A comedy film with a similar theme, starring Jack Black, called School of Rock, was released in 2003, before the first series began.
[1] The first series was broadcast in the autumn of 2005 and took place at Christ's Hospital, a co-educational boarding school near Horsham, West Sussex, which is famous for its strong musical tradition.
The band consisted of Josh (also known as "The Emperor") as lead singer, Dudley ("Dudders") as drummer, Jesse ("Bagpuss") as guitarist, Kwamé ("Mr.
After a difficult start, the band successfully played to a crowd of Motörhead fans at the Hammersmith Apollo, and in the final episode of the series The Class got an all-expenses paid trip to Los Angeles, where all the members came together to perform a special tribute of "God gave rock 'n roll to you" for Simmons in a local venue.
A fluent speaker of Quenya and learning Klingon by the end of the series, Josh was completely tone-deaf but was chosen by Simmons for his determination and perseverance.
Completely transformed by the experience, Josh saw himself as a rock god by the end of filming and had even grown his hair in homage to Queen guitarist Brian May; however, this new persona irritated his classmates, who thought his arrogance had got the better of him.
The band, then "No Coment" and consisting of Ellie Chapman (vocals), Samanie Warren-Close (guitar), Lindsey Rose (bass), Jess Reid (keyboards) and Sammi Reeve (drums) spend the second episode preparing for their first gig, where they played to an audience of predominantly old age pensioners at a local bowls club, as well as worrying about their positions in the band upon Chris's return.
Samanie, Ellie & Lily were also regular presenters on former UK cable television channel CharliiTV (also an RDF production) during most of 2006 alongside Luciana Caporaso & Desiree Skylark.
Ellie was unsure who Jimi Hendrix nor Eric Clapton were whilst Samanie held Eddie Van Halen's signature guitar.
Hardman was found dead at the age of 24 from suicide by hanging on 23 March 2015, after having suffered from depression as his career stalled in the years leading up to his death;[3] he had considered taking his own life on previous occasions.