Harry and the Wrinklies
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Harry and the Wrinklies was a children's television series produced from 1999 to 2002 and aired on CITV. It was based on a novel of the same name by Alan Temperley.
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[edit] Synopsis
Harry, a young boy whose parents are on holiday,when they die he is adopted by his aunts. These aunts run an old folks' home where every inhabitant is a retired criminal or scam artist, and these "Wrinklies," in a new twist on the Robin Hood tale, routinely commit various crimes in order to donate large sums of money to charity. The Wrinklies' archenemies were a corrupt judge and his evil girlfriend, Percy 'Beastly' Priestly and Gestapo Lil. Harry has a dog called Tangle.
[edit] 2007/08 Repeats
During the half-term holidays on the CITV Channel in February 2007 the show was repeated for the very first time since the show cancelled production in 2002.
The series is currently being repeated again on the CITV Channel every weekday at 12noon.
[edit] Merchanise
Harry and The Wrinklies - VHS (1999)
Harry and The Wrinklies - Book - Written By Alan Temperley (1997)
Harry and The Treasure Of Eddie Carver - Book - Written By Alan Temperley