She is a pupil at st champions school where she is also one of the school prefects, third in charge after rose and jeff. The demon headmaster and 1 related entities entities finder. She is best known to the population for portraying splat member dinah hunter in the 1990s television adaption of the demon headmaster books. The first series contained six episodes, and aired twice weekly from 2 to 18 january 1996, the second series contained seven episodes, and aired once a week from 25 september to 6. First appearing in the childrens book of the same name by gillian. Campions, the name for the school in the theatrical adaptation of the first book, where someone misheard the name and started. Good versus evil at st champions school, as the demon headmaster plans to take over the world using otherworldly hypnotic powers.
What actors and actresses appeared in the demon headmaster. The second series was named the demon headmaster strikes again and the third the demon headmaster takes over gillian cross wrote the storylines for each project, and then wrote the books. News 11 wild things you never knew about wild things a few facts on the last of the great erotic thrillers. Frances amey as dinah glass gunnar cauthery as lloyd hunter thomas szekeres as harvey hunter terrence hardiman as the demon headmaster tessa peakejones as mrs. Unfortunately, her idyllic existence is shattered when she goes to school a school ruled by tyrannical prefects and a mysterious headmaster terence hardiman. Starring terrence hardiman doctor whodoctors as the demon headmaster and frances amey as dinah.
Dinah glass moves in with the hunter family and starts going to the same school as her foster brothers lloyd and harvey. In hindsight, it suffers from many of the same flaws as other childled. As is terrence hardiman who plays the title role of the demon headmaster. We spoke to the demon headmaster himself terrence hardiman, and frances amey who. Frances amey born in london, england, uk was a british child actress who. The demon headmaster book read online, the demon headmaster. She has since appeared in a short film called tom and. Read the demon headmaster by gillian cross available from rakuten kobo.
The new club purple is the place to go if you can get. Apr 04, 2019 the demon headmaster seriesgillian cross i think the headmaster is a marvellous man and this is the best school ive ever been to. Frances amey as dinah glass frances amey as dinah hunter zawe ashton as rebecca gunnar. The tv show that is the core of the headmasters plan in the first book would not be so universally beloved today. The demon headmaster is a british television series based on the childrens books by gillian cross of the same name. And this time he is strangely linked to the new club in the uk, purple. A new computer game that everyone at school is playingdinah discovers she is the best at it by far. Tall, elusive, always wore a black cape and i thought he was the scariest man in the world. Great fun and just a little bit frightening, gillian crosss beloved classic still holds readers under its hypnotic spell, even after thirty years of being in print. There arent any special features unfortunately but that doesnt really matter to me. What is the secret of writing for a viewing audience that has to cater for not only its target audience of 6 to 14 year olds, but also the parents that are also watching. Apr, 2018 frances amey as dinah glass gunnar cauthery as lloyd hunter thomas szekeres as harvey hunter terrence hardiman as the demon headmaster tessa peakejones as mrs.
With terrence hardiman, frances amey, gunnar cauthery, thomas szekeres. Classic the demon headmaster, series 1, episode 2 cbbc. The first three episodes of series one were adapted from the first book, the demon headmaster, and episodes 4 6 were adapted from the second book in the series, the demon headmaster and the prime ministers brain. Frances amey may not be a household name but there was a time, as dinah on the demon headmaster, when she was a heroine to children up and down the country. Her foster brothers soon join forces with her to uncover the hideous plan of the powercrazed headteacher and together. Sarah last name unknown is a character who appears in the first book in the series as well as series 1 of the television adaption. This book was later adapted by cbbc and became to the first half of series one of the 1990s tv series.
With ellie botterill, dijarn campbell, jordan cramond, nicholas gleaves. The book follows dinah is an orphan who has just got adopted by the hunter family. The cast are brilliant, most of which have gone onto different careers now. Jul 25, 2011 cbbcs the demon headmaster dvd trailer duration. The demon headmaster and its sequels five successors, one reboot are not magic school stories in the classic sense, unlike harry potter or schooled in magic.
The headmasters school was never named in the books or the old series, but was referred to in fan works as st. Yes, it is dated in parts, but series 1 follows the book really well so was great to. The demon headmaster had us enthralled and frightened in the 1990s, as our. But there is something very strange going on at the school. A group of mismatched kids discover their headmaster is using hypnotism to gain ultimate control of their school. The demon headmaster franchise spawned six books most of which, im. Part 2 and eve series 2, credited as dinaheve for episodes in which. The demon headmaster is the latest in a string of writing credits for you at cbbc. Dinah hunter in the 1990s television adaption of the demon headmaster books. Jun 26, 2018 the other two series, based on the demon headmaster strikes again and the demon headmaster takes over respectively, seem to suffer a little from having a whole book to cover, as all the books are roughly the same length. Youve previously worked on the worst witch, young dracula and tracy beaker. We cover both the original demon headmaster series with splat, books 16, the 1990s television series, and the new 2019 series of characters led by lizzie warren. This means that he thinks it is the right thing to do but it is not making him happy. Dinah was played by frances amey, now 31, in every episode of.
Foster child dinah glass frances amey feels that her life has made a turn for the better when she moves in with the hunter family. We talk to the cast of the demon headmaster 20 years on. But the demon headmaster terrence hardiman is equally determined to stop her. Frances amey born in london, england, uk was a british child actress who began acting in the 1990s. The first series contained six episodes, and aired twice weekly from 2 to 18 january 1996, the second series contained seven episodes, and aired weekly from 25 september to 6. You wont believe what this star of the demon headmaster. The demon headmaster seriesgillian cross i think the headmaster is a marvellous man and this is the best school ive ever been to. The bbc took the original books and worked them into a remarkably good for its era series on television, with terrence hardiman as the demon headmaster and frances amey as dinah glasshunter. The demon headmaster series fantastic schools and where.
The 32yearold actress, who played dinah glass, the leader of splat the society for the protection of our lives against them group, in the cbbc adaptation. Its just a shame they dont make tv programmes like this anymore because this really is one of a kind. The demon headmaster by gillian cross hes back, and the. Although the parents are welcoming, the two brothers harvey and lloyd are more cautious but thats the least of her problems once she starts at. I was also looking for a story with a strong female lead character and dinah glass fits the bill. The demon headmaster is a marvellous follows the story of foster child dinah glass frances amey who is sent to live with the hunter family the mum being played by tessa peakejones. The first three episodes of series one were adapted from the first book, the demon headmaster, and episodes 46 were adapted from the second book in the series, the demon headmaster and the prime ministers brain.
The first series contained six episodes, and aired twice weekly from 2 to 18 january 1996, the second series contai. Frances amey in the demon headmaster the 32yearold actress, who played dinah glass, the leader of splat the society for the protection of our lives against them group, in the cbbc adaptation of. The scariest man to ever appear on chidrens television. The demon headmaster book the demon headmaster fandom.
Happily, we have a solid group of young actors as our leads. The television show was based on four of the demon headmaster novels by gillian cross. The title character is a strange being with the powers of hypnosis and a desire to take over the world, as he believes it will be better under his ordered rule. Frances amey shines as the bright, but haunted dinah, having to deal with being blessed with the sort of brain the headmaster is craving, and fighting. Fans of the demon headmaster have grouped together to create a demon headmaster wikia, just like this wikia, which offers the largest source of information on both the book and tv series. Dinah moves in with the hunter family and starts going to the. Adapted from the awardwinning childrens novels written by gillian cross, it ran for three series from 1996 to 1998. The demon headmaster is the title of the first demon headmaster book which started off book series which was written by british author gillian cross. When dinah choose your countrys store to see books available for purchase. The demon headmaster is a series of books by gillian cross which were later adapted as a television series starring terrence hardiman in the title role and frances amey as dinah. An accessible pageturner, the demon headmaster is impossible to resist.
The second series is based on the fourth book the demon headmaster strikes again and the third series is based on the fifth book, the demon headmaster takes over. Its not clear whether the screenplays or books came first, but if you can find a clear, undisputed reference online. The 1st series is based on the first two books the demon headmaster and the prime ministers brain. The demon headmaster is a series of books by gillian cross which were later adapted as a television series starring terrence hardiman in the title role and frances amey as dinah the title character is a strange being with the powers of hypnosis and a desire to take over the world, as he believes it will be better under his ordered rule.
The six episodes of series one utilised the first two books the demon headmaster 1982 and the prime minsters brain 1985 each. She meets her two new foster brothers harvey thomas szekeres and lloyd gunnar cauthery who arent particularly pleased to have her there. The demon headmaster was a television series, made for cbbc, based on the childrens the demon headmaster books by gillian cross. A notable fact from the tv series is that the only character who wear glasses of any kind is the headmaster himself. As the demon headmasters original plan gets thwarted attention then turns to octopus dare. Initially the best hang out, albeit with strange followers, purple creates a buzz no one can ignore and so the s. Frances amey as dinah glass credited as dinah hunter from series 1. You wont believe what this star of the demon headmaster does now. May 17, 2018 the demon headmaster is a marvellous follows the story of foster child dinah glass frances amey who is sent to live with the hunter family the mum being played by tessa peakejones. Made for cbbc, the drama was first broadcast between 1996 and 1998.
Dinah glass moves in with a new foster family and begins to attend the same school as her new foster brothers. The demon headmaster is a british television series based on the childrens books by gillian. The headmaster at my school was the demon headmaster personified to me. We encourage all visitors to contribute to the wiki by editing and adding any additional information they know. Along with the other prefect, sarah controls the student body enforcing the commands and rules set by the headmaster and disciplining anybody.
All 19 episodes of the childrens bbc series based on the books by gillian cross. Helen cresswell turned the storylines into screenplays in episode 1 we meet dinah glass frances amey, a young girl who moves in with the hunter family and starts going to the same. T team are back again in their sixth adventure against the demon headmaster. Im very impressed that this has been released after all this time. The show ran twice weekly from january 1996 to january 1998. The demon headmaster was a television series, made for cbbc, based on the demon headmaster books by gillian cross. Dinah glass is a young girl, nervous about joining her new foster family. Mar 27, 2015 frances amey has kept a very low profile since the demon headmaster, by which we mean she did nothing in the public eye between 1998 and 20. Jun 04, 2009 the headmaster at my school was the demon headmaster personified to me. The demon headmaster is a british science fiction series which aired on bbc one. The demon headmaster series fantastic schools and where to.
Mar, 2017 series heroine dinah hunter did everything she could to overthrow the demonic teacher credit. She is a pupil at st champions school where she is also one of the school prefects, third in charge after rose and jeff along with the other prefect, sarah controls the student body enforcing the commands and rules set by the headmaster. The show is based on gillian crosss book series of the same name. This name was adopted for the dinahs old school for the 2019 series. The demon headmaster is a series of books by gillian cross which were later adapted as a television series starring. Buy the demon headmaster the complete series dvd from amazons dvd. In hindsight, it suffers from many of the same flaws as other childled storylines. Bbc adaptation of the childrens novels by gillian cross. Frances amey has kept a very low profile since the demon headmaster, by which we mean she did nothing in the public eye between 1998 and 20. As a parent, i was looking for a challenging read for my seven year old daughter.
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