Harry and the Wrinklies (TV series)
A children's series about orphan Harry and his criminal aunts.
Harry and the Wrinklies is a British children's drama series produced by STV and aired on CITV from 11 May 2000 to 12 December 2002. It is based on a novel of the same name by Alan Temperley and stars Nick Robinson as Harry.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Children's drama
- Writer
- Alan Temperley
- Director
- Andrew Morgan
- Starring
- Nick Robinson
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes
- 19
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Synopsis
After losing his parents, Harry goes to live with his aunts, who manage a retirement home for former criminals. These elderly residents, known as the Wrinklies, pull off heists to give stolen money to charity, like a reverse Robin Hood. Their main foes are the crooked judge Percy "Beastly" Priestly and his awful fiancée Lavina McScrew, nicknamed Gestapo Lil. Harry also has a dog named Tangle. In the second season, Lil sends her niece Katie to spy on the Wrinklies and get close to Harry. For the third season, while Percy is locked up, his brother Piggy joins the scheming.
Episode Guide
Series 2 originally broadcast from 4 May to 15 May 2001, with episodes including 'The Mayor's Story', 'The Bank's Story', 'Hobnail's Story', 'The Painting Story', 'Ron's Story', 'The Diamond Story', and 'The Flashbacks' (a clip show from series 1 and 2). Series 3 originally broadcast from 24 October to 12 December 2002 on ITV, with Percy Priestly in prison and his brother Mr. Piggy staying with Lil McScrew. Episodes include 'Introducing Mr. Piggy', 'Hobnail In Love', 'Where's My Mummy?', 'Madame Acarte', 'Great Movie Scam', 'Great Hospital Robbery', 'Great Pantomime', and 'Great TV Show'. Series 1 has not been repeated since its original broadcast, while series 2 and 3 have been repeated on and off since February 2007 on the CITV channel. Series 1 was repeated as a single omnibus edition by STV and as a Christmas special on STV Glasgow in 2014 and 2015.
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