Spywatch

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Spywatch
Genre	Education
Written by	Derek Farmer
Directed by	Nicholas Whines
Composer(s)	Peter Howell
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producer(s)	Frank Flynn
Producer(s)	Nicholas Whines
Associate producer(s)	Faith Harris Miriam Jones
Location(s)	United Kingdom
Running time	20 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC
Original airing	15 January 1996
Chronology
Preceded by	LRTV
Followed by	Captain Crimson
External links
TV.com summary

Spywatch is a story produced by the BBC as part of the Look and Read series. It originally aired from January to March 1996. Its main educational focus was World War II.

[edit] Story

In the modern day, adult Norman Starkey goes to the village where he was evacuated during the second world war. With the help of the local librarian, he writes the story of his adventure. The modern day parts include the educational aspects, which form the middle of each episode. The main adventure is set in 1942, in the middle of World War II. Three children, young Norman, Dennis and Mary are evacuated to Westbourne in the country, away from the bombs. The boys stay at a farm, owned by Amy Hobbs (Aunty Mary) and her granddaughter Polly, and Mary stays at Westbourne Hall with Miss Millington and Mr Grainger. The children come across what they think is a trail of spies, but the number of suspects is very high and the children have to solve the mystery.

[edit] Characters

Norman Starkey played by Raymond Pickard
Dennis Sealey played by Russell Tovey
Mary Parker played by Josie McCabe
Polly Hobbs played by Sophie Ward
Amy Hobbs played by Rosemary Leach
Miss Millington played by Lesley Joseph
Philip Grainger played by Guy Henry
Cyril Jenkins played by Norman Bird
Luigi Balzoni played by Joseph Allesi
Vivienne Belling played by Abigail Thaw
Norman Starkey (adult) played by Keith Barron
Miss Lee played by Josephine D'Arby

[edit] References

BFI - Film & TV Database - SPYWATCH (1995). Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
Look and Read/Spywatch - LookingAndSeeing.co.uk - a website about schools broadcasting. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.

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Look and Read

List of Look and Read stories
Bob and Carol Look for Treasure • Len and the River Mob • The Boy from Space • Joe and the Sheep Rustlers • Cloud Burst • The King's Dragon • Sky Hunter • The Boy From Space (1980 version) • Dark Towers • Fair Ground! • Badger Girl • Geordie Racer • Through The Dragon's Eye • Sky Hunter II • Earth Warp • LRTV • Spywatch • Captain Crimson • The Legend of the Lost Keys • Zzaap and the Word Master • Spelling Strategies • Spelling with the Spellits • Shadow Play

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