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Grandpa's Great Escape

Genre
Family
Running Time
72 Minutes
Released
1 January, 2018
Grandpa's Great Escape

Grandpa's Great Escape is a children's book written by David Walliams and illustrated by Tony Ross. It was released by HarperCollins on 24 September 2015. The story follows a boy called Jack trying to rescue his confused Grandpa from a retirement home, Twilight Towers run by an evil matron, Miss Swine. The book was adapted for BBC One, with the script written by Walliams and Kevin Cecil. It starred Tom Courtenay as Grandpa. Its British television premiere was on New Year's Day 2018.

Author David Walliams
Illustrator Tony Ross
Publisher HarperCollins

About Grandpa's Great Escape

A grandson elects to help his grandfather, a WWII veteran suffering from Alzheimer's disease, escape from a retirement home run by a woman with ulterior motives.

Achievement of Grandpa's Great Escape

The TV movie is based on a book by David Walliams. The screen adaptation was written by Walliams and Kevin Cecil.

Top Facts You Did Not Know About Grandpa's Great Escape

Novels by David Walliams.. British children's novels.

Latest information about Grandpa's Great Escape updated on July 28 2021.