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The Midnight Gang

Drama adaptation of the book by David Walliams. When Tom gets hit on the head by a cricket ball, he finds himself on the miserable children's ward of St Hugo's Hospital.

The Midnight Gang is an adaptation of the book by David Walliams.

When Tom gets hit on the head by a cricket ball, he finds himself on the miserable children's ward of St Hugo's Hospital, where he is greeted by a terrifying-looking porter and wicked matron. But things aren't as bad as they seem and Tom is soon to embark on the most thrilling journey of a lifetime!

The Midnight Gang tells the extraordinarily heartwarming and funny story of five children on their quest for adventure! It is a story of friendship, magic and most importantly... making dreams and wishes come true.

The cast includes David Walliams playing The Headmaster, Alan Davies playing The Porter, Haydn Gwynne as The Matron, and Mark Heap as Sir Quentin Strillers. Harish Patel once again features as the ever popular Raj. Jo Sargent, who while at the BBC was responsible for such iconic shows such as Absolutely Fabulous, French and Saunders, and Big School, as well as six other David Walliams book adaptations, is once again the executive producer for King Bert Productions. Elliot Hegarty is the director, whose past credits include David Walliams' Grandpa's Great Escape, Lovesick, The Middle and Blackish and series two of Bad Education. He also directed the Bad Education Movie. Charlie Leech is the producer, whose past credits include David Walliams' Grandpa's Great Escape, The Wrong Mans for the BBC, Lovesick, Loaded, AMC and Bounty Hunters. He also produced the Rose D'Or award winning series of Spy.

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59 minutes

Last on

Boxing Day 2018 19:30
BBC One

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:07

    Vera Lynn

    Goodnight Children Everywhere

  • 00:10

    The Ink Spots

    Every Night About This Time

  • 00:42

    The Andrews Sisters

    Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

Credits

Porter Alan Davies
Headmaster David Walliams
Matron Haydn Gwynne
Dr Luppers Amit Shah
Sir Quentin Strillers Mark Heap
Raj Harish Patel
Dilly June Watson
Nelly Leila Hoffman
Tootsie Jocelyn Jee Esien
Tom Oliver Zetterstrom
George Jordan Cramond
Amber India Brown
Robin Josh Gottlieb
Sally Zaris-Angel Hator
Writer Kevin Cecil
Writer David Walliams
Executive Producer Jo Sargent
Producer Charlie Leech
Director Elliot Hegarty
Production Company King Bert Productions

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