Series synopsis
Spirit Warriors is a family television series that premiered on CBBC on January 22, 2010. It ended on March 26, 2010. It was created by Jo Ho. It stars Jessica Henwick, Alicia Lai, Little Simz and Gilles Geary.
Spirit Warriors is an award-winning BBC children's adventure series, broadcast on BBC Two, BBC HD and CBBC. It is the first British television drama series to have a predominantly East Asian cast.
Very loosely inspired by ancient Chinese myths and legends, the show follows Bo, her sister Jen, and fellow schoolchildren Vicky, Trix and Martin who, during a trip to a museum, are transported to a parallel spirit world. Once there, they find themselves transformed into Spirit Warriors, each with his ...
Premise
Spirit Warriors is an award-winning BBC children's adventure series, broadcast on BBC Two, BBC HD and CBBC. It is the first British television drama series to have a predominantly East Asian cast.
Very loosely inspired by ancient Chinese myths and legends, the show follows Bo, her sister Jen, and fellow schoolchildren Vicky, Trix and Martin who, during a trip to a museum, are transported to a parallel spirit world. Once there, they find themselves transformed into Spirit Warriors, each with his or her own special spirit power. With the help of their mentor Shen, a dragon, they have to use their new-found skills to navigate the realms of Wood, Water, Earth and Fire and find twelve legendary spirit pieces before the evil warlord Li and his henchman Hwang can get their hands on them.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jessica Henwick as Bo
- Alicia Lai as Jen
- Little Simz as Vicky
- Gilles Geary as Trix
- Karl Rogers as Martin
Guest cast
- Benedict Wong as Li
- Tom Wu as Hwang
- Daphne Cheung as Fei-Yan
- Burt Kwouk as Shen
- David Yip as Ding-Xiang
- You-Ri Yamanaka as Yama
- Andy Cheung as Qi-Shi
- Henry Wu as Ji
- Alex Liang as Monkey Spirit (uncredited)
- Siu Hun Li as King
- Jason Wong as Howler
- Hi Ching as Hau
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | March 22, 2010 | March 22, 2010 |
| Season 1 | 10 | January 22, 2010 | March 26, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Spirit Warriors: Backstage A behind the scenes look at the making of the BBC television show, 'Spirit Warriors'. Includes cast interviews, and exclusive clips from the show. |
March 22, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Warrior is Born Five children - Bo, Jen, Vicky, Martin and Trix - find themselves transported to the ancient Chinese spirit world. They discover from Shen the Dragon that they have become spirit warriors, on a quest to find twelve spirit pieces - if they fail, the evil Li will find them and then control the universe! |
January 22, 2010 |
| 2 |
The Spirit Thief Five children discover from Shen the Dragon that they are spirit warriors, on a quest to find twelve spirit pieces - if they fail, the evil Li will find them and then control the universe! Bo, the leader of the spirit warriors, finds herself severely tested when she has to battle with Yama, an evil spirit thief, who has taken over the happy town of Piaji. But how do you defeat an enemy who never loses? |
January 29, 2010 |
| 3 |
The Monkey King Five children discover from Shen the Dragon that they are spirit warriors, on a quest to find twelve spirit pieces - if they fail, the evil Li will find them and then control the universe! Jen gets a taste of what it is like to be a leader when she and Trix are kidnapped by the playful monkey people - and Jen is made monkey king! But when Hwang arrives at the monkey palace with a secret weapon, Jen learns that being a king is not just fun and games. |
February 5, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 22, 2010 |
| Last aired | March 26, 2010 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Canceled |