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High School Musical (Original title)
Dates: 2006 (Copyright), 20 January 2006 (Television)

Country: USA

Director: Kenny Ortega

Production company billing: ©2006. In Colour
Synopsis: Musical. A tale of American high-school classroom rivalries and romance. The school basketball star meets a beautiful bookworm type at a New Year's party. When term starts he discovers that she is a new student at the school and other classmates are annoyed by their friendship as, traditionally, they tend to stay in their own cliques, with sporty types not mixing with clever academic types. The two find they have a talent for singing and want to try out for the school musical play, again, breaking stereotypes and causing resentment.
TV Transmissions
Date: 20 January 2006Broadcast company: Disney Channel, TheCountry: USATransmission time: 20:00-22:00Slot duration: 120 minsCable - Language: English - Colour - Sound - Stereo
Date: 29 December 2006Broadcast channel: BBC1Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 17:55-19:30Slot duration: 95 minsNetwork
Date: 28 May 2007Broadcast channel: BBC2Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 11:00-12:35Slot duration: 95 minsNetwork
Date: 04 November 2007Broadcast channel: BBC ThreeCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 19:25-21:00Slot duration: 95 minsDigital Terrestrial
Date: 10 November 2007Broadcast channel: BBC ThreeCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:35-23:10Slot duration: 95 minsDigital Terrestrial
Date: 24 December 2008Broadcast channel: BBC1Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 11:50-13:25Slot duration: 95 minsNetwork
Date: 10 September 2009Broadcast channel: BBC ThreeCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 23:35-01:10Slot duration: 95 minsDigital Terrestrial
Date: 07 October 2009Broadcast channel: BBC ThreeCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:00-22:35Slot duration: 95 minsDigital Terrestrial
Date: 17 July 2010Broadcast channel: BBC ThreeCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 19:00-20:35Slot duration: 95 minsDigital Terrestrial - Language: English - Colour - Sound
Date: 18 July 2010Broadcast channel: BBC ThreeCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 01:10-02:45Slot duration: 95 minsDigital Terrestrial - Language: English - Colour - Sound

Credits (13)
Production Company: Walt Disney Pictures, Production Company: First Street Films, Production Company: Salty Pictures Inc, Executive Producer: Barry Rosenbush, Executive Producer: Bill Borden, Producer: Don Schain, Written by: Peter Barsocchini, Director of Photography: Gordon Lonsdale, Editor: Seth Flaum, Production Designer: Mark Hofeling, Costume Designer: Tom Mckinley, Music Supervisor: Steven Christopher
Cast (9)
Zac Efron (Troy Bolton), Vanessa Anne Hudgens (Gabriella Montez), Ashley Tisdale (Sharpay Evans), Lucas Grabeel (Ryan Evans), Corbin Bleu (Chad Danforth), Monique Coleman (Taylor McKessie), Bart Johnson (Coach Jack Bolton), Alyson Reed (Ms Darbus), Joey Miyashima (Principal Matsui)