Tolerance
- Studio
- Hat Trick Productions Limited, Decode Entertainment, Bromwell High Productions Inc.
Synopsis
Our three girls prepare a presentation on the theme of tolerance, a subject which highlights the multicultural diversity within Bromwell High, but which Latrina dismisses out of hand as being "for gays." Keisha and Natella become archrivals in a bid to win a prize which seemingly doesn't exist.
Characters
Keisha Marie, Latrina, Natella, Iqbal, Roger Bibby, Martin Jackson, Carol Jackson, Melanie Dickson, Mr. Philipps
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Pete Bishop
Producing
- Producer
- Anil Gupta (Hat Trick Productions Limited), Beth Stevenson (Decode Entertainment)
- onsultant Producer (Passion Pictures)
- Alan Dewhurst
Writing
- Writer
- Sharat Sardana, Richard Pinto, Richard Osman
Voices
Production notes
Bromwell High follows the adventures of three exceptionally naughty schoolgirls, one maverick headmaster, and a bunch of desperate, underpaid teachers. The action takes place within the grounds of the school itself- a bog standard, underfunded, overcrowded, graffiti-scarred secondary school in South London.
Working title of series: "Streatham Hill."
Impressionist Stefano Paolini voices over 20 different characters in the series.
Decode Entertainment was approached by Hat Trick and producer Anil Gupta to develop the series.
"They came to us for financial help, obviously, because animation is very expensive," said Decode producer Beth Stevenson. "It was going to cost about eight and a half million for 13 half-hour episodes. But also because they had never done animation before, and we had. It was both a right- and left-brain partnership."
The design style uses heavily outlined figures on flat, strongly colored backgrounds. However, the writing style is extremely English.
"Teletoon has a great record of programming English shows, and we knew we had to embrace the Britishness. There are occasional moments, like in the 'Tolerance' episode, where someone explains that ginger hair means red, but that's about it," said Stevenson. "What I think is most successful is the balance between stories involving the three schoolgirls and ones involving the adults. In South Park and other shows, you basically just stay with the kids."
Though set in Britain, the series debuted in Canada over two months before it appeared in the United Kingdom. American networks turned the series down.
"Both Comedy Central and Spike TV have come back to us and said, 'Basically, it's a little too clever for us.' They actually did put it that way," Stevenson said.
Working title of series: "Streatham Hill."
Impressionist Stefano Paolini voices over 20 different characters in the series.
Decode Entertainment was approached by Hat Trick and producer Anil Gupta to develop the series.
"They came to us for financial help, obviously, because animation is very expensive," said Decode producer Beth Stevenson. "It was going to cost about eight and a half million for 13 half-hour episodes. But also because they had never done animation before, and we had. It was both a right- and left-brain partnership."
The design style uses heavily outlined figures on flat, strongly colored backgrounds. However, the writing style is extremely English.
"Teletoon has a great record of programming English shows, and we knew we had to embrace the Britishness. There are occasional moments, like in the 'Tolerance' episode, where someone explains that ginger hair means red, but that's about it," said Stevenson. "What I think is most successful is the balance between stories involving the three schoolgirls and ones involving the adults. In South Park and other shows, you basically just stay with the kids."
Though set in Britain, the series debuted in Canada over two months before it appeared in the United Kingdom. American networks turned the series down.
"Both Comedy Central and Spike TV have come back to us and said, 'Basically, it's a little too clever for us.' They actually did put it that way," Stevenson said.