Series synopsis
Rock School is a British reality television series that premiered on Channel 4 on August 19, 2005. It ended on February 19, 2006. It stars Gene Simmons and Christian O'Connell.
Rock School is a British reality TV series starring Gene Simmons, in which he has a short time to turn a class of school children into a fully fledged rock band, at the end of which they must perform in a supporting slot for a leading rock band.
Rock School is made by British production company RDF Media and has been shown on Channel 4 in the UK, RTL 7 in the Netherlands, Channel Ten and Channel V in Australia, TVNZ's TV2 in New Zealand, VH-1 in the United States and Latin America, TV2 Zebra in ...
Premise
Rock School is a British reality TV series starring Gene Simmons, in which he has a short time to turn a class of school children into a fully fledged rock band, at the end of which they must perform in a supporting slot for a leading rock band.
Rock School is made by British production company RDF Media and has been shown on Channel 4 in the UK, RTL 7 in the Netherlands, Channel Ten and Channel V in Australia, TVNZ's TV2 in New Zealand, VH-1 in the United States and Latin America, TV2 Zebra in Norway, Nelonen in Finland, TV4 in Sweden, Much Music in Canada, Vitaya in Belgium and ORF1 in Austria.
A comedy film with a similar theme, starring Jack Black, called School of Rock, was released in 2003, before the first series began although the creative team and Gene Simmons insist that it was not because of the success of that film they made it, and say it was in the works since 2002.
Since series 2, Simmons seems not to be planning any more series yet due to commitments with KISS.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Gene Simmons
- Christian O'Connell as Narrator
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 16 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 5 | ||
| Season 1 | 7 | August 19, 2005 | September 30, 2005 |
| Season 2 | 4 | January 29, 2006 | February 19, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | dvd extras 1 | |
| 2 | dvd extras 2 | |
| 3 | dvd extras 3 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 KISS frontman Gene Simmons must transform a group of British boarding school students into a rock band. In the series premiere, Gene holds auditions for lead singers and the pupils choose their rock names. |
August 19, 2005 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Gene’s second week at Christ’s Hospital boarding school finds him attending hymn practice in the school chapel and later he is under attack from the school debate society. This week Gene selects the band’s guitarist and drummer. |
August 23, 2005 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 As the audition process wears on, the children begin to tire of Gene. Gene receives an invitation to perform for a local group of pensioners and then a KISS tribute band performs for the school. Gene selects the final members of the band – a keyboardist and a bass guitar player. As usual, the children are less than thrilled with the choices. |
August 30, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 29, 2006 |
| 2 | Episode 202 | February 5, 2006 |
| 3 | Episode 203 | February 12, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Channel 4 |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 19, 2005 |
| Last aired | February 19, 2006 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday |