LA 7

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LA 7 was the second television series made by British pop group S Club 7. The programme was shown every week on CBBC and starred all seven members of the band as themselves in thirteen episodes and in most of the series The Exorcist star Linda Blair co-stars as Joni, their landlord.

1 Synopsis
2 Episodes

[edit] Synopsis

In the first episode of LA 7 it shows the band still on the road and on its way and in a side plot it parodies The Blair Witch Project, in which band member Paul Cattermole claims he has family near by but gets lost in the woods and have a run in with a villager who nearly scares them half to death. In the third episode, they finally make it to Los Angeles and quickly deal with some of the realities of trying to eek an existence in order to become a pop band. In the final episode they decide to pack up and hit the road after their manager apparently fails to get them a record deal. But in the first in between special, S Club 7: Artistic Differences, the band's car breaks down 30 miles out of Los Angeles and their old landlord Joni once again played by Linda Blair sets them up in a place where if you jump in the right spot the place will cause a quake. In a sub plot, Hannah Spearritt dreams about the band calling it quits which never happens and in their only Holiday Special, S Club 7: Christmas Special, the band dreams of what would happen to them if they became famous. The next Series featuring the band is Hollywood 7.

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Episode 1 - "Into The Unknown"

On the way to LA, Paul persuades the group to stop off at Ridgeback Woods to pay a visit to his long-lost great uncle. Despite being warned that a group of film-makers once disappeared in the spooky woods, the band go on anyway. That is, until they run out of petrol, it begins to get dark and they start hearing eerie noises!

S Club 7 sing: I'LL BE THERE

[edit] Episode 2 - "Clever Camp"

The band realise that they need money and Paul convinces a professor to give them jobs at his summer camp. But this is no ordinary camp - it's for super brainy kids, whose idea of fun is a five-hour astrophysics session with the professor. The 7's decide the mini-Einsteins need more fun and less study and liven up the lessons with chaotic results. Also appearing as a boy hiker is Kevin Elliot, who became noted as the Boy Scout for the August 6, 2001 cover of NEWSWEEK.

S Club 7 sing: LOVE TRAIN

[edit] Episode 3 - "Hello Hollywood"

S Club 7 finally arrive in LA but after driving around Hollywood for three hours the band are still not famous. So, instead of their hoped-for Beverly Hills mansion, they check into a parp motel, from which they get evicted the following morning. As a last resort the band decide to sell their beloved Chevy to raise some cash. Brad saves the day, however, when he gets run over by the manic roller-blading ex-hippie, Joni, who, feeling bad about the accident, invites the 7s to stay in one of her apartments.

S Club 7 sing: NATURAL

[edit] Episode 4 - "Misguided"

Hannah gets a job as a Hollywood tour guide showing off the swank mansions of Beverly Hills. The fact that she doesn't know whose house is whose is soon forgotten when she catches a burglar breaking into the home of top film star Tommy DeWitt. Tommy rewards Hannah by taking her out on a date, making the other girls seethe with jealousy. But she soon discovers that there's no way she could ever love Tommy as mush as he loves himself. Meanwhile, Paul finds himself talked into going on a date with Joni to impress her best friend.

S Club 7 sing: I'LL KEEP WAITING

[edit] Episode 5 - "The News"

Paul falls madly, deeply in love with Linda, a scary TV newsreader, who constantly talks as if she's reading the news. The rest of the 7s are not impressed with Paul's new girlfriend, especially when she tells him to leave the band, cos "news-reading is the only option". Meanwhile, Hannah and Tina try to impress a couple of surfer dudes by dressing up as surfer dudettes, and Jo's having major trouble getting to sleep, cos Bradley keeps her awake with his sleep-dancing and sleep-hoovering!

S Club 7 sing: SPIRITUAL LOVE

[edit] Episode 6 - "Prom"

Jon falls head over heels in love when he spots a quick glimpse of a mysterious girl. Meanwhile Rachel gets a prom date with a major dish called Sam. But the 7's potential new agent decides that Rachel has to take his geeky son Billy to the prom instead, or he won't sign them up. Luckily Jo, Tina and Hannah are willing to step in and take Sam as their date. But he soon realises that these three girls on one date can be a bit of a handful.

S Club 7 sing: TWO IN A MILLION

[edit] Episode 7 - House-Sitting

It's time to pay the rent, but everyone's down to their last dime. There's nothing to do, but to go find work again, so Paul, Jo, and Rachel sign up with a house sitting agency and their first task is to look after a huge, sprawling Bel Air Mansion. When you have an empty house, you have to have a party, so they invite the others over. It all seems like a great idea until a group of leather-clad bikers, invited by Tina, shows up. The whole place gets trashed and the house sitting agency boss goes absolutely ballistic, just as the house's owner rolls up. Who's going to get the 7's out of this one?

S Club 7 sing: BRING THE HOUSE DOWN

[edit] Episode 8 - "Mr Muscle"

Tina gets a job as an exercise instructor down at Muscle Beach, where one of her pupils, Ryan, asks her out on a date. A little later on the same beach, Jon has a fall-out with a body-builder type who tries to muscle in on Jon's sunbathing space. The body-builder challenges Jon to an arm wrestle, which Jon agrees to, and then instantly goes into complete panic. Who will win?

S Club 7 sing: REACH

[edit] Episode 9 - "Fall Out"

Jon gets a job modelling for a catalogue and Rachel and Tina give him posing tips. Brad and Jo apply for the same job at Buddy's Burgers and have to dress up as a burger and a hot dog, but it all ends up in a big fight. Paul and Hannah have a barney over a game of chess about who's going to do the washing up? Jon's modelling job is a disaster and tempers are really frayed back at the flat, to such an extent that none of the band are talking to each other. Will they ever speak to each other again?

S Club 7 sing: STAND BY YOU

[edit] Episode 10 - "Game Boy"

Shhh! There's no disturbing Bradley this week cos he's busy playing a video game. Forget eating! Sleeping is for wimps! And going to the loo? Bradley's holding on until he reaches the next level. Eventually, the rest of the 7's have enough and decide to track down Spike Donahue, the game's inventor and head of a multi-billion computer games empire. That way they hope they can get the cheat codes from him, so that Brad can finish the game. Spike, however turns out to be an obnoxious 13 year-old brainbox, but after a bit of schmoosing he hands over the necessary info. Meanwhile, Rachel, Jo and Hannah audition for the role of Zelda, warrior princesses in another video game, but things don't end up exactly as planned!

S Club 7 sing: CROSS MY HEART

[edit] Episode 11 - "Making Movies"

The 7's apartment is overrun by an ant invasion and landlady Joni threatens to throw them out on the Streets. It turn's out that she's emotional and tetchy because her boyfriend has dumped her. To escape from the ants, Joni and the fact that this month's rent is due, Paul suggests that they make a movie. They plump for making a cop flick and when they spot a thief robbing a young girl's bike, Paul and Brad (dressed as policemen) give chase and become real life heroes.

S Club 7 sing: SOMEDAY, SOMEWAY / S CLUB PARTY

[edit] Episode 12 - "Working"

Uh-oh! S Club 7 blow all the fuses in their apartment block and have to pay someone to sort it before Joni finds out about it. Luckily, an old bloke called Ernie agrees to fix the electricity for $200 after Jo compromised with him. Only problem is that they don't have that kind of money. So it's off to work for the 7's. Paul gets a paper-round, Hannah works as a courier, Tina teaches aerobics in an old people's home, Jon and Jo get their own radio show on a classical radio station and Rachel becomes a dog-walker for faded superhero TV Star Evan Greenfield's dog Cloak Girl (complete with Mask & Cape). But no one can top Bradley, who strips off to become a nude model!

S Club 7 sing: ALL IN LOVE IS FAIR

[edit] Episode 13 - "Goodbye Hollywood"

Is this the end? Joni's selling the apartment and so the 7's have to move out and move on. Is it time for them to come home to the UK? They're certainly missing their fish and chips suppers and rainy summers. The 7's pack their bags and drive off just missing their agent who's come to tell them that he's got them a major record deal! What's gonna happen to S Club 7 now?

S Club 7 sing: BEST FRIEND

S Club 7

Tina Barrett - Paul Cattermole - Jon Lee - Bradley McIntosh - Jo O'Meara - Hannah Spearritt - Rachel Stevens

Discography

Studio albums: S Club - 7 - Sunshine - Seeing Double - Don't Stop Movin' (US) - Best - The Greatest Hits