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| The Demon Headmaster | |
| A CBBC Show | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of Series | 03 |
| No. of Episodes | 19 |
| Run Time | Unknown |
| Network | BBC One (CBBC) |
| Duration | 2 January 1996 – 22 January 1998 |
The Demon Headmaster is a British television series which was a television adaption/ based on the series of children's books by Gillian Cross of the same name. Made for Children's BBC, the series ran from 1996 and 1998, lasting for three series for a total of nineteen episodes.
The first series contained six episodes, and aired twice weekly from 2 to 18 January 1996, the second series contained seven episodes and aired weekly from 25 September to 6 November 1996, and the third series contained six episodes and aired twice weekly from 6 to 22 January 1998.
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A direct sequel of the original series began airing on CBBC from 14 October 2019, with Nicholas Gleaves playing the titular character. It was confirmed on BBC Breakfast that this series was a continuation of the original.
Plot[]
The television show was based on four of The Demon Headmaster novels by Gillian Cross, with the scripts were written by Helen Cresswell. The first three episodes of series one were adapted from the first book, The Demon Headmaster, and episodes 4–6 were adapted from the second book in the series, The Demon Headmaster and the Prime Minister's Brain.
The development of the subsequent stories was more unusual: the second television series was The Demon Headmaster Strikes Again, and the third was The Demon Headmaster Takes Over. Gillian Cross wrote the storylines for each project, and then wrote the books; Helen Cresswell turned the storylines into screenplays. However, this is the director's memory of events.
Cast and characters[]
- Terrence Hardiman as The Demon Headmaster
- Frances Amey as Dinah Hunter
- Gunnar Cauthery as Lloyd Hunter
- Thomas Szekeres as Harvey Hunter
- Kristy Bruce as Ingrid
- Rachael Goodyer as Mandy
- Anthony Cumber as Ian