Fifteen

Hillside (US title, Fifteen) is a live-action television series that aired on YTV in Canada and Nickelodeon in the United States. The series was created and produced by John Binkley (creator-producer, The Perkins Family for WGBH/PBS; and No Adults Allowed for TV-AM in the UK). Its head writer for all 65 episodes was Ian Weir, who wrote all but 5 episodes. Its director was Michael Berry. The series was first conceived as Fifteen in an improvised f... more

Hillside (US title, Fifteen) is a live-action television series that aired on YTV in Canada and Nickelodeon in the United States. The series was created and produced by John Binkley (creator-producer, The Perkins Family for WGBH/PBS; and No Adults Allowed for TV-AM in the UK). Its head writer for all 65 episodes was Ian Weir, who wrote all but 5 episodes. Its director was Michael Berry. The series was first conceived as Fifteen in an improvised form for The Disney Channel, where a 13-episode pilot series was produced and tested in the US. After Disney decided not to proceed with the project, Nickelodeon and Canadian partners joined Binkley in producing the series which was known in its first and second seasons as Hillside in Canada, and throughout the 65 episode run as Fifteen in the U.S. The show was subsequently syndicated around the world, with runs in Germany, the Children's Channel in Europe, and Israel, among others. Dealing with teenage and high school issues, the series... less