Not seen it, but here's another of those pretty rare things, an animated series out of the UK (well, a UK co-production with Canada that's about the life of three British School Girls in London) that's intended for an adult audience. Supposedly confuses crudity and bad language as the basis for adult thinking, could give some insight yet we've seen characters similar to this in Vicky Pollard (of 'Little Britain') and Lauren (of 'The Catherine Tate Show'). That said, this is a type of person (so, a stereotype I suppose) in the UK so it's not so much about copying or lack of imagination, as much as it's about a general desire to deal with familiar and recognisable characters, their lifestyle, attitudes and so on.

Some recognisable voices in here, with Stephen Merchant (Co-Writer and star for both 'The Office' and 'Extras'), Graeme Garden (of 70's wackiness 'The Goodies' - still not repeated since then I think, or completely out on DVD), Doon Mackichan (of Channel 4's all-female 'Smack the Pony' sketch show from recent years) and Gina Yashere (a stand-up with a recent resurgence in popularity due to some reality TV and a stint alongside Lenny Henry in his latest sketch / stand-up series). Suppose it is an attempt at another Asian / Black culture show, not that frequent in comedy terms, and with few successes to boot. Wonder if anyone’s been watching this? Should have aired in several countries now, Hattricks Productions being particularly well known and respected. The animation is a familiar style that's similar in its values to 'Monkey Dust' or 'Pope Town', the humour could be just as coarse.

'Bromwell High' Official Website, Official Channel 4 Minisite, Teletoon (Canada) Minisite with Clips, ABC (Australia) Minisite. Hattrick Productions Page at the Production Companies Website.

'Bromwell High' Series 1 (6 x 30 min episodes) R2 UK DVD February 6th 2006 (see Amazon.co.uk).

'Bromwell High' Already has a R4 Australian DVD on release as from December 1st 2005.