| Alt Name: | S Club 7 in Miami |
| Director: | Andrew Margetson |
| Starring: | S Club 7 Alfie Wise Paul Louis |
| Opentheme: | "Bring It All Back" |
| Country: | United Kingdom United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 13 |
| Executive Producer: | Simon Fuller Malcolm Gerrie Christopher Pilkington |
| Runtime: | 25 mins (approx) |
| Company: | Initial |
| Network: | CBBC (on BBC One) |
| Related: | Back to the '50s, Boyfriends & Birthdays L.A. 7 (2000) Hollywood 7 (2001) Viva S Club (2002) |
Miami 7 (known as S Club 7 in Miami in the United States) is a television series starring English pop group S Club 7. Thirteen episodes were produced and aired on CBBC from 8 April to 1 July 1999.[1] During each episode, the members would perform one of the songs from their first album S Club. All seven members of the group star as fictionalised versions of themselves. It was created and partially written by Kim Fuller (brother of the group's manager), who also created and wrote the Spice Girls' 1997 film Spice World.
Renamed as S Club 7 in Miami, the show broadcast in the United States on Fox Family from 1999 until 2002.[2] It also aired on VRAK.TV, MusiquePlus and BBC Kids in Canada and Nickelodeon in Latin America.
The show saw the group (such as Bradley, Rachel, Paul, and Hannah), desperate to make it big, offered a chance for success in Miami by their management. Instead, the gang find themselves working in a hotel for Howard and Marvin Borlotti and entertaining the guests of the hotel. They learn to deal with the culture shock of being in a new country and eventually enjoy and somewhat become accustomed to what America has to offer.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|
| Title | Original airdate | U.S. airdate | S Club sing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Back to the '50s" | 18 September 1999 (ITV) | 11 March 2000 | "You're My Number One" "Friday Night" "Viva La Fiesta" "S Club Party" | 1 | |
| The group begin their journey to Los Angeles from Miami. After accidentally coming across a time portal, they find a town in the 1950s, which is dominated by a gang. | |||||
| < | -- Putting in a nice space between episodes --> | ||||
| "Boyfriends & Birthdays" | 12 December 1999 | 29 May 2000 | "Bring It All Back" "Reach" "Two In A Million" | 2 | |
| S Club take a rest stop at a trailer park near Paradise Beach in Smalltown, where they meet a family who live in an RV. They discover that the father may or may not arrive to attend the son's birthday, so they strive to make his birthday the best ever. Meanwhile, Rachel receives a call from her boyfriend back home, who asks her to choose: him or the group. | |||||
Miami 7 was aired on CBBC in the United Kingdom from 8 April until 1 July 1999 with repeats until 2002. The series was also repeated on channels such as Play UK and Disney Channel.
The show was renamed as S Club 7 in Miami, was taken to America where it aired on Fox Family (now Freeform) from 1999 to 2002.[2] In foreign countries, It also aired on VRAK.TV, MusiquePlus and BBC Kids in Canada and Nickelodeon in Latin America.
Miami 7 was released on PAL video in 2000. It was released both as three individual cassettes or in a "Complete Boxset" containing all thirteen episodes. The first two volumes were also released on NTSC video however the third volume (containing the final six episodes) was never released. Also along with the L.A. 7 and Hollywood 7 series, it was never released on DVD. The NTSC version also contained bonus scenes and extra footage.[3]
In November 2023, the series was made available to stream in the UK on BBC iPlayer.[4]
The show was watched by 90 million viewers in over 100 countries.[5]
In 2002, the dates were:Tuesday 19 February – 60,000
Thursday 21 February – 70,000[6]