Indian Summer School
Indian Summer School | |
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![]() Title card of the programme showing British boys at The Doon School | |
Genre | Documentary |
Directed by | Andrew Parkin |
Presented by | Eddie Marsan |
Theme music composer | Indian Summer by Jai Wolf |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 3 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Tom O'Brien, Simon Andreae |
Running time | 138 minutes |
Production company | Naked |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 4 |
Release | 29 March 12 April 2018 | –
Indian Summer School is a 2018 Channel 4 docuseries in which five British boys, who have failed their GCSEs, are invited to attend the Indian all-boys boarding school The Doon School, described in the show as the "Eton of India" [1][2] (though the school eschews the label). The three-part miniseries was produced by Naked Entertainment, and originally aired in March–April 2018 on Channel 4.[3]
Episodes
[edit]In the show, five working class boys, Jack, Alfie, Jake, Ethan and Harry, are given a chance to reform their academic performance, based on the premise that an all-round education in an ethnically-diverse environment at one of the world's best schools will prove beneficial.[4] Matthew Raggett, the school's headmaster, believes the boys' lives can be turned around in six months at the school, which has the exam pass rate of 100%.[5]
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "Arrival" | 29 March 2018 | |
As the boys arrive at the Eton of India, Jack and Alfie adapt best, while Harry slips into old habits. Having not been in school for two years, Jake and Ethan find it hard to adjust to the new regime.[6] | |||
2 | "A Fight and a Punishment" | 5 April 2018 | |
The five boys are six weeks into their studies at India's Doon School and progress is patchy. While Harry gets into a fight, Jake locks horns with the headmaster, with drastic results.[7] | |||
3 | "Exams and Newspapers" | 12 April 2018 | |
After three months in India, all the boys are missing home. Ethan ruffles a few feathers when he writes an article for the school newspaper The Doon School Weekly on being the first `out' gay boy at Doon.[8] Jack goes on a trek into the Himalayas - a trip designed to build his confidence. As the end of term approaches, the boys retake their GCSEs.[9] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Indian Summer School - Episode Guide - All 4". www.channel4.com.
- ^ Ferguson, Euan (1 April 2018). "The week in TV: Come Home; A Series of Unfortunate Events; The Dangerous Book for Boys; Mum; In the Long Run; Indian Summer School". The Guardian.
- ^ "Indian Summer School review – five terrible teens are sent to India's equivalent of Eton | Television & radio". The Guardian. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Indian Summer School viewers dismayed as no student passes their final exams". Daily Mirror. 12 April 2018.
- ^ Benji Wilson (29 March 2018). "Indian Summer School review –a contrived and meaningless social experiment". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "'Channel 4 sent me to India for 5 months to re-sit my GCSEs'". 2 April 2018.
- ^ "Brighton teenager given second chance at India's 'Eton' for TV experiment". Brighton and Hove News. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ http://www.doonschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2481-Final.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Indian Summer School Series and Episode Guides | TV from". RadioTimes. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
External links
[edit]- 2018 British television series debuts
- 2018 British television series endings
- 2010s British documentary television series
- 2010s British LGBT-related television series
- 2010s British teen television series
- 2010s British television miniseries
- 2010s high school television series
- British high school television series
- Channel 4 documentaries
- British English-language television shows
- Television series by Fremantle (company)
- British television series about teenagers
- Television shows set in Uttarakhand
- The Doon School