My Spy Family is a live action

Live action

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 children's comedy series created by Paul Alexander

Paul Alexander (British writer)

Paul Alexander is a British comedy writer. He has written or contributed to My Hero, Red Dwarf, The 10 Percenters, My Spy Family, Babes in the Wood, The Castle, Horrid Henry, Bedsitcom, Oggy and the Cockroaches and The Green Green Grass.-External links:...

 that is currently being aired on the Qubo

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 blocks in the USA, Boomerang in the UK, on Cartoon Network

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 in South Africa, Poland, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Iceland and Denmark and on TG4

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 in Ireland. It is produced by Kindle Entertainment

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 and Cartoon Network

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. All the music is written by Glenn Keiles excluding some songs heard in the "Intelligence Agency Cafe" these have been co-written with other song writers.

Plot synopsis

When Master spy, Dirk Bannon, fell in love, with his arch rival, Natalia Knockemoff, things could only get complicated. Now they've been decommissioned, and are supposed to be living a normal life with their three chidren, Spike - the wannabee secret agent - Elle, happily retired - and a rather odd Boris. But can this family ever be normal? Not when you've got parents with a license to embarrass.

The show is about the Bannon family, who all have strong spy links. The parents, Dirk and Talia, were once arch enemy spies, but fell in love and got married. They now have three children (Spike, Elle and Boris) who have all been brought up with spy techniques as a matter of course. Spike's friend Travis (played by Richard Sargent) is commonly seen on the show.

The action is based in three major locations, the Bannon home, the children's school, and the local café, which is run by Des, Dirk's former Personal Ordinance Officer (gadget-master).

Characters

• Dirk Bannon- Dirk is a former spy. He is married to his former arch rival, Talia Bannon, who also happened to be a spy. Dirk is usually a pushover to his wife. Together, they have three children: Spike Bannon, Elle Bannon and Boris Bannon. He is best friends with Des, his former Personal Ordinance Officer (gadget-master). He is rarely seen wearing something other than a tuxedo
  Tuxedo
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  . He is portrayed by Milo Twomey.

• Natalia Alexandrina Vladimir Knockemoff-Bannon- Like her husband, she was also a spy, but was also his arch rival. As seen in few episodes, she has better fighting techniques, as well as better spying techniques than her husband. She also is a master of disguise. She often refers to herself as Mumsky. In "The Back in Batley Affair" she introudeces herself as Natalia Alexandrina Vladimir Knockemoff-Bannon. She is portrayed by Natasha Beaumont
  Natasha Beaumont
  Natasha Elisabeth Beaumont is an actress.Beaumont was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She grew up in Kuala Lumpur, attended boarding school in Sydney and moved at age 20 to attend Charles Sturt University in Bathurst, Australia. She initially studied set and costume design but changed to acting...
  
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• Spike Bannon- The eldest offspring of the Dirk and Talia. Spike is an expert in creating various spy gadgets. Many times, it is shown that he, along with his best friend Travis, try to sabotage any plans or simply to make fool of his Geography teacher Mr Vong, whom with he does not get along well. It is not known why his relations with him are not well. Spike is, noticeably, overweight but seems not to have noticed, or is not bothered.He is portrayed by Joe Tracini
  Joe Tracini
  Joe Tracini is an English actor and singer, best known for his roles in BBC's comedy series Coming of Age, Boomerang's sitcom My Spy Family. and the Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks.-Career:...
  
  .

• Elle Bannon- Like her mother, she also has very good combat skills and spy techniques. She is often seen hanging out with her friends Donna and Marcy in the school. She is portrayed by Alice Connor
  Alice Connor
  Alice Rose Connor is a British actress, born in Buckinghamshire, England. She is best known for her roles in the television adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's novel The Illustrated Mum, in the children's television series The New Worst Witch , and in the film The Thief Lord as Hornet...
  
  . Talia says there is a 7% chance that she is heir to the throne of Russia.

• Boris Bannon- The youngest offspring of Dirk and Talia. He is an expert in setting booby traps and hiding. Though he is a member of the family, he is treated as the most unnoticeable character in the show. He is not often shown and rarely speaks and when he speaks he speaks Russian. There has only been one episode that revolved around him. He is portrayed by Ignat Pakhotin.

Boris does not appear in series 3 as he is said in "The Back in Batley Affair" to be ruling Russia as he looks like the former ruler, which makes Talia proud. Boris returns in "The Boris Bounces Back Affair"

Minor characters

• Des- Des was Dirk's former Personal Ordinance Officer (gadget-master). He is currently an owner of a local café, though his kitchen has many various types of gadgets which come useful during spy missions. He is best friends with Dirk, though sometimes that is not the case in few episodes. He has also shown interest in Talia. He is portrayed by Vas Blackwood
  Vas Blackwood
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• Travis- Travis is the best friend of Spike. He is very loyal to Spike and is always willing to help him. The actor (Richard Sargent) who plays the character is a wheelchair user, but the show purposely does not mention his disability in the show. Instead they make fun of him because of his glasses.

• Mr Vong- School's Geography
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   teacher. For unknown reasons, he and Spike do not get along. He is mostly seen as being a victim of Spike's pranks. It is hinted that he is Indian, as there is a map of India
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   in his class. He is portrayed by Ramon Tikaram
  Ramon Tikaram
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• Donna- Donna is a close friend of Elle and is mostly seen hanging out with Elle and Marcy. Donna is obsessed with fashion, boyfriends and wishes to be a model. Talia often comments that she will be unable to be a model or have boyfriends due to her ankles. She is portrayed by Cascade Brown
  Cascade Brown
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• Marcy- Marcy is a shy friend of Elle and is mostly seen hanging out with Elle and Donna. Most of the times it is observed that she is the exact opposite of Donna since she has no fashion sense nor has any boyfriend. Marcy is portrayed by Kirsty Leigh Porter.

Season 1 (2007)

1. "The Lock-In Affair" - September 1, 2007
2. "The Friends Disunited Affair" - September 1, 2007
3. "The Dirky Dancing Affair" - September 8, 2007
4. "The Charity Begins At Home Affair" - September 15, 2007
5. "The Bullets Over Batley Affair" - September 22, 2007
6. "The Prefect Storm Affair" - September 29, 2007
7. "The Tenth Flask Affair" - October 6, 2007
8. "The Truffles are Forever Affair" - October 13, 2007
9. "The Up Horoscope! Affair" - October 20, 2007
10. "The Inspector Foils Affair" - October 27, 2007
11. "The Vladimir Spensky Affair" - November 3, 2007
12. "The Spy Who Didn't Quite Love Me Enough Affair" - November 10, 2007
13. "The Albovian Affair Affair" - November 17, 2007

Season 2 (2008)

1. "The Love is the Drug Affair" - September 6, 2008
2. "The Des Res Affair" - September 20, 2008
3. "The Batley’s Got Talent Affair" - September 27, 2008
4. "The Live and Let Dine Affair" - October 4, 2008
5. "The Talia's Day Affair" - October 11, 2008
6. "The Persuasion Affair" - October 18, 2008
7. "The Knowledge Is Power Affair"- October 25, 2008
8. "The Stroganoff Night Affair" - November 1, 2008
9. "The Laughing Lord Affair" - November 8, 2008
10. "The Mum's The Word Affair" - November 15, 2008
11. "The Who's the Daddy Affair" - November 22, 2008
12. "The Bum Deal Affair" - November 29, 2008

Season 3 (2009-2010)

1. "The Back in Batley Affair" - September 5, 2009
2. "The Des Mondi Code Affair" - September 12, 2009
3. "The 1950s Affair" - September 12, 2009
4. "The Cammy Loves Spikey Affair" - September 26, 2009
5. "The Chat Show Affair" - October 3, 2009
6. "The Back Scratch Affair" - October 10, 2009
7. "The Spy Pod Affair" - October 17, 2009
8. "The Hoop Loop Snoop Affair" - October 24, 2009
9. "The Black Widows Affair" - October 31, 2009
10. "The Fakers & Adders Affair" - November 7, 2009
11. "The Trophy Affair" - November 14, 2009
12. "The Election Affair" - November 21, 2009
13. "The Schoolboy Spy Affair" - November 28, 2009
14. "The Awful Aunty Affair" - December 5, 2009
15. "The Thick-Skinned Spike Affair" - December 12, 2009
16. "The Mothers in The Hood Affair" - December 19, 2009
17. "The Cheating Affair" - January 2, 2010
18. "The Boris Bounces Back Affair" - January 9, 2010
19. "The Pen is Mightier Affair" - January 16, 2010
20. "The Day Lover Affair" - January 23, 2010

Cast

Character	Played by
Dirk Bannon	Milo Twomey
Talia Bannon	Natasha Beaumont Natasha Beaumont Natasha Elisabeth Beaumont is an actress.Beaumont was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She grew up in Kuala Lumpur, attended boarding school in Sydney and moved at age 20 to attend Charles Sturt University in Bathurst, Australia. She initially studied set and costume design but changed to acting...
Elle Bannon	Alice Connor Alice Connor Alice Rose Connor is a British actress, born in Buckinghamshire, England. She is best known for her roles in the television adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's novel The Illustrated Mum, in the children's television series The New Worst Witch , and in the film The Thief Lord as Hornet...
Spike Bannon	Joe Tracini Joe Tracini Joe Tracini is an English actor and singer, best known for his roles in BBC's comedy series Coming of Age, Boomerang's sitcom My Spy Family. and the Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks.-Career:...
Boris Bannon	Ignat Pakhotin
Des	Vas Blackwood Vas Blackwood Vasta Blackwood is a British television and film actor.Blackwood played Lenny Henry's sidekick Winston Churchill in The Lenny Henry Show and David Sinclair in Casualty...
Mr. Vong	Ramon Tikaram Ramon Tikaram Ramon Pramod Junior Tikaram is a British stage and screen actor of Indo-Fijian and Malaysian descent.-Early and personal life:...
Travis Mitchell	Richard Sargeant
Donna Jacobs	Cascade Brown
Marcy Desmond	Kirsty Leigh Porter

External links

• Virtual 360 tour of the My Spy Family studio
• My Spy Family on IMDB
• Kindle Entertainment