Super gran

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Television series
German title Supergran - The grandma from the 21st century
Original title Super Gran
Country of production England
original language English
Year (s) 1985-1987
Episodes 26 + 1 in 2 seasons
idea Forrest Wilson
production Jenny McDade
occupation
  • Gudrun Ure - Grandma Smith (Supergran)
  • Ian Cuthbert - Scunner Campbell
  • Bill Shine - Professor Black
  • Holly English - Edison
  • Iam Towell - Willard
  • Lee Marshall - Taps
  • Alan Snell
  • Brian Lewis

Supergran is the name of a television series based on the books by Forrest Wilson, which was produced and broadcast in the UK from 1985-87 .

content

The gang boss Scunner Campbell has stolen a machine from the inventor Professor Black that can equip normal people with supernatural abilities. When he wants to test the machine, Grandma Smith, who is watching a football game of her twelve-year-old grandson Willard's nearby, is struck by an accident instead of the gangster. From then on, the lady hunts criminals as a super gran and helps other people.

Trivia

  • A total of 2 seasons of 13 episodes each and a Christmas special were shot.
  • The title song, interpreted by Billy Connolly , stayed in the British charts for 9 weeks and reached number 32.
  • Gudrun Ure, 59 when filming began, only had one stunt double and did most of the stuns himself.
  • A total of 2 computer games were produced based on the series.
  • Initially, 25 episodes were broadcast on German television (from June to October 1992 on ZDF), later another episode was shown on 3sat. The series was last repeated in 1995 on ZDF.
  • In 1994 the series was also shown on Austrian radio .
  • In Spain the series was called La Superabuela .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Supergran - Is she still fighting crime in Chisleton? (the bubble burst) ( Memento from December 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Supergran (by Billy Connolly) in the British charts
  3. ↑ DOCHERTY, GAVIN (August 15, 2009). "Super gran takes on a new lease of life". The Express (Scottish Edition): p. 15th
  4. ↑ Kabel-Eins series lexicon, online: [1]
  5. ↑ Fernsehserien.de: [2]
  6. ↑ Information on the Spanish version, online: [3]

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