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Hi-5 (also known as Hi-5 UK) is a British children's television programme, based on the Australian children's TV series of the same name, which was premiered on Cartoonito and CITV on 3 November 2008.
The original cast consisted of Kellie Crawford (née Hoggart), Kathleen de Leon Jones, Nathan Foley, Tim Harding and Charli Robinson, who were aged between 19 and 25 at the time of the series' airing. [11] After being commissioned, the first full series began production in October, and went to air on Nine in 1999.
Kellie Lynn Crawford, née Hoggart (born 1 May 1974), is an Australian singer, actress and children's performer. Crawford was an original member of the Australian children's musical group Hi-5 from 1998 to 2008 and was also a member of pop group Teen Queens. She left Hi-5 in December 2008 after ten years with the group.
The final group of 10 episodes from the second season premiered on September 25, 2006. [7] In August 2006, Cheateam Mosley and Taylor-Corbett left the cast to pursue other ventures. [vague] New touring members Sydney James and Yasmeen Sulieman joined Balmilero, Cregan, and Korbee, but were not featured in the television series. [8]
The TV series had a successful premiere in the UK in early 2003. [1] [66] Initially, Harris expected that the series would become formatted into international versions, however, she was so confident with the original cast that the Australian series was sold overseas instead. [1] On pay-TV in Australia, Hi-5 premiered on Nick Jr. in 2003. [67]
Ainsley Melham (born 2 December 1991) is an Australian actor and theatre performer. He began his career as a member of Australian children's musical group Hi-5 from 2013 to 2016, starring in the television series and performing in international tours.
A television series and a tour introduced the UK group in 2008. [ 116 ] [ 117 ] After the brand's sale in 2012, there was a return to licensing international groups. In 2014, a Latin American group was created, [ 118 ] followed by a local version for the Philippines in 2015, [ 119 ] and the introduction of an Indonesian group in 2017.
On 14 October 2016, it was announced that the Nine Network had renewed its partnership with the Hi-5 franchise, revealing plans to revive the television series with an entirely new cast in 2017. [5] The new series would feature a new cast and set, but retain the original team of producers and writers. [5] Julie Greene, who had previously been a ...