Ja'mie: Private School Girl | |
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Genre | Comedy Mockumentary |
Created by | Chris Lilley |
Written by | Chris Lilley |
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Starring | Chris Lilley |
Narrated by | Chris Lilley |
Theme music composer | Chris Lilley |
Composer(s) | John Foreman |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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Location(s) | Melbourne |
Cinematography | Nick Gregoric |
Editor(s) | Ian Carmichael |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 25–27 minutes |
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Audio format | Stereophonic |
Original release | 23 October | – 27 November 2013
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Preceded by | Angry Boys |
Followed by | Jonah from Tonga |
Related shows |
We Can Be Heroes Summer Heights High |
External links | |
Website |
Ja'mie: Private School Girl is an Australian comedy television series set at an exclusive private girls' grammar school in Sydney's extremely wealthy North Shore district, written by and starring male comedian Chris Lilley. Continuing the mockumentary style of Lilley's previous series, Ja'mie: Private School Girl follows Ja'mie King, a character who previously appeared in Lilley's series We Can Be Heroes and Summer Heights High, during her final weeks of high school.
The series is co-produced by Chris Lilley and Princess Pictures in association with ABC and HBO.
The Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) broadcast the show in Australia from 23 October 2013 and concluded on 27 November 2013. HBO began broadcasting the show in the United States on 24 November 2013.
Lilley announced that he was working on a new show on his Facebook page. The ABC confirmed that Lilley's six-part half-hour comedy series would screen in 2013. On 8 September 2013, Lilley revealed the title of the show and that the returning character to the series is Ja'mie King.
Melbourne-based production company Princess Pictures and Chris Lilley produced the series with Australian Broadcasting Corporation and HBO. The show was shot at Haileybury College, Melbourne.
Private School Girl debuted on ABC1 in Australia on 23 October 2013, and on HBO in North America on 24 November 2013.BBC Three began broadcasting the series in the UK on 6 February 2014 at 10pm.
Viewing figures on ABC were initially high at 924,000 viewers, but had dropped to 575,000 by the fourth episode. The series was, however, a success on ABC iview, beating earlier records set by Doctor Who.