''L.A. 7'' (known as ''S Club 7 in L.A.'' in the United States) is the second series in the

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television series starring British pop group

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. The programme was shown every week on

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, from 6 April 2000 to 6 July 2000 and stars all seven members of the band as fictionalized versions of themselves. The series featured the star from ''

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'',

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as Joni, their landlord. Like '' Miami 7'', the show was renamed ''S Club 7 in L.A.'', and was shown on

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in the United States, between 3 June 2000 and 30 September 2000. United Kingdom reruns of the show would occasionally aired, along with '' Miami 7'', on now defunct cable channel

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Plot

The second series saw the group enter

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hoping to make it big. After leaving Howard and Marvin in

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, the group bump into Joni (''

'' star

) who offers to rent them an apartment after she accidentally runs over Bradley on her rollerblades. Once in Los Angeles, the group have to quickly deal with some of the realities of trying to seek an existence in order to become a pop band. They also start to become more

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. In the final episode, they decide to pack up and hit the road after their manager apparently fails to get them a record deal.

Cast

Main

Tina Barrett Tina Ann Barrett (born 16 September 1976) is an English singer and actress. Her major breakthrough came in 1999 when she became a member of the pop group S Club. She has been a member of spin-off group S Club Allstars (previously "S Club 3") s ...

as Tina *

Paul Cattermole Paul Gerald Cattermole (7 March 1977 – 6 April 2023) was an English singer and actor. He was a member of the pop group S Club 7 from 1998 until his departure in 2002. Cattermole returned to the line-up in 2014 for their reunion tour and was o ...

as Paul * Jon Lee as Jon *

Bradley McIntosh Bradley John McIntosh (born 8 August 1981), also known as City Boy, is an English-Jamaican singer, rapper, songwriter, actor and record producer. He is a member of the pop group S Club, where he enjoyed five years of hit singles, arena tours and ...

as Bradley *

Jo O'Meara Joanne Valda O'Meara (born 29 April 1979) is an English singer and media personality. She was a member of the pop group S Club between 1999 and 2003, which has currently reformed since 2023. O'Meara was a contestant on the Channel 4 reality s ...

as Jo *

Hannah Spearritt Hannah Louise Spearritt (born 1 April 1981)Gregory, Andy (2002) ''International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002'', Europa, , p. 478 is an English singer and actress. She is an original member of the pop group S Club. Spearritt is known for play ...

as Hannah *

Rachel Stevens Rachel Lauren Stevens (born 9 April 1978) is an English singer and actress. She has been a member of the pop group S Club, which was active from 1998 to 2003, and has reformed once again since 2023. She released her solo debut studio album ''F ...

as Rachel *

as Joni Witherspoon

Recurring

Paul Kreppel Paul Kreppel (born June 20, 1947) is an American actor and director. On television, he was best known as pianist Sonny Mann on the show ''It's a Living''. In his work as theater director-producer-creator, he received the 2007 Tony Award for '' J ...

as Mr. Walters

Episodes

Specials

Video releases

''L.A. 7'' was released on video in 2000. It was released both as three individual cassettes or in a "Complete Boxset" containing all thirteen episodes. Unlike '' Miami 7'', this series was never released in the United States on video, nor was it ever released on DVD in the United States or the United Kingdom.

References

External links

* {{S Club 7 2000s British children's television series 2000 British television series debuts 2000 British television series endings ABC Family original programming BBC children's television shows British children's musical television series Fox Family Channel original programming S Club 7 television series Seven Network original programming Television series based on singers and musicians Television series by Sony Pictures Television Television shows set in Los Angeles