Kappatoo

Kappatoo
Created by Ben Steed
Starring Richard Pearson
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 27
Production
Running time 30mins
Release
Original network ITV Network (CITV)
Original release 20 January – 31 May 1990

Kappatoo is a CITV show based on a book by Ben Steed, starring Denise Van Outen.[1]

In the show, Kappatoo travels back in time to the present to swap places with his identical "time twin" Simon Cashmere in order to cheat in a futuristic sports contest. 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 II, broadcast in 1992. the show was made by Worldwide International TV for Tyne Tees Television.

Filming took place at Heaton Manor School in High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne with characters and extras using authentic school uniform from Heaton Manor School.

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.

References

  1. "BBC - Comedy Guide - Kappatoo". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 25 October 2004. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
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