M.I. High


M.I. High is a British action television series produced by Kudos for CBBC and created by Keith Brumpton. The series focused on a team of undercover teenage spies working for the fictional British secret intelligence agency MI9 who had to balance their school life with their jobs as secret agents. The line-up of spies was altered between the show's seven series.
The series premiered on 8 January 2007 and originally ended on 21 March 2011 after five series, before being revived for a further two series that were broadcast between 7 January 2013 and 31 March 2014.

Premise

The series follows the adventures of secondary school pupils who work as undercover spies. The spies are led by an MI9 agent whose cover job is a school caretaker. The team must constantly save the world from domination by a variety of villains, whilst hiding their spy identities from their teachers and peers, and completing their school work. The identity of the overarching villains the Grand Master and the Mastermind remains a mystery within the show.

Cast

Main

M.I. High agents

CharacterPortrayed bySeries
Daisy MillarBel Powley1–2
Blane WhittakerMoustafa Palazli1–2
Rose GuptaRachel Petladwala1–5
Oscar ColeBen Kerfoot3–5
Carrie StewartCharlene Osuagwu3–5
Aneisha JonesOyiza Momoh6–7
Dan MorganSam Strike6–7
Tom TupperOscar Jacques6–7
ZoeNatasha Watson6
Keri SummersJulia Brown7

  • Lenny Bicknall, the team's MI9 handler working undercover as the school's caretaker.
  • Frank London, who replaces Lenny as the team's MI9 handler working undercover as the school's caretaker.

    Supporting

Saint Hope's/Saint Heart's School Staff

  • Kenneth Flatley, the Headmaster of Saint Hope's and of Saint Heart's. He is unaware of the spying activities along with much else that happens in the school.
  • Hermione King, the Deputy Headmistress of Saint Hope's and of Saint Heart's, who often undermines Mr. Flatley resulting in him seemingly being afraid of her.

    Antagonists

  • The Grand Master, played and voiced by Julian Bleach, the head of the Super Kriminal Underworld League. Owns a white rabbit which he refers to as General Flopsy.
  • The Mastermind |Brian Cox], Gavin Mitchell, the dictatorial head of KORPS, whose consciousness was digitally uploaded to cheat death.
  • The Crime Minister, The Mastermind's second-in-command. She is generally seen in command of KORPS due to the Mastermind's condition.

    Episodes

Awards and nominations

Merchandise

Books

Books have been released including three novels, a survival handbook and a 2012 annual.
  • M. I. High: A New Generation
  • M. I. High: Secrets & Spies
  • MI High: Spy Survival Handbook
  • M.I. High Annual 2012
A further novel, M.I. High: The Midas Machine, was cancelled.

Comic

DVD release

The first series of M.I. High was scheduled to be released on DVD in two five-episode installments by the Contender Entertainment Group, under license from the BBC. The first of which was released on 21 January 2008 and the second which would complete the first season was to follow on 31 March 2008 but was cancelled indefinitely with no reason given, and the rest of the show has not seen a DVD release yet. The first DVD includes a documentary about the series.
DVD release nameEpisodesYears of seriesUK release date
Australian release date
M.I High: Series 1 Vol 1S1 Ep. 1–5200721 January 20082 March 2010