My Spy Family
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| Genre |
Action comedy Family sitcom |
| Created by | Paul Alexander |
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| Theme music composer | Unsensored |
| Composer(s) | Glenn Keiles |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 46 |
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| Executive producer(s) |
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| Producer(s) |
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| Editor(s) |
Mike Eccles James MacMillan |
| Location(s) | Batley |
| Cinematography |
Francis De Groote Dave Parker |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes approx. (per episode) |
| Production company(s) |
Kindle Entertainment Cartoon Network Europe |
| Distributor | Turner Broadcasting System Europe |
| Release | |
| Original network | Boomerang |
| Original release | 1 September 2007 – 23 January 2010 |
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My Spy Family is a live action family comedy series created by Paul Alexander that is being aired on: Boomerang in UK, TG4 in Ireland, Panda Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in France, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Poland, Romania, and South Africa. It is produced by Kindle Entertainment and Cartoon Network Europe.[1] All the music is written by Glenn Keiles excluding some songs heard in the "Intelligence Agency Cafe", these have been co-written with other song writers.
Plot synopsis
When Master spy, Dirk Bannon, fell in love with his Russian arch rival, Natalia Knockemoff, things could only get complicated. Now they've been decommissioned, and are supposed to be living a normal life with their three children, Spike - the wannabee secret agent - Elle, happily retired - and a rather odd Boris. But can this family ever be normal? Not when you've got parents with a license to embarrass.— Opening Narration
The show is about the Bannon family, who all have strong spy links. The parents, Dirk and Talia, were once arch enemy spies, but fell in love and got married. They now have three children (Spike, Elle and Boris) who have all been brought up with spy techniques as a matter of course. Spike's friend Travis (played by Richard Sargent) is commonly seen on the show.
The action is based in three major locations, the Bannon home, the children's school, and the local café, which is run by Des, Dirk's former Personal Ordinance Officer (gadget-master).
Characters
Main characters
- Dirk Bannon (portrayed by Milo Twomey) - Dirk is a former spy. He is married to his former arch rival, Talia Bannon, who also happened to be a spy. Dirk is usually a pushover to his wife. Together, they have three children: Spike Bannon, Elle Bannon and Boris Bannon. He is best friends with Des, his former Personal Ordinance Officer (gadget-master). He is rarely seen wearing something other than a tuxedo.
- Talia Bannon (portrayed by Natasha Beaumont) - Like her husband, she was also a spy, but was also his arch rival. As seen in few episodes, she has better fighting techniques, as well as better spying techniques than her husband. She also tends to add the suffix "-sky" to words she says. She also is a master of disguise. She often refers to herself as "Mumsky". In "The Back in Batley Affair" she introudeces herself as Natalia Alexandrina Vladimir Knockemoff-Bannon.
- Spike Bannon (portrayed by Joe Tracini) - The eldest offspring of Dirk and Talia. Spike is an expert in creating various spy gadgets. Many times, it is shown that he, along with his best friend Travis, try to sabotage any plans or simply to make fool of his Geography teacher Mr Vong, with whom he does not get along well. It is not known why his relations with him are not well.
- Elle Bannon (portrayed by Alice Connor) - Like her mother, she also has very good combat skills and spy techniques. She is often seen hanging out with her friends Donna and Marcy in the school. Talia says there is a 7% chance that she is heir to the throne of Russia.
- Boris Bannon (portrayed by Ignat Pakhotin) - The youngest offspring of Dirk and Talia. He is an expert in setting booby traps and hiding. Though he is a member of the family, he is treated as the most unnoticeable character in the show. He is not often shown and rarely speaks and when he speaks he speaks Russian. There has only been one episode that revolved around him. Boris does not appear in series 3, as he is said in "The Back in Batley Affair" to be ruling Russia as he looks like the former ruler, which makes Talia proud. But returns in "The Boris Bounces Back Affair".
Recurring characters
- Des (portrayed by Vas Blackwood) - Des was Dirk's former Personal Ordinance Officer (gadget-master). He is an owner of the local café, though his kitchen has many various types of gadgets which come useful during spy missions. He is best friends with Dirk, though sometimes that is not the case in few episodes. He has also shown interest in Talia.
- Travis (portrayed by Richard Sargent) - Travis is the best friend of Spike. He is very loyal to Spike and is always willing to help him. The actor who plays the character is a wheelchair user, but the show purposely does not mention his disability in the show. Instead they make fun of him because of his glasses.
- Mr Ernest Vong (portrayed by Ramon Tikaram) - School's Geography teacher. For unknown reasons, he and Spike do not get along. He is mostly seen as being a victim of Spike's pranks. It is hinted that he is Indian, as there is a map of India in his classroom. In the episode "The Mum's The Word Affair", it is revealed that he lives with his mother.
- Donna (portrayed by Cascade Brown) - Donna is a close friend of Elle and is mostly seen hanging out with Elle and Marcy. Donna is obsessed with fashion, boyfriends and wishes to be a model. Talia often comments that she will be unable to be a model or have boyfriends due to her ankles.
- Marcy (portrayed by Kirsty Leigh Porter) - Marcy is a shy friend of Elle and is mostly seen hanging out with Elle and Donna. Most of the times it is observed that she is the exact opposite of Donna since she has no fashion sense nor has any boyfriend.
List of episodes
Season 1 (2007)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Written by | Directed by | Original air date |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Lock-In Affair" | Daniel Peak | Tom Poole | 1 September 2007 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Friends Disunited Affair" | Paul Alexander | Dominic MacDonald | 8 September 2007 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Dirky Dancing Affair" | Paul Alexander | Tom Poole | 15 September 2007 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Charity Begins at Home Affair" | Paul Alexander | Dominic MacDonald | 22 September 2007 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Bullets Over Batley Affair" | Mark Robertson | Dominic MacDonald | 29 September 2007 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Prefect Storm Affair" | Paul Alexander | Tom Poole | 6 October 2007 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Tenth Flask Affair" | Daniel Peak | Tom Poole | 13 October 2007 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Truffles Are Forever Affair" | Brian Lynch | Tom Poole | 20 October 2007 |
| 9 | 9 | "The 'Up Horoscope!' Affair" | Trevor Neal and Simon Hickson | Dominic MacDonald | 27 October 2007 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Inspector Foils Affair" | Julie Gearey | Tom Poole | 4 November 2007 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Vladimir Spensky Affair" | Daniel Peak | Tom Poole | 10 November 2007 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Spy Who Didn't Quite Love Me Enough Affair" | Mark Robertson | Dominic MacDonald | 17 November 2007 |
| 13 | 13 | "The Albovian Affair Affair" | Paul Alexander | Dominic MacDonald | 24 November 2007 |
Season 2 (2008)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Written by | Directed by | Original air date |
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| 14 | 1 | "The Love Is the Drug Affair" | Joe Williams | Angelo Abela | 6 September 2008 |
| 15 | 2 | "The Des Res Affair" | Paul Alexander | David Sant | 13 September 2008 |
| 16 | 3 | "The Quiz Night Affair" | Trevor Neal and Simon Hickson | David Sant | 20 September 2008 |
| 17 | 4 | "The Batley’s Got Talent Affair" | Paul Alexander | Frank W. Smith | 27 September 2008 |
| 18 | 5 | "The Live and Let Dine Affair" | Paul Alexander | Angelo Abela | 4 October 2008 |
| 19 | 6 | "The Talia's Day Affair" | Connal Orton | David Sant | 11 October 2008 |
| 20 | 7 | "The Persuasion Affair" | Chris Reddy | Frank W. Smith | 18 October 2007 |
| 21 | 8 | "The Knowledge Is Power Affair" | Gary Lawson and John Phelps | David Sant | 25 October 2008 |
| 22 | 9 | "The Stroganoff Night Affair" | Trevelyan Evans | Frank W. Smith | 1 November 2008 |
| 23 | 10 | "The Laughing Lord Affair" | Trevor Neal and Simon Hickson | David Sant | 8 November 2008 |
| 24 | 11 | "The Mum's the Word Affair" | Paul Alexander | Frank W. Smith | 15 November 2008 |
| 25 | 12 | "The Who's the Daddy Affair" | Paul Alexander | Frank W. Smith | 22 November 2008 |
| 26 | 13 | "The Bum Deal Affair" | Paul Alexander | David Sant | 29 November 2008 |
Season 3 (2009–2010)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Written by | Directed by | Original air date |
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| 27 | 1 | "The Back in Batley Affair" | Paul Alexander | Dominic MacDonald | 5 September 2009 |
| 28 | 2 | "The Des Mondi Code Affair" | Paul Alexander | Tom Poole | 12 September 2009 |
| 29 | 3 | "The 1950's Affair" | Trevor Neal and Simon Hickson | Dominic MacDonald | 19 September 2009 |
| 30 | 4 | "The Cammy Loves Spikey Affair" | Paul Alexander | Tom Poole | 26 September 2009 |
| 31 | 5 | "The Chat Show Affair" | Daniel Peak | Dominic MacDonald | 3 October 2009 |
| 32 | 6 | "The Back Scratch Affair" | Trevelyan Evans and Paul Alexander | Tom Poole | 10 October 2009 |
| 33 | 7 | "The Spy Pod Affair" | Paul Alexander and Clare Trenholm | Tom Poole | 17 October 2009 |
| 34 | 8 | "The Hoop Loop Snoop Affair" | Trevor Neal and Simon Hickson | Tom Poole | 24 October 2009 |
| 35 | 9 | "The Black Widows Affair" | Paul Alexander | Dominic MacDonald | 31 October 2009 |
| 36 | 10 | "The Fakers & Adders Affair" | Paul Alexander and Clare Trenholm | Dominic MacDonald | 7 November 2009 |
| 37 | 11 | "The Trophy Affair" | James Griffiths and Mark Oswin | David Sant | 14 November 2009 |
| 38 | 12 | "The Election Affair" | TBA | TBA | 21 November 2009 |
| 39 | 13 | "The Schoolboy Spy Affair" | TBA | TBA | 28 November 2009 |
| 40 | 14 | "The Awful Aunty Affair" | Glen Dolman | TBA | 5 December 2009 |
| 41 | 15 | "The Thick-Skinned Spike Affair" | TBA | TBA | 12 December 2009 |
| 42 | 16 | "The Mothers in the Hood Affair" | TBA | TBA | 19 December 2009 |
| 43 | 17 | "The Cheating Affair" | Matthew Broughton | David Sant | 2 January 2010 |
| 44 | 18 | "The Boris Bounces Back Affair" | TBA | TBA | 9 January 2010 |
| 45 | 19 | "The Pen Is Mightier Affair" | TBA | TBA | 16 January 2010 |
| 46 | 20 | "The Day Lover Affair" | TBA | TBA | 23 January 2010 |
Cast
| Character | Played by |
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| Dirk Bannon | Milo Twomey |
| Talia Bannon | Natasha Beaumont |
| Elle Bannon | Alice Connor |
| Spike Bannon | Joe Tracini |
| Boris Bannon | Ignat Pakhotin |
| Des | Vas Blackwood |
| Mr. Vong | Ramon Tikaram |
| Travis Mitchell | Richard Sargent |
| Donna Jacobs | Cascade Brown |
| Marcy Desmond | Kirsty Leigh Porter |
References
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylmp85h-HF0 End Credits
External links
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