''Whizziwig'' is a
science fiction
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children's programme broadcast on
CITV
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between 7 January 1998 and 16 February 2000 based on the books by award winning children's author
Malorie Blackman.
Plot summary
Whizziwig centres on the adventures of a boy called Ben and his best friend Steve who befriend a small pink
alien approximately the size of a
rugby
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*** American flag rugby
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ball, whose ship crash lands on the roof of Steve's home during her interplanetary travel to visit relatives and which now needs repairing. Whizziwig has the ability to grant wishes to anyone who utters the words "I wish...", however wishes had to be made for someone else and would last a maximum of 24 hours. A recurring theme is Ben and Steve trying to deceive their friend into granting their intentional wishes only for the alien to become wise to the scheme.
Ben would keep Whizziwig hidden, often smuggling her into school in his school bag. Many hilarious escapades ensued as the wishes made by unaware students in Whizziwig's earshot would be granted.
Cast
* Jenny Hutchinson - Whizziwig
* Kara Noble - Whizziwig
* Rebecca Nagan - Whizziwig
*
Don Austen - Whizziwig
Puppeteer
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* Louis McKenzie - Ben Sinclair
*
Matthew Barker - Steve Fleming
* Joan Oliver - Gina Sinclair
* Brian Bovell - Daniel Sinclair
*
Mona Hammond
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*
Nimmy March
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Background
March's biological parents were a father from Lesotho and an English mother. As an illegitimate child, she was abandoned by her birth mother ...
- Lizzie Sinclair
*
Tyler Butterworth - Mr. Archer
* Martin Arrowsmith - Steve "Slippery" Sloper
*
Colin Prockter
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Filmo ...
- Mayor
* Andre Mahjouri - Paul
* Ebony Francis - Jennifer
* Catherine Barr - Paula
*
Brian Trump - The Underwear Snatcher
* Kaefan Shaw and
Anthony Asbury - Archie the Parrot
* Glen Kinch - Budgie
*
Douglas Fielding - Foreman
* Anna Gilbert - Mrs. Morton
* Yvonne Marlowe - Woman In Park
* Sheila Halse - Woman In Street
* Natasha Lee - Jessica
* Melissa Simpson - Katie
*
Sue Cleaver
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- Inspector Pascal
* Richard Trinder - P.C. Reid
* Anna Winkles - Caitlin
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt1663611
1998 British television series debuts
2000 British television series endings
1990s British children's television series
2000s British children's television series
British children's science fiction television series
British television shows featuring puppetry
ITV children's television shows
Carlton Television
Television series by ITV Studios
British English-language television shows
Television series about extraterrestrial life