The Sleepover Club

The Sleepover Club was an Australian television series that was produced by Andy Rowley for Wark Clements and Burberry Production in association with Rialto Films, with the assistance of the Pacific Film and Television Commission for Netflix, ITV, Yey!, Nickelodeon and the Nine Network. It is distributed internationally by Southern Star Sales. It was adopted from The Sleepover Club novel series. It ran from 12 November 2003 to 21 March 2008. Overview Series one Frankie with her four best friends Fliss, Kenny, Lyndz and Rosie are part of the sleepover club, where each member holds sleepovers. The five-members strong club deals with every-day problems. The main antagonists are called the M&Ms, made up of three members (Matthew, Marco and Michael) who always try to interfere with the girls' lives (or whose lives are interfered with by the SOC). The club is also targeted by two posh girls Sara and Alana who always try to join the club or disband it. Main characters Francesca "Frankie" Thomas (Caitlin Stasey) is the leader of the sleepover club. In the first few episodes, Frankie takes an immediate disliking to Rosie, the newest member of the group even though the other girls get along great with her. Frankie is loyal to the club, adventurous, determined but also bossy, as seen in several episodes. She is an only child who lives with her parents, and she longs for a sibling. It is revealed that Frankie dreams of becoming an actress. She has a dog, Max, and secretly has a blanket she named Woozey. Her best friend is Kenny. She secretly has a crush on Matthew, who is one of the M&Ms. Her mother becomes pregnant in episode 23 – "The Price of Success". Her favorite color is purple. In episode 4 – "Fearlotto", her fear is blood. Felicity "Fliss" Sidebotham (Ashleigh Chisholm), is a young fashion enthusiast who's obsessed with her appearance. She was known as the bubbly fashionista and also she has a crush on her fellow student Ryan Scott. Fliss' parents are divorced and she no longer sees her father. Her mother remarries in the last episode of series one. She has a younger brother called Callum (Trent Sullivan), who was bullied in one episode and hates the Sleepover Club. She can be shallow and self-centered. Her favorite color is pink. In episode 4 – "Fearlotto", her fear is public humiliation. Kendra "Kenny" Tan (Hannah Wang) is the athletic member of the club. She is Chinese-Australian and hopes to manage Manchester United F.C.