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for children, commissioned by the

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and based on a book of the same name by Alex Shearer. It was shown as a three-part series in the UK, with subsequent broadcasts in Australia and all over the world. The novel has been adapted in Japan in the form of

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and 13 episode

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series under the title .

Plot

The film is about a new political party called the "Good for You" (abbreviated as GFY) which comes into power and bans chocolate. Two kids named Smudger Moore and Huntley Hunter want to get their chocolate back. They begin by selling bootleg chocolate, and go on to join an underground resistance organization. The film climaxes in a huge revolution where people take to the streets. They demand that chocolate be brought back, and that the government be overthrown. It tells us about how they face ups and downs on their way.

Media

Book

''Bootleg'' was first published as a book written by Alex Shearer and is published by Macmillan Children's Books on 4 July 2003.

TV series

The adaptation, commissioned by BBC was made into a three-part series and was first broadcast in the United Kingdom and later in Australia. It has won a

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Award for Best Children's Drama, with the screenplay written by

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. The TV adaptation features British actors Martin Jarvis, Steven Geller and

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Manga

The manga adaptation was done by Japanese

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. It was serialized in

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's shōjo monthly manga magazine,

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from its 2nd issue and ended on the 15th issue of the magazine in the year 2008. It has only one volume and was released in October 2008.

Anime

The anime adaptation of the manga is written by Kiyoko Yoshimura and animated by Production I.G with original character designs provided by Aiji Yamakawa. voice actor

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and

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voices the main characters, Smudger Moore and Huntley Hunter respectively and Japanese singer,

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voicing Carol Hunter. The adaptation's theme song and insert song are sung by Kana Nishino. The theme song's title is ''Make Up'' and the insert song is titled as ''Kirari'' and is released under

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Cast

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*Huntley Hunter –

*Louise Bubby –

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*Director of Headquarters –

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*Ron Moore –

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*Joe Crawley – Kenjirō Tsuda *Carol Hunter –

*Kylie Moore – Rie Nakagawa *John Blades –

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References

Other references

* Shearer, Alex. ''Bootleg''. Macmillan Children's Books, July 2003. ()

External links

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Burberry Productions'

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