
'''Additions'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Actor
! Character
! Role
|-
|Vince Poletto
|Matt Logan
|student, appears from episode 39
|}

===Series 3 (1995, episodes 53-65)===
'''Regular Cast'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Actor
! Character
! Role
|-
|[[Salvatore Coco]]
|Costa "Con" Bordino
|student
|-
|[[Emma Roche]]
|Danielle Miller
|student
|-
|[[Corey Page]]
|Steve Wiley
|student, last seen alive in episode 65, found dead from an accident in episode 66
|-
|[[Scott Major]]
|Peter Rivers
|student, runs away with Sam in episode 65
|-
|[[Abi Tucker]]
|Jodie Cooper
|student, leaves to pursue her musical career in episode 65
|-
|Stephen O'Rourke
|Jim Deloraine
|Headmaster
|-
|Despina Caldis
|Effie Poulos
|Nick's sister, not seen after episode 65
|-
|[[Ivar Kants]]
|Roberto Bordino
|Con's father
|-
|Barbara Gouskos
|Helen Bordino
|Con's mother
|-
|Vince Poletto
|Matt Logan
|student
|}

'''Additions'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Actor
! Character
! Role
|-
|[[Kym Wilson]]
|Samantha "Sam" Robinson
|English teacher, returns from episode 53, runs away with Rivers in episode 65
|-
|[[Ada Nicodemou]]
|Katerina Ioannou
|student, returns from episode 54
|-
|[[Inge Hornstra]]
|Allie Matts
|student, appears from episode 55
|-
|[[Ian Bliss]]
|Andrew Bell
|Science teacher, appears from episode 56
|-
|Hugh Baldwin
|Graham Brown
|Maths/Music teacher, gay, returns from episode 53
|}

===Series 4 (1996, episodes 66-91)===
'''Regular Cast'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Actor
! Character
! Role
|-
|[[Salvatore Coco]]
|Costa "Con" Bordino
|student, leaves for a student exchange program in the United States in episode 71
|-
|[[Emma Roche]]
|Danielle Miller
|student, leaves to become a TV reporter in Wollongong in episode 91
|-
|Stephen O'Rourke
|Jim Deloraine
|Headmaster, has a heart attack and retires in episode 69
|-
|[[Ivar Kants]]
|Roberto Bordino
|Con's father
|-
|Barbara Gouskos
|Helen Bordino
|Con's mother
|-
|Vince Poletto
|Matt Logan
|student
|-
|[[Ada Nicodemou]]
|Katerina Ioannou
|student
|-
|[[Inge Hornstra]]
|Allie Matts
|student, leaves for London for a literary fellowship in episode 87
|-
|[[Ian Bliss]]
|Andrew Bell
|Science teacher, leaves to join a research team in Antarctica in episode 78
|}

'''Additions'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Actor
! Character
! Role
|-
|Jon Pollard
|Alan Bolton
|student, appeared from episode 1, made series regular in episode 66
|-
|[[Deni Gordon]]
|Rhonda Brooks
|teacher, appears from episode 67
|-
|[[Diane Craig]]
|June Dyson
|Headmistress, appears from episode 69
|-
|[[Rupert Reid]]
|Declan Costello
|student, appears from episode 72
|-
|Tara Jakszewicz
|Anatasia "Stassy" Sumich
|student, appears from episode 73
|-
|[[Simon Baker]] (known then as Simon Baker-Denny)
|Tom Summers
|teacher, appears from episode 80, fired in episode 87
|-
|Sebastian Goldspink
|Charles "Charlie" Byrd
|student, appears from episode 81
|}

===Series 5 (1997, episodes 92-130)===
'''Regular Cast'''
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Actor
! Character
! Role
|-
|[[Ivar Kants]]
|Roberto Bordino
|Con's father, leaves for a European vacation in episode 96
|-
|Barbara Gouskos
|Helen Bordino
|Con's mother, leaves for a European vacation in episode 96
|-
|Vince Poletto
|Matt Logan
|student, leaves to explore Australia with Stassy in episode 97
|-
|[[Ada Nicodemou]]
|Katerina Ioannou
|student, leaves with Charlie in episode 130
|-
|Jon Pollard
|Alan Bolton
|student, leaves for Canberra to become an event organizer in episode 95
|-
|[[Deni Gordon]]
|Rhonda Brooks
|teacher, leaves at the closure of Hartley High in episode 130
|-
|[[Diane Craig]]
|June Dyson
|headmistress, leaves for Queensland with her son in episode 92
|-
|[[Rupert Reid]]
|Declan Costello
|student, leaves for a nursing program in episode 104
|-
|Tara Jakszewic
|Anatasia "Stassy" Sumich
|student, leaves to explore Australia with Matt in episode 97
|-
|Sebastian Goldspink
|Charles "Charlie" Byrd
|student, leaves with Katerina in episode 130
|}

'''Additions'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Actor
! Character
! Role
|-
|[[Rebecca Smart]]
|Melanie Black
|student, appears from episode 95
|-
|[[Lara Cox]]
|Anita Scheppers
|student, appears from episode 98
|-
|[[Rel Hunt]]
|Ryan Scheppers
|student, appears from episode 98
|-
|[[Tina Bursill]]
|Hilary Scheppers
|Ryan & Anita's mother, appears from episode 98
|-
|[[Callan Mulvey]]
|Bogdan Drazic
|student, appears from episode 99
|-
|[[Peter Sumner]]
|Les Bailey
|headmastster, appears from episode 99
|-
|[[Nina Liu]]
|Stephanie "Mai Hem" Tan
|student, appears from episode 104
|}

===Series 6 (1998, episodes 131-170)===
'''Regular Cast'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Actor
! Character
! Role
|-
|[[Rebecca Smart]]
|Melanie Black
|student, leaves for Tasmania with her boyfriend in episode 136
|-
|[[Lara Cox]]
|Anita Scheppers
|student
|-
|[[Rel Hunt]]
|Ryan Scheppers
|student
|-
|[[Tina Bursill]]
|Hilary Scheppers
|Ryan & Anita's mother, moves to Melbourne to pursue a job offer in episode 133
|-
|[[Callan Mulvey]]
|Bogdan Drazic
|student
|-
|[[Peter Sumner]]
|Les Bailey
|Science/Maths teacher, quits after a sexual harassment complaint in episode 134
|-
|[[Nina Liu]]
|Stephanie "Mai Hem" Tan
|student, leaves to pursue a music video directing career in episode 152
|}

'''Additions'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Actor
! Character
! Role
|-
|Fleur Beaupert
|Nikki Ruark
|student, appears from episode 131, leaves to recover from a nervous breakdown in episode 169
|-
|[[Jeremy Lindsay Taylor]]
|Kurt Peterson
|student, appears from episode 131
|-
|Andrea Moor
|Di Barnett
|headmistress, appears from episode 131
|-
|Frederick Miragliotta
|Gerrard Albers
|teacher, appears from episode 133, leaves to become an artistic director of a regional theatre company in episode 152
|-
|Elaine Hudson
|Kath Livingston
|Sarah's mother, appears from episode 139, leaves for the country in episode 150
|-
|Nathalie Roy
|Sarah Livingston
|student, appears from episode 139
|-
|Mario Gamma
|Peter D'Esposito
|student, appears from episode 137, made series regular in episode 151
|-
|Marcel Bracks
|Lee Delaine
|student, appears from episode 153
|-
|[[John Walton (actor)|John Walton]]
|Nat Delaine
|Lee's father, appears from episode 153
|-
|Morna Seres
|Jill Delaine
|Lee's mother, appears from episode 153
|-
|Putu Winchester
|Dennis Klinsmann
|student, appears from episode 131, made series regular in episode 170
|}

===Series 7 (1999, episodes 171-210)===
'''Regular Cast'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Actor
! Character
! Role
|-
|[[Lara Cox]]
|Anita Scheppers
|student
|-
|[[Rel Hunt]]
|Ryan Scheppers
|student, graduates high school in episode 186
|-
|[[Callan Mulvey]]
|Bogdan Drazic
|student
|-
|[[Jeremy Lindsay Taylor]]
|Kurt Peterson
|student, graduates high school in episode 186
|-
|Andrea Moor
|Di Barnett
|headmistress, leaves for a bigger school in episode 186
|-
|Nathalie Roy
|Sarah Livingston
|student, graduates high school in episode 186
|-
|Mario Gamma
|Peter D'Esposito
|Owner of the Shark Pool
|-
|[[John Walton (actor)|John Walton]]
|Nat Delaine
|Lee's father, leaves in episode 185
|-
|Morna Seres
|Jill Delaine
|Lee's mother, leaves with Lee in episode 200
|-
|Marcel Bracks
|Lee Delaine
|student, leaves for another school in episode 200
|-
|Putu Winchester
|Dennis Klinsmann
|student
|}

'''Additions'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Actor
! Character
! Role
|-
|[[Tasneem Roc]]
|Thania Saya
|student, appears from episode 175
|-
|Bianca Nacson
|Gemma Whitley
|student, appears from 176, made series regular in 187 and expelled in episode 209
|-
|[[Luke Jacobz]]
|Zac Croft
|student, appears from episode 187
|-
|John Gregg
|Alan Carson
|headmaster, appears from episode 187
|-
|[[Elena Carapetis]]
|Jackie Kassis
|teacher, appears from episode 187
|-
|[[Danny Raco]]
|Marco Vialli
|student, appears from episode 191
|-
|[[Katherine Hicks]]
|Tess Mason
|student, appears from episode 201
|-
|Mark Owen-Taylor
|Tim Mason
|Tess's father, appears from episode 201
|-
|}

==DVD Release==
Series 1 was released in Australia as a DVD Box Set by [[Umbrella Entertainment]] on 5 October 2011. This DVD set is region free and will play globally featuring original 4:3 Full Frame and 2.0 English Dolby Digital Sound.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.umbrellaent.com.au/p-3060-heartbreak-high-series-1.aspx|title=Heartbreak High Series 1|publisher=Umbrella Entertainment|date=|accessdate=2012-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|p6SzYY5As4k|Heartbreak High Season 1 DVD Promo (Series One)}}</ref> The series 2 DVD Box Set was released by [[Umbrella Entertainment]] on 7 March 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.umbrellaent.com.au/p-3225-heartbreak-high-series-2.aspx/|title=Heartbreak High Series 2|publisher=Umbrella Entertainment|date=4 March 2012 |accessdate=2012-03-23}}</ref> The series 3 DVD Box Set was released by [[Umbrella Entertainment]] on 6 June 2012 and is currently available to order.<ref>{{cite web|title=Heartbreak High Series 3|url=http://www.umbrellaent.com.au/p-3306-heartbreak-high-series-3.aspx|work=Umbrella Entertainment|accessdate=14 June 2013}}</ref> Series 1 of the show has also been released on two DVD sets in Germany in the dubbed German version with no English audio track. This DVD is the official release for Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.de/dp/B000GG4NPG|title=Heartbreak High - Season 1.1|publisher=Amazon.de|date=9 September 2009|accessdate=2012-03-23}}</ref>

Umbrella have no current plans to release the rest of the series, as quoted on their Facebook page, due to 'music licensing issues'.

==International==
Heartbreak High was broadcast in the following countries:
* In [[Argentina]] on [[:es:Canal 9 (Buenos Aires)|Canal 9]] as "Aprendiendo a vivir" ("Learning to Live").
* In Australia on [[Network Ten]], [[ABC TV]] and [[ABC3]] (2009-2010).
* In [[Belgium]] on French speaking side, [[Plug RTL]] as Hartley, cœurs à vif.
* In [[Belgium]] on [[Flanders|Flemish]] public television [[Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep|VRT]].
* In Canada on [[Showcase (Canadian TV channel)|Showcase]].
* In [[Chile]] on [[Chilevision]] as "Aprendiendo a vivir".
* In [[Czech Republic]] on [[SuperMax]] and later on [[Nova (Czech TV)|TV Nova]] as ''Škola zlomených srdcí''.
* In [[Estonia]] on [[Kanal 2]] as ''Koolide kool''
* In France on [[France 2]] as ''Hartley, cœurs à vif''
* In Germany on ZDF (Episodes 1-52) and Sat.1 (Episodes 1-160)
* In [[Greece]] on Skai and New channel in 1997.
* In [[Hungary]] on MTV1 (Magyar Televízió - Hungarian Television), and is currently aired on m2 as ''Szívtipró gimi''.
* In [[Kosovo]] on RTV 21.
* In [[Iceland]] on [[RÚV]] as ''Fjör á Fjölbraut''.
* In India on [[Zee Café]].
* In [[Indonesia]] on [[RCTI]]
* In Ireland on Network 2 (now [[RTÉ2]])
* In [[Israel]] on [[Channel 1 (Israel)]] as ''Tichon Ha'Levavot Ha'Shvurim'' (''תיכון הלבבות השבורים'').
* In [[Lithuania]] on LRT (Lietuvos Televizija) as ''Neramioji Gimnazija''.
* In [[Republic of Macedonia]] on [[A1 TV channel (Macedonia)|A1]] as ''Uchilishte skrsheni srca''.
* In [[Mexico]] on [[Azteca 13]] as "Aprendiendo a vivir".
* In [[Netherlands]] on [[Nederland 3]] on [[Omroepvereniging VARA|VARA]].
* In [[Norway]] on [[TV 2 (Norway)|TV2]].
* In [[Peru]] on [[TV Perú|TNP]] as "Aprendiendo a vivir".
* In [[Poland]] on [[TVP 1]] as ''Szkoła złamanych serc'' (A School of Broken Hearts), re-runs were broadcast by [[TVN (Poland)|TVN]], and again in 2007 on [[TVP1]].
* In [[Portugal]] on RTP1 as "Amores e Rebeldia"
* In Russia as ''Школа разбитых сердец'' was first broadcast on [[TV-6 (Russia)|TV-6]] in 1996.
* In [[Serbia]] оn [[Radio Television of Serbia|3K RTS]] as ''Nestašne godine'' (Mischievous Years) and again on TV Stankom, [[Art TV]] and various regional TV stations.
* In Spain on [[TVE1]] and [[TVE2]] as ''Los Rompecorazones'' ("The Heartbreakers").
* In [[United Arab Emirates]] on City7tv.
* In United Kingdom on [[BBC 2]], [[Trouble (TV channel)|Trouble]] and [[The Children's Channel|TCC]].
* In United States on [[Encore WAM]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*French official website
*[http://www.heartbreak-high.com The Heartbreak High Site]
*[http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/H/htmlH/heartbreakhi/heartbreakhi.htm Encyclopedia of Television]
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108800/ IMDB page]
*[http://www.scottmajor.com.au/ Scott Major's official website]
*[http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/summary/summary.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;page=0;parentid=;query=Number%3A544249%20|%20Number%3A660981%20|%20Number%3A660982%20|%20Number%3A660983%20|%20Number%3A660985%20|%20Number%3A660986%20|%20Number%3A660987;querytype=;resCount=10 Heartbreak High at the National Film and Sound Archive]
*[http://www.hbh.com.pl/ Heartbreak High Polish unofficial forum]
*[http://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/heartbreak-high-episode-210/ ''Heartbreak High'' - Ep 210] at [[Australian Screen Online]]
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