TV and Film:Johnny and the Bomb
| Johnny And The Bomb | |
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| ASIN | [1] |
| IMDB | 0498319 |
| First Broadcast | 2006 |
| Broadcast Channel | CBBC |
| Director(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Peter Tabern |
| Writer(s) | |
| Starring | George Mackay, Keith Barron, Frank Finlay, Zoë Wanamaker |
| Duration | 108 minutes |
| Episodes | 3 |
| Series | Johnny Maxwell Series |
| Annotations | Annotations for TV and Film:Johnny and the Bomb |
| Notes | |
| Preceded by | Wyrd Sisters |
| Followed by | Hogfather |
| All data relates to the UK home release. | |
Johnny and the Bomb is the second adaptation of one of Terry Pratchett's Johnny Maxwell novels, after Johnny and the Dead. Produced by Childsplay Television Ltd.
Plot
Based on the original story: after finding an injured Mrs Tachyon and taking her to hospital, Johnny and his friends discover the time travelling properties of the homeless woman's shopping trolley. Taking them back between present day and 1941 the children soon discover the dangers of changing history.
Episodes
The series was originally aired as three 40 minute episodes on CBBC. The DVD release condensed these into a single 'movie.'
Cast
- George MacKay: Johnny Maxwell
- Lucien Laviscount: Yo-Less
- Jazmine Franks: Kirsty
- Kyle Herbert: Wobbler
- Scott Kay: Bigmac
- Samantha Seager: Carol Maxwell
- Frank Finlay: Tom Maxwell
- Keith Barron: Sir Walter
- Zoë Wanamaker: Mrs Tachyon
- Holliday Grainger: Rose Bushell
- Matthew Beard: Young Tom Maxwell
- Paul Copley: Sergeant Bourke