My Spy Family

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My Spy Family
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Genre Action
Family sitcom
Created by Paul Alexander
Written by
Directed by
  • Dominic MacDonald
  • Tom Poole
  • David Sant
  • Angelo Abela
  • Frank W. Smith
Starring
ComposerGlenn Keiles
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes46
Production
Executive producers
  • Anne Brogan and Connal Orton (for Kindle Entertainment)
  • Daniel Lennard and Cecilia Persson (for Cartoon Network Europe)
Producer
  • Bernard Krichefski
Production location Batley
CinematographyFrancis De Groote
Dave Parker
EditorsMike Eccles
James MacMillan
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time22 minutes approx. (per episode)
Production companies Kindle Entertainment
Turner Broadcasting System Europe
Original release
Network Boomerang
Release1 September 2007 (2007-09-01) 
23 January 2010 (2010-01-23)

My Spy Family is a British live-action family comedy series created by Paul Alexander that aired from 2007 to 2010. The series was a co-production between Kindle Entertainment and Turner Broadcasting System Europe, with Decode Enterprises handling distribution. [1] The series aired on Cartoon Network and Boomerang in the UK, TG4 in Ireland, Panda Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in France, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Poland, Romania, and South Africa. All the music was written by Glenn Keiles, excluding some songs heard in the "Intelligence Agency Cafe", which were co-written with other songwriters.

Contents

Plot synopsis

When master spy Dirk Bannon fell in love with his Russian 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 children – Spike, the wannabe 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.

Opening Narration

The show is about the Bannon family, who all have strong spy links. The parents, Dirk and Talia, were once arch enemies and 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 ordnance officer (gadget master).

Characters

Main characters

Recurring characters

Episodes

Season 1 (2007)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"The Lock-In Affair"Tom PooleDaniel Peak1 September 2007 (2007-09-01)
22"The Friends Disunited Affair"Dominic MacDonald Paul Alexander 8 September 2007 (2007-09-08)
33"The Dirky Dancing Affair"Tom PoolePaul Alexander15 September 2007 (2007-09-15)
44"The Charity Begins at Home Affair"Dominic MacDonaldPaul Alexander22 September 2007 (2007-09-22)
55"The Bullets Over Batley Affair"Dominic MacDonaldMark Robertson29 September 2007 (2007-09-29)
66"The Prefect Storm Affair"Tom PoolePaul Alexander6 October 2007 (2007-10-06)
77"The Tenth Flask Affair"Tom PooleDaniel Peak13 October 2007 (2007-10-13)
88"The Truffles Are Forever Affair"Tom PooleBrian Lynch20 October 2007 (2007-10-20)
99"The 'Up Horoscope!' Affair"Dominic MacDonald Trevor Neal and Simon Hickson 27 October 2007 (2007-10-27)
1010"The Inspector Foils Affair"Tom PooleJulie Gearey4 November 2007 (2007-11-04)
1111"The Vladimir Spensky Affair"Tom PooleDaniel Peak10 November 2007 (2007-11-10)
1212"The Spy Who Didn't Quite Love Me Enough Affair"Dominic MacDonaldMark Robertson17 November 2007 (2007-11-17)
1313"The Albovian Affair Affair"Dominic MacDonaldPaul Alexander24 November 2007 (2007-11-24)

Season 2 (2008)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
141"The Love Is the Drug Affair"Angelo AbelaJoe Williams6 September 2008 (2008-09-06)
152"The Des Res Affair" David Sant Paul Alexander 13 September 2008 (2008-09-13)
163"The Quiz Night Affair"David Sant Trevor Neal and Simon Hickson 20 September 2008 (2008-09-20)
174"The Batley's Got Talent Affair"Frank W. SmithPaul Alexander27 September 2008 (2008-09-27)
185"The Live and Let Dine Affair"Angelo AbelaPaul Alexander4 October 2008 (2008-10-04)
196"The Talia's Day Affair"David SantConnal Orton11 October 2008 (2008-10-11)
207"The Persuasion Affair"Frank W. SmithChris Reddy18 October 2008 (2008-10-18)
218"The Knowledge Is Power Affair"David SantGary Lawson and John Phelps25 October 2008 (2008-10-25)
229"The Stroganoff Night Affair"Frank W. SmithTrevelyan Evans1 November 2008 (2008-11-01)
2310"The Laughing Lord Affair"David SantTrevor Neal and Simon Hickson8 November 2008 (2008-11-08)
2411"The Mum's the Word Affair"Frank W. SmithPaul Alexander15 November 2008 (2008-11-15)
2512"The Who's the Daddy Affair"Frank W. SmithPaul Alexander22 November 2008 (2008-11-22)
There is a misunderstanding with Spike's birth certificate, which leads him to believe Mr. Vong is his real father.
2613"The Bum Deal Affair"David SantPaul Alexander29 November 2008 (2008-11-29)

Season 3 (2009–10)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
271"The Back in Batley Affair"Dominic MacDonald Paul Alexander 5 September 2009 (2009-09-05)
After coming back from their summer holiday, the Bannons find that things have changed; Boris has become the new ruler of Russia, Travis has a new best friend who's a Battlestar Galactica fanatic, and Des has gone to Bermuda for a year, leaving Talia in charge of his cafe.
282"The Des Mondi Code Affair"Tom PoolePaul Alexander12 September 2009 (2009-09-12)
293"The 1950s Affair"Dominic MacDonald Trevor Neal and Simon Hickson 19 September 2009 (2009-09-19)
304"The Cammy Loves Spikey Affair"Tom PoolePaul Alexander26 September 2009 (2009-09-26)
315"The Chat Show Affair"Dominic MacDonaldDaniel Peak3 October 2009 (2009-10-03)
326"The Back Scratch Affair"Tom PooleTrevelyan Evans and Paul Alexander10 October 2009 (2009-10-10)
337"The Spy Pod Affair"Tom PoolePaul Alexander and Clare Trenholm17 October 2009 (2009-10-17)
348"The Hoop Loop Snoop Affair"Tom PooleTrevor Neal and Simon Hickson24 October 2009 (2009-10-24)
359"The Black Widows Affair"Dominic MacDonaldPaul Alexander31 October 2009 (2009-10-31)
3610"The Fakers & Adders Affair"Dominic MacDonaldPaul Alexander and Clare Trenholm7 November 2009 (2009-11-07)
3711"The Trophy Affair" David Sant Mark Oswin and James Griffiths14 November 2009 (2009-11-14)
3812"The Election Affair"Angelo AbelaGary Lawson and John Phelps21 November 2009 (2009-11-21)
3913"The Schoolboy Spy Affair"Dominic MacDonaldTrevor Neal and Simon Hickson28 November 2009 (2009-11-28)
4014"The Awful Aunty Affair"Angelo AbelaGlen Dolman5 December 2009 (2009-12-05)
4115"The Thick-Skinned Spike Affair"Dominic MacDonaldTrevor Neal and Simon Hickson12 December 2009 (2009-12-12)
4216"The Mothers in the Hood Affair"Angelo AbelaPaul Alexander19 December 2009 (2009-12-19)
4317"The Cheating Affair"David SantMatthew Broughton2 January 2010 (2010-01-02)
4418"The Boris Bounces Back Affair"Angelo AbelaPaul Alexander9 January 2010 (2010-01-09)
4519"The Pen Is Mightier Affair"David SantPaul Alexander16 January 2010 (2010-01-16)
4620"The Brought to Book Affair"Angelo AbelaPaul Alexander23 January 2010 (2010-01-23)

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References

  1. "DHX MEDIA SECURES DISTRIBUTIONS RIGHTS FOR MY SPY FAMILY". WildBrain.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.