The Sleepover Club
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| The Sleepover Club | |
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 The Sleepover Club logo. |
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| Format | Family Children's |
| Starring | See Season One cast and characters and Season Two cast and characters below. |
| Country of origin |  Australia |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 24 mins. (approx) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nine Network |
| Original run | November 12, 2003 – March 26, 2007 |
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| TV.com summary | |
The Sleepover Club is a series of children's books by author Rose Impey, and a children's television programme based on the series. Whereas the book is set in England, the television show is set in the Australian beachside suburb of Crescent Bay (a fictional place). The programme revolves around five young girls who are part of a club in which they sleepover at each others' houses at least once a week.
Along with the everyday issues that plague pre-teen girls such as school projects, makeovers and boys, the members of the club also have to worry about their arch-rivals the M&Ms, Matthew, Michael and Marco, who are intent on spoiling the girls' fun. In the books the girls are 10 years old and live in Cuddington, Leicester, and the M&Ms are two girls named Emma Hughes and Emily Berryman. There is discontent with the perceived sexist approach to characterisation, with all male characters assuming the role of antagonists. This is believed to add to the innate social attitudes of society that imply girls are in fact a better-behaved sex, worthy of more trust.
The television show was produced by Wark Clements Burberry Production, in association with Rialto Films, with the assistance of the Pacific Film and Television Commission for ITV Network United Kingdom, Nickelodeon United Kingdom and the Nine Network Australia. It is distributed internationally by Southern Star Sales. Two of the actors who starred on the show went on to star in Neighbours, but one, Eliza Taylor-Cotter, left the show in 2008.
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[edit] Season One cast
[edit] The Sleepover Club
- Francesca (Frankie) Thomas (Caitlin Stasey) is the self-appointed leader of the Sleepover Club. Although a great friend to the girls, her bossiness becomes an issue on more than one occasion. She is best friends with Kenny. She secretly likes one of the M&Ms, Matthew. She also has a fear of blood.
- Rosie Cartwright (Eliza Taylor-Cotter) is a young English girl and the newest member of the Sleepover Club. She and her family (her dad and Will, her brother) moved to Australia after the death of her mother. Her house is on the beach. Rosie is very smart and has plans for being a journalist just like her dad, who has written a load of articles for Crescent Bay. She currently has a fear of sharks, so the M&Ms played a practical joke on her because of it.
- Felicity (Fliss) Sidebotham (Ashleigh Chisholm), a young fashion purist, is in love with the cutest boy in school, Ryan Scott. She often tends to speak before thinking. In the show it is revealed that her father left the Sidebotham family three years ago, but that she is okay with it. She's got a fear of public humiliation.
- Kendra (Kenny) Tam (Hannah Wang) is the sporty member of the club. She takes part in all sorts of physical activities from soccer to athletics and displays her affection for Manchester United F.C. She shares a room with her older and annoying sister Molly, and has a fear of heights.
- Lyndsey (Lyndz) Collins (Basia A'Hern) is the softest member of the group, especially with animals. She is best friends with Rosie. Her twin brother Michael is one of the M&Ms in the TV series. In the books she has four brothers. Lyndz is very creative and has an obsession for creative arts. She used to have a fear of bats.
[edit] The M & Ms
The group that the girls consider their sworn enemies consist of leader Matthew McDougal (Ryan Corr), Marco de Pieri (Stefan La Rosa) and Michael Collins (Blake Hampson), who is also Lyndsey's twin brother. They are always trying to destroy the girl's sleepovers. Matthew is the leader, and Frankie has a crush on him. Marco is just the dumb one that doesn't really ever get what's going on and he has a crush on Fliss and has been shown as sweet occasionally and even Michael has occasional, fleeting moments of "goodness", like when he defends Lydnz from Matthew and when he helps the girls in a debate. In the book, the M&Ms are actually 2 girls, Emma Hughes and Emily Berryman.
[edit] The Beach Hut Cafe owner
- Mr. Stefanopolis (Mr. S) (Vince D'Amico) is the Greek owner of the Beach Hut Cafe in which the girls spend most of their time. He frequently jokes with the girls and they are friends. He even hosts one of their sleepovers when his Greek niece comes to stay with him. Mr. S is currently holding the title for the best pizza and smoothies in the whole of Crescent Bay for over six years.
[edit] The Teachers
- Ms. Nickels (Emma Skelton) is the girls' clumsy class teacher. During the show she shows interest in Rosie's father. In one of the episodes she acts as the girls' hopeless coach.
- Mr. Biceps (Peter Rasmussen) is the P.E. teacher at the girls' school. Due to his physical fitness the girls have dubbed him Mr. Biceps. His real name is Mr Bilton. He is also the girls' netball coach as well.
[edit] The Crush
- Ryan Scott (Craig Marriott) is Fliss's longtime crush and, according to her, the cutest guy at school. Fliss has many plans with him that she hopes to make a reality. Secretly he likes Kenny a little but Kenny hates him, unlike Fliss.
[edit] The Siblings
- Callum Sidebotham (Trent Sullivan) is the younger brother of Fliss. He's always eating and thinks the Sleepover Club is silly.
- Molly Tam (Hannah Ling) is the mean older sister of Kenny. She wants to spoil every sleepover held at Kenny's house.
- Will Cartwright (Jaimie Stewart) is the older brother of Rosie. He is in a wheelchair and he plays basketball. He appears in episodes like "Happy Birthday Rosie", where he has a basketball match the day of his sister's birthday. He doesn't study in Crescent Bay because he is in the university and he's really good looking. But unlike others Rosie looks up to him and he always keeps her smiling.
[edit] Season Two cast
[edit] The Sleepover Club
- Charlie Anderson (Morgan Griffin) is the leader of the second generation of the Sleepover Club. The second generation of the Club started when her cousin Frankie gave her a S.O.C. book.
- Tayla Kane (Rachel Watson) is not the brightest of all girls. She is fashion-conscious and always listens to her psychic phone pal Zoe.
- Maddy Lee (Emmanuelle Bains) is the very competitive and sporty girl of the group. Her main interests are basketball and surfing and tries her best to always win.
- Brooke Webster (Katie Nazer-Hennings) enjoys photography and knows a lot about computers. Her best friend in the Sleepover Club is Jess. She has a stepbrother named Simon who is one of the Blockheads.
- Jessica Phillips (Monique Williams) is the artsy and shy one of the group she is very down to earth and hates to see animals locked up in cages.
- Robyn Harwood (Lola Sanchez) is the new girl in town who is half-in, half-out with the club. She doesn't have a best friend in the Sleepover Club, but towards the end of the season, she becomes good friends with Brooke.
[edit] The Enemies
- Krystal Beasley (Julia O'Connor) is a self-centred and bossy person that dreams of becoming a TV news anchorwoman. She is forever bossing around her only "friend" Caitlin. She appears to have everything but in fact is neglected by her rich parents. She always goes crying to "daddy" but seeing as her dad is always busy she only has Caitlin to push around.
- Caitlin (Ruby Hall) is always being walked all over by bossy best friend Krystal. Caitlin is a push over, but a nice one at that. She only listens to Krystal because she doesn't have many friends herself. The Sleepover Club think that she is really nice but she lets Krystal push her around so much that they even considered letting her into their club.
[edit] The Blockheads
- Jason Block (James Bell) is the brains of the Blockheads, and is always thinking of a plan to benefit himself. Jason is and will always be the enemy of the Sleepover Club. Jason and Charlie used to be best friends as kids because they are neighbours. It also seems like Jason likes Charlie but he doesn't show it.
- Simon Webster (Nathan Coenen) is the main deceiver out of the three as he always goes with his sister's mind rather than Jason's. He always gets the goss out of Brooke and gives it to Jason.
- Declan (Shannon Lively) is basically a normal guy, with a smaller IQ and often doesn't know what's going on during Jason's schemes but he still tags along for no apparent reason. Declan likes to eat a lot.
[edit] The Teachers
- Mr. Carrol
- Mr. Marrello
[edit] Character comparison
- Charlie is the leader like Frankie was.
- Tayla is the girly one like Fliss was.
- Maddy is the sporty one like Kenny was.
- Jess is the artistic one like Lyndz was.
- Brooke is the smart one like Rosie was.
- The Blockheads are like the M&Ms (Matthew, Michael, Marco).
- Brooke and Simon are twins like Lyndz and Michael were.
[edit] Season One
The following is a list of episodes from season one of The Sleepover Club. The season consisted of 26 episodes, airing almost daily. The season debuted on November 12, 2003 and finished its run on January 1, 2004. A DVD of this season was released in January 2007.
| # | Title | Original airdate |
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| 01 | "Perfect Match" | November 12, 2003 |
| The Sleepover Club play matchmaker and Rosie Cartwright, the new girl at Crescent Bay, proves to be worthy of the Sleepover girls' friendship when she gives the M&Ms, the Sleepover Club's arch rivals, the perfect payback. | ||
| 02 | "Scary Movie" | November 13, 2003 |
| Frankie still needs convincing that Rosie can show them what she's got to be sleepover club material and decides that Lyndz's birthday scary movie is the best place to do it. | ||
| 03 | "Beach Hut" | November 14, 2003 |
| When Mr Stephanopolous, the owner of the girls favourite hangout The Beach Hut Cafe, decides it's time to retire early, Frankie sets out to show him how important he is to the whole community. | ||
| 04 | "Fearlotto" | November 17, 2003 |
| Rosie creates this week's Sleepover challenge—Fearlotto, with the objective of the game being to confess your worse fears. | ||
| 05 | "The Great Debate" | November 18, 2003 |
| The year 7's have to debate that men are the stronger sex, but the teams are mixed—not only does Frankie have to argue that men are stronger, but she's in a team with Marco. Plus, Rosie seems to be feeling oddly unwell. What is wrong with her? | ||
| 06 | "Happy Birthday Rosie" | November 19, 2003 |
| It's Rosie's birthday and she has asked everyone to keep it low key, but now her older brother Will's basketball match threatens to eclipse her day. The rest of the club set out to find something nice for her birthday but chasos is on the cards when Lyndz doesn't tell the others that she has no money. | ||
| 07 | "Starring" | November 20, 2003 |
| Fliss is not thrilled that her mother's new boyfriend Andy is taking up so much of their time together especially when he tries to make a "Sleepover Club Video". | ||
| 08 | "Makeover" | November 21, 2003 |
| Lyndz is suddenly worried about her appearance after Michael calls her 'butch' so she thinks she needs to bring some spark into what she looks like, but the other girls are worried she's gone to far. | ||
| 09 | "Changing Rooms" | November 24, 2003 |
| Rosie doesn't want to host a Sleepover but won't tell the others why not. When they devise a plan to go into her room, they find out why! On a secret mission to refurnish her room, they call upon the assistance of her father, David, and her brother, Will. The M&M's loose a bet with the Sleepover Club and have to serve them smoothies at the Beach Hut Cafe dressed in bikinis. | ||
| 10 | "Swim Carnival" | November 25, 2003 |
| It's the Crescent Bay swim carnival and the Sleepover girls have convinced Rosie that her father's sudden health kick is due to a new love interest in his life. | ||
| 11 | "Car Wash" | November 26, 2003 |
| The Sleepover Club set up a car wash to raise money to make their sleepovers more exciting, but the M&Ms find a way to ruin the girls plan. | ||
| 12 | "Outdoor Trip" | November 27, 2003 |
| The year 7s go on a camping trip and a navigational exercise goes haywire, thanks to the M&Ms. | ||
| 13 | "Fight for Kenny" | November 28, 2003 |
| Kenny is told that her family are moving to Sydney. The Sleepover Club is on a mission to do everything in their power to stop letting it happen, but will they succeed? | ||
| 14 | "Third Time Unlucky" | December 1, 2003 |
| Frankie is really upset about Kenny living in Sydney, however, Rosie thinks that the Sleepover Club is too valuable to let go just because the girls are missing Kenny. | ||
| 15 | "Election" | December 2, 2003 |
| Frankie is running for year 7 student council representative, but the M&Ms and Kenny's sister Molly conspire together to ruin Frankie's chances. Will this be enough to stop her though? | ||
| 16 | "Shoot to Win" | December 3, 2003 |
| Ms Nickels is coaching the Crescent Bay netball team and because the numbers are low due to an outbreak of chicken pox, Sara and Alana have been made members, even though they cannot play. | ||
| 17 | "Horseback" | December 9, 2003 |
| Lyndz has a horse riding competition and Fliss offers to help her on the day. Meanwhile, Frankie finally gets the chance to prove herself as a big sister - or does she? | ||
| 18 | "Family Ties" | December 10, 2003 |
| Kenny's Gran is bored and looking to add some spice to her life, but Kenny is worried she's going to do herself some damage! Lyndz and Rosie have an argument that could result in the Sleepover Club disbanding... | ||
| 19 | "Agony Aunt" | December 11, 2003 |
| Kenny becomes the Crescent Bay High style guru for the school paper and influences some weird and wonderful fashion ideas. | ||
| 20 | "The Winning Ticket" | December 17, 2003 |
| The local theme park will be handing out a years worth of free passes to the one millionth guest and every cool kid in the area will be there - including the M&Ms and the Sleepover Club. | ||
| 21 | "Blind Date" | December 18, 2003 |
| Matthew is busy and no one knows why. Secretly he is helping his cousin, Sam, teach salsa lessons for the up coming rugby fundraising dance. | ||
| 22 | "Greek Sleepover" | December 22, 2003 |
| Nina, Mr Stephanopolous' niece from Greece, comes to stay and hosts a Greek Sleepover for the girls. | ||
| 23 | "Price of Success" | December 23, 2003 |
| Frankie and Fliss are upset because Kenny thinks training with Ryan Scott is more important to her than her best friends. Frankie needs help on the science exam, which the M&Ms have found a way to cheat on. | ||
| 24 | "Trapped" | December 24, 2003 |
| The M&Ms finally win a prize from entering mobile phone competitions, but the only place they can uncover it is in the garage of Michael's house, to whom no one can enter. | ||
| 25 | "Graffiti" | December 25, 2003 |
| The trials are on, but Crescent Bay isn't allowed to participate unless the graffiti artists who are vandalising the school are exposed. | ||
| 26 | "End of an Era" | January 1, 2004 |
| Fliss is forced to stay at Matthew's house while her mother is on her honeymoon, causing the boys to instigate a turf war. Rosie and Kenny also start to take more of an interest in boys. The girls' throw a party for them once they get back. | ||
[edit] Season Two
| # | Title | Original airdate |
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| 01 | "What Are Friends For?" | October 2, 2006 |
| Charlie's cousin Frankie comes to visit her but Charlie falls out with her friends because she can't see them all at once. But luckily Frankie saves the day and makes The Sleepover Club II. | ||
| 02 | "Tickets for Two" | October 9, 2006 |
| Tayla wins two tickets to Spectaculand and she can't decide who she'd pick. The blockheads hatch a plan so that she'll go with Jason, but it all backfires and she takes two other people a little closer to home. | ||
| 03 | "Cringe City" | October 16, 2006 |
| When Brooke has her first sleepover she will do anything to avoid embarrassment, the girls think that Lisa is pregnant. But, when the girls want to decide things about the sleepover, the girls think that they should turn it into a baby shower for Lisa. When Brooke hears her parents talk about the baby, it turns out that Lisa was pregnant. | ||
| 04 | "And the Winner Is" | October 23, 2006 |
| When Tayla is upset about every one winning compositions except her she makes a front cover for the new girl star magazine she is one of three lucky finalists but she starts neglecting the S.O.C. girls but it turns out that she didn't do it on her own, Jess helped her by making the cover better than what it was, but when she doesn't win she realizes her mistake and goes back to the S.O.C. girls. | ||
| 05 | "Where's the Bear?" | October 30, 2006 |
| Maddie wins a bear and Simon steals it and sends photos of the bear. The girls dress as spies and secretly go undercover inside Jason's house to retrieve the bear but end up getting Jason's hat instead as a ransom for the bear. | ||
| 06 | "Dance Fever" | November 6, 2006 |
| Barry, a boy with no friends, thinks Maddie likes him but she really doesn't. Then he thinks Charlie does, but she doesn't either. Krystal and Caitlin enter the school dance contest thinking that they are sure to win because Krystal's dad is the judge and they've been having secret lessons. But Maddie and Barry have lessons of their own and save the dance. | ||
| 07 | "Bird in the Hand" | November 13, 2006 |
| The school principal's budgie isn't feeling well. So Mr. Carols visits Brooke's mom, Brooke and the girls decide that they should look after the bird. Unfortunately, they lose the bird, but get a new one just like it. But it's not convincing enough. Eventually they find it, no thanks to the blockheads. | ||
| 08 | "The Haunting" | November 20, 2006 |
| The Sleepover Club shoot a film at a haunted prison , that closed 14 years ago, for a school project. Meanwhile, the Blockheads shoot their film there too and scare the SOC. The girls think up a plan to get them back good. | ||
| 09 | "Blast from the Past" | November 27, 2006 |
| Tayla is failing miserably at history and if she doesn't pass she is going to St. Anne's. At first she isn't bothered and she gives up. But when she sees the school uniform she freaks and starts studying she's still no good but then she finds a weird but helpful way of learning. | ||
| 10 | "Prankfest" | December 4, 2006 |
| The Blockheads are out to prank everyone in sight during the school's weekend at camp. The SOC must team up with an unlikely ally to get revenge. They get their revenge but what will the consequences be? | ||
| 11 | "Fallen Star" | December 11, 2006 |
| Jess wins a contest based on her favorite TV show 'Beach of Hearts' and gets to hang out with the show's main actress. But Jess discovers that she's not all she seems on TV, she's horrible. But who will she choose her or the SOC? | ||
| 12 | "The Crush" | December 18, 2006 |
| Charlie has a crush on a surfer Angus Miller, played by Perth actor Daniel Murphy, but grows increasingly jealous over the time he spends with Jess. | ||
| 13 | "I Spy" | December 25, 2006 |
| Krystal dumps Caitlin as a friend, causing Jess to take pity on her and invite her to hang with the SOC. But Krystal sees this as a way she can use to her advantage and gets Caitlin to try and find out the SOC secrets. The SOC find out and luckily Caitlin and Krystal don't find out any of their secrets. | ||
| 14 | "Walk Like a Boy" | January 1, 2007 |
| The sailing contest gives $500 to the boy that wins and only $250 to the girl that wins. So Maddie decides to enter as a boy called Buddy Guy. But the Blockheads also have their eyes on the prize. Maddie has to walk, talk and act like a boy. But can she beat Jason and prove a point to why the boys and girls prizes should be the same? | ||
| 15 | "The Front Page" | January 8, 2007 |
| Charlie is thrilled to receive a trial on the school paper, but finds it impossible to get a good story. The rest of the girls secretly invent a story to help her out. But it ends up turning into an investigation and nearly making the lunch lady lose her job. | ||
| 16 | "The Deep End" | January 15, 2007 |
| When Jason throws a sweet at Charlie during swim practice, she zooms off and wins the race. She then gets on the swim team, and it starts to get to Maddie as sport is her thing. Maddie decides to beat Charlie at the things she's good at. The whole time Krystal is plotting a plan so that she can win the swim race. Will Maddie and Charlie realise and can Maddie beat Krystal in the race? | ||
| 17 | "Never Too Old" | January 22, 2007 |
| Mrs. Pendrety, a sad old woman fell by accident from the girls while chasing the Blockheads, Charlie invites her to stay with her until she feels better. But she has been annoying the girls by being her slave. But then, it gets far more exciting when the give her a makeover. | ||
| 18 | "Secret Admirer" | January 29, 2007 |
| Its own clothes day at there school and the other girls feel guilty for ruining one of Brook's T-shirts, so they go shopping for something for her to wear. But when she arrives at school she has a shock when she see's someone else has the exact same outfir as her. what will the sleepover club so to cheer her up? And how far will they go? | ||
| 19 | "Set Them Free" | February 5, 2007 |
| Maddy's room is a mess so the other girls decide to clean it for her while she is out surfing. Whilst cleaning her room though they find something that might result in Maddy leaving the club. So to prove how much they will miss her, they show her how much she means to them. Meanwhile Jason wants to get rid of his snake so he can get a Python, And Krystal wants a dog. | ||
| 20 | "Six Is a Crowd" | February 12, 2007 |
| 21 | "What About Me?" | February 19, 2007 |
| 22 | "Tropicana Sunrise" | February 26, 2007 |
| they have a baking comp in school and someone steals the cake.she is determined to find out who | ||
| 23 | "Secrets" | March 5, 2007 |
| 24 | "Surprise" | March 12, 2007 |
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Tayla's 13 birthday is coming up and they want to throw a surprise party though Kristal makes her feel like they don't want to be friends with her anymore it ends up ok much to Kristal's hatred. |
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| 25 | "One in, All In" | March 19, 2007 |
| 26 | "Curtain Up" | March 26, 2007 |
| When Charlie gets to be the director of the school play, the SOC is relieved and Tayla thinks that charlie will let her play the part of Cinderella, but when Charlie realises that Krystal had an amazing voice, she let her play the part. Who will Charlie chose? Tayla or Krystal. In the end it is a stunning performance, but unfortunately, they can make it longer to enter a competition, but they argue, and Krystal quits... | ||
[edit] Media and DVDs
Both seasons of The Sleepover Club have been released on DVD. The first season was released in January 2007 and contains all 26 episodes of the first season, and the second season was released in August 2007 and contains all 26 episodes of the second season.
[edit] Trivia
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- Caitlin Stasey and Eliza Taylor-Cotter both joined the cast of Neighbours in 2005 as characters that are significantly older than the ones they played in The Sleepover Club. They also featured in Australia's Brainiest Neighbour.
- The first season of the show was filmed in and around the suburb of Robina, on the Gold Coast.
- The second season was filmed in and around Western Australia's Perth Metropolitan area at locations such as the Fremantle Jail (no longer in service, but now a major tourist attraction), the Sunset Men's home (turned Psychiatric Hospital, also no longer in use), Churchlands Senior High School and Hillary's boat harbour as well as at other various locations.
- Basia A'Hern joined the cast of Out of the Blue in 2008 as a character that is significantly older than the one she played in The Sleepover Club.
