Supergran
| Super Gran | |
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Gudrun Ure as Super Gran
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| Created by | Forrest Wilson |
| Written by | Jenny McDade |
| Starring |
Gudrun Ure Iain Cuthbertson Bill Shine Alan Snell Brian Lewis |
| Narrated by | Bill McAllister ("The Reporter") |
| Theme music composer | Phil Coulter & Billy Connolly |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Keith Richardson (1985) Graham Williams (1986–1987) |
| Cinematography | Graham Brown |
| Editor(s) | Mike Pounder |
| Running time | 25 mins Special: 50 mins (excluding adverts) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV Network (CITV) |
| Original release | 20 January 1985 – 31 May 1987 |
Super Gran is a 1980s children's television programme, about a grandmother with super powers. The show was adapted by Jenny McDade from books written by Forrest Wilson and was produced by Tyne Tees Television for Children's ITV. The title character was played by Gudrun Ure, with Iain Cuthbertson as her nemesis, The Scunner Campbell.
Two series, each consisting of 13 episodes, were produced, alongside a Christmas special. All episodes have been released by Network DVD. The show inspired two computer games.
An elderly grandmother, Granny Smith (Gudrun Ure), acquires superpowers when she is accidentally hit by a magic ray created by Inventor Black (Bill Shine). Under the guise of 'Super Gran', she protects the residents of the fictional town of Chiselton from villains such as Roderick Scunner Campbell (Iain Cuthbertson) and his gang, The Muscles (Alan Snell and Brian Lewis) and Tub (Lee Marshall, Jason Carrielies). Super Gran was usually accompanied by her grandson, Willard (Iam Towell, Michael Graham) and Inventor Black's assistant Edison (Holly English, Samantha Duffy).
Episodes were narrated by Bill McAllister.
SuperGran was created by author Forrest Wilson. He says that the character was a combination of three characters: Pansy Potter from The Beano, his own mother-in-law, and an unnamed Scottish actress who looked and sounded like he imagined the character should. The first book was published in 1978, followed by several others, many illustrated by David McKee. Following the television series' success, Wilson adapted McDade's scripts as: Television Adventures of Super Gran,More Television Adventures of Super Gran, and Super Gran to the Rescue. Wilson, with Graham Kennedy, also released Super Gran: The Picture Book.
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