Sofia's Diary
| Sofia's Diary | |
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| Genre | Video blog, drama |
| Created by | Nuno Bernardo |
| Directed by | Manny Bonett |
| Starring |
Rachel Hyde-Harvey Lauren Gordon Gavin Stenhouse Georgina Leahy James Nield Paul Opacic Lucia Giannecchini Heidi Monseni |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 130 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Nuno Bernardo Serena Cullen Antony Root Joanna Shields |
| Producer(s) | Triona Campbell |
| Camera setup | Ciro Candia |
| Running time | Varies |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Bebo FIVER |
| Picture format | 4:3, 16:9 |
| Original release |
Bebo: 17 March 2008 - 10 June 2009 Five Life/FIVER: 17 April 2008 – 12 June 2009 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Sofia's Diary is a drama that is shown online through the social networking site Bebo, which is the same site that hosts KateModern.
A version of Sofia's Diary originally came out in 2003 in Portugal. This means it actually predates the first video of lonelygirl15 which came out in 2006. Sofia is played by 22-year-old Rachel Hyde-Harvey.
Sofia's Diary was the second internet based show to make the transition to UK TV (Tiscali Showcase on C4 being the first in 2007) following its acquisition by Channel Five (from Sony Pictures Television International) on 17 April 2008. The first two seasons of the show were broadcast on 'Fiver' (previously 'Five Life').
Following an 8-month break, Sofia's Diary returned to Bebo to begin a 6-week third season, from 29 May 2009. This season differs to the first two, in that new episodes are only being shown on Tuesdays and Fridays, as opposed to every weekday.
Sure Girl originally sponsored Sofia's Diary. Season 3 of the show is being exclusively sponsored by Transport for London (TfL), to help increase awareness among teenagers of its road safety campaign.
At the start of the series, Sofia was a 17-year-old girl, living with her dad, stepmother and stepbrother (also known as 'Devil Child'). The story began when Sofia found her (now ex) boyfriend kissing her stepsister Trisha. As revenge, she played a trick on her ex, but it backfired and somehow she managed to set the whole chemistry lab on fire. Doing this got her suspended. Her mum then found some ecstasy tablets in her bedroom, so she decided to send her away to London, to live with her dad, his wife and their baby. Her best friend, Sean, later died from a random gunshot. Sofia had to choose between Finn or Josh as her boyfriend. She lives with Alice Clayton Smith.
Due to its success on Bebo, FIVER picked up the series and started airing episodes every day at 5:25 ever since 17 April 2008. An omnibus would air every 2 weeks on a Sunday. Due to slow ratings the singular episodes moved to 4:00 on a weekday basis, the omnibuses were then dropped. FIVER officially cancelled Sofia's Diary on 12 June 2009, saying they had no broadcast right to new episodes and their contract had expired, they also said they had no intention to renew it. The show has now ended on Bebo as well.
Season 1 focuses mainly on Sofia's move from to London. It focuses on her making brand new friends and fitting in at school. Her videos were uploaded on a weekday basis.
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