Degrassi Junior High
Degrassi Junior High is a Canadian CBC Television teen drama series that was produced from 1987-1989 as part of the Degrassi series. The show followed the lives of a group of students attending the titular fictional school. Many episodes tackled difficult topics such as drug use, child abuse, teenage pregnancy, homosexuality, homophobia, racism, and divorce, and the series was acclaimed for its sensitive and realistic portrayal of the challenges of teenage life. The cast comprised mainly non-professional actors, which added to the show's sense of realism. The series featured many of the same actors who had starred on The Kids of Degrassi Street a few years earlier, including Stacie Mistysyn, Neil Hope, Anais Granofsky, Sarah Charlesworth and others. However, their character names and family situations had been changed, so Degrassi Junior High cannot, therefore, be considered a direct spinoff. The legal counsel for all the episodes was Stephen Stohn who later became the executive producer of Degrassi: The ...
Details
- First aired
- 18 Jan 1987
- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes
- 42
- TMDB 7.8
- Last aired
- 6 Mar 1989
- Genres
Drama Soap
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- CBC Television
- Countries
CA
- Original language
- en
- Original title
- Degrassi Junior High
- Creators
- Cast
Nicole Stoffmanas Stephanie Kaye Sarah Charlesworthas Susie Rivera Niki Kemenyas Voula Grivogiannis Marcus Bruceas Mr. Colby Craig Driscollas Rick Munro Billy Parrottas Shane McKay Roger Montgomeryas Mr. Garcia Cathy Keenanas Liz O' Rourke Stefan Brogrenas Archibald 'Snake' Simpson Angela Deiseachas Erica Farrell - Writers
Yan Moore Susin Nielsen Kathryn Ellis Avrum Jacobson Michael Kennedy John Oughton Scott Barrie - Composer
Wendy Watson Lewis Manne
