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Collection of made-for-TV kids comedy dramas adapted from David Walliams' children's books.
The Boy in the Dress (2014)
Despite being the star striker on his school's football team, 12-year-old Dennis Sims (Billy Kennedy) feels out of place at school and still misses the mother who left left him and his brother John (Oliver Barry-Brook) after divorcing their dad (Steve Speirs). When aspiring fashion designer and fellow classmate Lisa (Temi Orelaja) recruits him to model a dress for her, Dennis decides to wear it to school and adopts the guise of a French girl named Denise but is quickly found out and expelled by his strict head teacher. But with the school's football team on a downward spiral without him, Dennis and Lisa try to come up with a creative scheme to get him back in school and back on the team.
Gangsta Granny (2013)
Ben (Reece Buttery) dreads staying at his gran (Julia McKenzie)'s house when his mum and dad drop him off, expecting the usual boring games of scrabble and knitting. But on his latest visit, his gran reveals a fascinating secret - that she was once a renowned jewel thief known as the 'Black Cat' - and shatters Ben's image of his boring old relative. Together they set out on a whirlwind adventure to pull off the one robbery that always eluded her, breaking into the Tower of London and stealing the crown jewels.
Mr Stink (2012)
Hugh Bonneville stars as the eponymous tramp who reunites a young girl's family. After discovering Mr Stink and his dog Duchess in a nearby park, friendless 12-year-old Chloe (Nell Tiger Free) invites him to stay in her family's garden shed. Initially horrified by the sight and smell of their new 'guest', Chloe's dysfunctional mum (Sheridan Smith) and dad (Johnny Vegas) finally relent. As news of his arrival does the rounds and his celebrity spreads, Mr Stink finds himself embarking on a journey that takes him to 10 Downing Street, before finally bringing Chloe's family together again in time for Christmas.
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Jadoo (DVD)
Tom Mison, Amara Karan, Adeel Akhtar, Ray Panthaki, Madhur Jaffrey, …
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A daughter tries to reunite her warring family in this food-centred
comedy set in Leicester's 'Little India'. After falling out in
spectacular fashion, brothers Raja (Harish Patel) and Jagi
(Kulvinder Ghir), who both happen to be chefs, decide to divide up
the family recipe book and open rival restaurants across the street
from one another. With one brother concentrating on starters and
the other on main courses, the rivalry continues unabated for the
next 20 years. But when Raja's daughter Shalini (Amara Karan)
decides to plan her wedding to fiancé Mark (Tom Mison), she sees it
as an ideal opportunity for her father and uncle to finally bury
the hatchet by having them both cook on her big day.
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Mr Stink (DVD)
Nell Tiger Free, Hugh Bonneville, Johnny Vegas, David Walliams, Sheridan Smith, …
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Hugh Bonneville stars as the eponymous tramp who reunites a young
girl's family in this TV adaptation of David Walliams' comic
festive tale. After discovering Mr Stink and his dog Duchess in a
nearby park, friendless 12-year-old Chloe (Nell Tiger Free) invites
him to stay in her family's garden shed. Initially horrified by the
sight and smell of their new 'guest', Chloe's dysfunctional mum
(Sheridan Smith) and dad (Johnny Vegas) finally relent. As news of
his arrival does the rounds and his celebrity spreads, Mr Stink
finds himself embarking on a journey that takes him to 10 Downing
Street, before finally bringing Chloe's family together again in
time for Christmas.
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