| Kappatoo | |
|---|---|
| Format | Children's |
| Created by | Ben Steed |
| Starring | Richard Pearson |
| Country of origin | UK |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30mins |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV Network (CITV) |
| Original run | 20 January 1990 – 31 May 1990 |
Kappatoo was a CITV show based on a book by Ben Steed. In the show, Kappatoo travels back in time to the present and meets a similar looking boy called Simon Cashmere; they exchange lives. Kappatoo lives in the past whilst Simon lives in the far off future. The show premiered on CITV in 1990, with a follow-up series, Kappatoo 2, broadcast in 1992. the show was made by Worldwide International TV for Tyne Tees Television.
The creative team behind Kappatoo did not do much about effects, and a short scene from the first episode which has Kappa freeze time had some extras moving around.