Miranda Hart and Joanna Lumley are to star in a BBC adaptation of Gangsta Granny.
David Walliams's best-selling children's novel will be turned into a one-off 60-minute film for BBC One, following the success of the TV adaptation of Mr Stink.
Julia McKenzie (Marple) will star as the title character in the comedy drama, which begins filming on Sunday (October 27), for a broadcast at Christmas.
The project has been co-written by Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley (Gnomeo & Juliet) with Walliams.
Gangsta Granny follows schoolboy Ben (Reece Buttery), who becomes bored after being forced to stay with his grandma.
However, she soon tells him the story of when she used to be an international jewel thief, before they join forces to complete the big heist she never completed.
Lumley will portray the Queen, while Walliams and Hart will play Ben's parents Mike and Linda.
Rob Brydon will play nosy neighbour Mr Parker,...
David Walliams's best-selling children's novel will be turned into a one-off 60-minute film for BBC One, following the success of the TV adaptation of Mr Stink.
Julia McKenzie (Marple) will star as the title character in the comedy drama, which begins filming on Sunday (October 27), for a broadcast at Christmas.
The project has been co-written by Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley (Gnomeo & Juliet) with Walliams.
Gangsta Granny follows schoolboy Ben (Reece Buttery), who becomes bored after being forced to stay with his grandma.
However, she soon tells him the story of when she used to be an international jewel thief, before they join forces to complete the big heist she never completed.
Lumley will portray the Queen, while Walliams and Hart will play Ben's parents Mike and Linda.
Rob Brydon will play nosy neighbour Mr Parker,...
- 10/24/2013
- Digital Spy
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