''Chris Cross'' is a children's television series produced by
Central TV and
CINAR
Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc. (also known as Cookie Jar Group and originally known as CINAR; renamed as DHX Cookie Jar Inc. from 2012 until 2014, or simply just Cookie Jar) was a Canadian media production and distribution company owned by DHX ...
(now WildBrain). The series is premiered on
CITV
CITV (short for Children's ITV, also known as the CITV Channel) is a British free-to-air children's television channel owned by ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive and acquisitions, every day from 6 am to 9 pm which ...
in the UK in 1994 and
Showtime in the United States. Based on a British boarding school, it dealt with the shift from single to mixed-sex, and the rivalry between two male characters. It was filmed on location at
Thoresby Hall
Thoresby Hall is a grade I listed 19th-century country house in Budby, Nottinghamshire, some 2 miles (4 km) north of Ollerton. It is one of four neighbouring country houses and estates in the Dukeries in north Nottinghamshire all occupied b ...
,
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The trad ...
, England. It starred future
Clueless
''Clueless'' is a 1995 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written and directed by Amy Heckerling. It stars Alicia Silverstone with supporting roles by Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy and Paul Rudd. It was produced by Scott Rudin and Robert ...
actress
as Dinah.
Summary
Set in an international boarding school in England, Stansfield Academy. Oliver Cross, a teenager, is the admired school king cool when, at the start of a new term, two things occur to change the situation: Stansfield becomes mixed-sex (or co-ed, as the US people have it) and a new teenage male pupil, Chris Hilton, joins the fray, immediately becoming popular with the girls and a clear challenge to Cross's established authority.
Neither Chris nor Cross like school very much so they decide to join forces to liven up the hitherto stuffy foundation, playing practical jokes galore. They represent a formidable team: Cross is black and has built his status on the back of his wisecracking and his abilities as a DJ; Chris is the US white athlete, a perfect student. Bossy fellow pupil Dinah is the headmaster's granddaughter.
Cast
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Simon Fenton
Simon Fenton (born 10 June 1976) is an English actor who has appeared in several different television roles.
One of his earliest roles was in ''Tom's Midnight Garden'', and he also appeared in the ITV children's series '' T-Bag and the Sunstone ...
as Chris Hilton
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Eugene Byrd
Eugene Byrd (born August 28, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Wink in the film '' 8 Mile'' and Dr. Clark Edison on the FOX series '' Bones''.
Early life
Byrd was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Gre ...
as Oliver Cross
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as Dinah McGee
* Alan David as Mr Rogers
* Timothy Douek as X
* Tom Brodie as Mookie
* Oliver Gilbody as Charles Barkley
* Nicola Stewart as Casey Down
References
External links
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{{Showtime Network programming
1994 British television series debuts
1995 British television series endings
1990s British children's television series
1990s British comedy television series
1994 Canadian television series debuts
1995 Canadian television series endings
1990s Canadian children's television series
1990s Canadian comedy television series
British children's comedy television series
Canadian children's comedy television series
English-language television shows
ITV children's television shows
Showtime (TV network) original programming
Television series about teenagers
Television series by Cookie Jar Entertainment
Television series by ITV Studios
Television shows produced by Central Independent Television
Television shows set in Nottinghamshire