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Episode 26 December 2018

The Midnight Gang is an adaptation of the book by David Walliams.\n\nWhen Tom gets hit on the head by a cricket ball, he finds himself on the miserable children's ward of St Hugo's Hospital, where he is greeted by a terrifying-looking porter and wicked matron. But things aren't as bad as they seem and Tom is soon to embark on the most thrilling journey of a lifetime!\n\nThe Midnight Gang tells the extraordinarily heartwarming and funny story of five children on their quest for adventure! It is a story of friendship, magic and most importantly... making dreams and wishes come true.\n\nThe cast includes David Walliams playing The Headmaster, Alan Davies playing The Porter, Haydn Gwynne as The Matron, and Mark Heap as Sir Quentin Strillers. Harish Patel once again features as the ever popular Raj. Jo Sargent, who while at the BBC was responsible for such iconic shows such as Absolutely Fabulous, French and Saunders, and Big School, as well as six other David Walliams book adaptations, is once again the executive producer for King Bert Productions. Elliot Hegarty is the director, whose past credits include David Walliams' Grandpa's Great Escape, Lovesick, The Middle and Blackish and series two of Bad Education. He also directed the Bad Education Movie. Charlie Leech is the producer, whose past credits include David Walliams' Grandpa's Great Escape, The Wrong Mans for the BBC, Lovesick, Loaded, AMC and Bounty Hunters. He also produced the Rose D'Or award winning series of Spy.

Source: BBC 1