My Phone Genie

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My Phone Genie
Created byLee Walters
StarringAdam Wadsworth
Bessie Cursons
Fox Jackson-Keen
Haruka Abe
Heather Nicol
Lothaire Gérard
Ethan Hammer
Country of originUnited Kingdom
France
Ireland
Germany
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersTony Humphreys
Paul Cummins
Maïa Tubiana
Benoît di Sabatino
Christophe di Sabatino
Nicole Keeb
Katharina Pietzsch
Jamila Metran
Producers
  • John Brady
  • Siobhán Ní Ghadhra
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesTalent Television
MoonScoop Group
Telegael
ZDF Enterprises
Original release
Network ITV (CITV) (UK)
ZDF (Germany)
Release1 January (2012-01-01) 
1 December 2012 (2012-12-01)

My Phone Genie is a children's television comedy-drama series about a young girl with a genie in her mobile. It premiered on 1 January 2012 and aired on ITV and CITV. [1]

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Production

My Phone Genie is co-produced by British company Talent Television, French company MoonScoop Group, and Irish company Telegael Teoranta, in association with CITV and German companies ZDF and ZDF Enterprises.

The series is aimed at international audiences aged 12+.

Plot

A free ringtone summons a genie.

Cast and characters

CharacterPortrayed byDuration
GeneAdam Wadsworth2012
Jaz Bessie Cursons 2012
Naoko Haruka Abe 2012
Mobbsy Fox Jackson-Keen 2012
Pene Heather Nicol 2012
ReeseEthan Hammer2012
BrentLothaire Gérard2012
Miss HicksChristine Mackie2012
Principal TubbNick Wymer2012
Mr DuffyLauterio Zamparelli2012

Episodes

International broadcast

My Phone Genie airs on ITV and CITV in the United Kingdom and ZDF in Germany.

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References

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  1. Guide, British Comedy. "My Phone Genie - ITV1 Comedy Drama". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. Talent Television. "Press article" Archived 12 September 2012 at archive.today
  3. Brentford Hounslow Chronicle. "Budding actor from chiswick lands role"