Viva S Club


Viva S Club is the fourth and final series in the BBC television series starring British pop group S Club. This is the only series that is not filmed in America, instead, it is filmed in Barcelona, Spain. The programme was shown every week on CBBC from 21 September 2002 to 14 December 2002 and stars all members of S Club. The show also features Alícia González Laá, as housekeeper Maria, and Jeremy Xido, as Lyall, their mentor from the record company of which the group are signed.
The series aired in the United States, once again changing its name. However, in a break from the previous "S Club 7 in..." pattern, the show is simply called "S Club" on the title screen, however referred to as "S Club 7 in Barcelona" in promos and commercials. It aired on ABC Family from 20 September 2002 to 27 December 2002.
The series sees Paul Cattermole leave the group. This mirrors real life events, when in March 2002, Paul announced that he is to leave S Club. There is one post series event, a movie titled Seeing Double.

Plot

As with past series, Viva S Club takes place following the events in Hollywood 7, in which the band has become popular Stateside, but not so much internationally. The series sees Paul Cattermole leave the group, featuring in only five episodes. The remainder of the series featured the events of the remaining S Club members who had renamed, S Club. The series sees the group gaining new manager Mr Wendelbaum, who employs Lyall and Maria as their mentor and housekeeper.
The final episode titled Let's Get Out of Here, somewhat made fun of the way their series ended, the plot of the finale centred on Tina and a recent break up with a boyfriend whose dad happens to be a Mafioso leader. In the midst of the episode the group reminisce over the past few years and in the end they jump on a boat that was heading to Egypt before Jo pilots the boat back to the United Kingdom.

Cast

Main

Recurring

  • Montse Mostaza as Consuela

Soundtrack

Soundtrack from the series featured new music from their Seeing Double album, such as lead single "Alive","Straight from the Heart", "Do It Till We Drop", "Gangsta Love", "Let Me Sleep", "Dance" and the b-side from Alive, "Discotek". An unreleased track at the time, "Best: [The Greatest Hits of S Club 7|Rain]", was also featured throughout the series.

Home media

Unlike the previous three series, Viva S Club was never released on VHS or DVD worldwide. It has, however, been repeated several times on the CBBC Channel.