Viva S Club

Infobox Television
show_name = Viva S Club


caption = "Viva S Club" opening titles
genre = Childrens
director =
starring = S Club
Jeremy Xido
Alícia González
opentheme = "Alive"
country = UK
language = English
num_series = 1 (in Spain)
4 (in total)
num_episodes = 13
executive_producer =
runtime = 25 mins (approx)
network = CBBC (on BBC One)
first_aired = 20 September, 2002
last_aired =
27 December, 2002
preceded_by = "Hollywood 7"
followed_by = "Seeing Double" (Cinema)
imdb_id = 0349043
tv_com_id = 2861

"Viva S Club" was the fourth and final series in the BBC television series starring British pop group S Club. This was the only series that was not filmed in America, filming, instead, in Barcelona, Spain. The programme was shown every week on CBBC from September 20, 2002 to December 27, 2002 and starred all members of S Club. The show also featured Alícia González, as housekeeper Maria, and Jeremy Xido, as Lyall, from the record company of which the band were signed.

The series aired in the United States, once again changing its name. However, in a break from the previous "S Club 7 in ..." pattern, the show was simply called "S Club." It aired on ABC Family from September 21, 2002 to December 7, 2002.cite web | url=http://epguides.com/SClub7/ | title=L.A. 7 (A Titles & Air Dates Guide) | accessdate=2008-01-19 | publisher=EpGuides.com]

The series saw band member Paul Cattermole leave the band. This mirrored real life events, when in March 2002, Paul announced that he was to leave the band. [cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/1897561.stm | title=Paul leaves S Club 7 | accessdate=2008-01-19 | date=2002-03-28 | publisher=BBC] There is one post series event, a movie entitled "Seeing Double".

Main Cast

* Tina Barrett - as herself
* Paul Cattermole - as himself
* Jon Lee - as himself
* Bradley McIntosh - as himself
* Jo O'Meara - as herself
* Hannah Spearritt - as herself
* Rachel Stevens - as herself
* Jeremy Xido - Lyall
* Alícia González - Maria

Plot

As with past series, "Viva S Club" takes place following the events in "Hollywood 7", in which the band has become popular Stateside, but not so much internationally. The series sees band member Paul Cattermole leave the group, featuring in only five episodes. The remainder of the series featured the events of the remaining band members who had renamed, S Club. The series sees the group gaining new manager, Mr Wendelbaum, who employs Lyall and Maria as their mentor and housekeeper.

The final episode entitled "We've Got to Get Out of Here", somewhat made fun of the way their series ended, the plot of the finale centred around Tina and a recent break up with a boyfriend who's dad happens to be a Mafioso leader. In the midst of the episode the band reminisce over the past few years and in the end they jump on a boat that was heading to Egypt before Jo pilots the boat back to the UK.

Episodes

Video/DVD Releases

Unlike the previous three series, "Viva S Club" was never released on VHS or DVD worldwide. It has, however, been repeated several times on the CBBC Channel.

On March 3, 2008, 19 Management re-released the band's movie, Seeing Double, and online rumours suggested that "Viva S Club" was to be released on DVD. However nothing has been confirmed, and these have remained rumours.

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