Harry and the Wrinklies (TV series)
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| Harry and the Wrinklies | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's drama |
| Written by | Alan Temperley |
| Directed by | Andrew Morgan |
| Starring | Nick Robinson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 mins |
| Production company | Scottish Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV (CITV) |
| Release | 11 May 2000 – 12 December 2002 |
Harry and the Wrinklies is a British children's drama series based on a novel of the same name by Alan Temperley. It was produced for three series by STV and aired on CITV from 11 May 2000 to 12 December 2002. The show starred Nick Robinson in the role of Harry.
When Harry's parents die on holiday, he is adopted by his aunts. These aunts run an old folks' home where every inhabitant is a retired criminal or scam artist, and these "Wrinklies," in a new twist on the Robin Hood tale, routinely commit various crimes in order to donate large sums of money to charity. The Wrinklies' archenemies were a corrupt judge Percy "Beastly" Priestly and his monstrous fiancée Lavina McScrew aka Gestapo Lil. Harry has a dog called Tangle.
In the second series, Lil brings along her niece Katie to spy on the Wrinklies and to befriend Harry. In the third and final series, Percy invites his brother Piggy to help out with his and Lil's scheming plans while Percy is in prison.
Cast
- Harry Barton - Nick Robinson
- Percy "Beastly" Priestly - Gareth Hunt
- Lavinia "Gestapo Lil" McScrew - Briony McRoberts
- Aunt Bridget - Mona Bruce
- Aunt Florie - Elsie Kelly
- Dot - Toni Palmer
- Huggy - George Sewell
- Max - Victor Spinetti
- Katie - Emma Durkin (Series 2–3)
- Piggy Priestly - Tyler Butterworth (Series 3)
- Freddie - John Quentin (Series 3)