''I Love Mummy'' was a

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that ran for one season in 2002. It is composed of 26 episodes. The show was created by Ellis Iddon and Phil Meagher; and produced by Ellis Iddon, Phil Meagher, Mark Iddon, Ira Levy and Peter Williamson. The music was composed by Ellis Iddon, Phil Meagher and Simon Turner. Creative set designer was Jerry Heath. The show centred on the Barns family, who moved into their dead grandmother's house. In the attic they come across a

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that opens up to reveal a 5,000-year-old demi-god, Prince Nuffratuti of

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, who is unable to ascend to the afterlife until he has completed his scroll of tasks.

Notable actors

The show starred

Reece Thompson Reece Daniel Thompson (born 22 November 1988) is a Canadian actor. Thompson started his acting career as a child actor by voice acting in several animated television series and minor roles on television shows before transitioning to films. His ...

, who has starred in many films and TV shows such as ''

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'', '' Stargate: Atlantis'' and ''

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''. The show also starred

Elyes Gabel Elyes Cherif Gabel (; born 8 May 1983) is an English actor. He gained recognition for his portrayal of Dr Gurpreet "Guppy" Sandhu in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'' (2004–2007), computer genius Walter O'Brien in the CBS series ''Scorpion'' ...

, who subsequently appeared in the UK medical drama ''

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'' as a young doctor called Guppy, and Mark Caven from The Comic Strip in the UK who also starred in the BBC series ''The Glam Metal Detectives''. He also starred as the main character of the American action drama ''

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'' as ''

Walter O'Brien Walter O'Brien (born 24 February 1975) is an Irish businessman and information technologist. He was also the executive producer and loose inspiration of the television series ''Scorpion''. He is known for claiming various accomplishments, includ ...

''. Actress

Kim Poirier Kim Jacinthe Poirier (born February 6, 1980) is a Canadian actress, singer, film producer, and television host. Biography Personal life Born in Drummondville, Quebec, the daughter of actress/model Carol Laquerre who was Miss Toronto in 1976, sh ...

guest-starred in the episode "Old Lady" as Katie.

Full cast

as James Barns *Kelly Turner as Stephy Barns *Gina Sorell as Nancy Barns *

Neil Crone Neil Crone (born May 29, 1960) is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer and motivational speaker. He is known for portraying Fred Tupper in ''Little Mosque on the Prairie'', Jerry Whitehall in '' Cube 2: Hypercube'' and the voices of Gordon, Diesel ...

as Ed Barns *

as Nuff *

Earl Pastko Earl Pastko is an American actor known for his roles in theatre, film and television. Early life Pastko was born and raised in Chicago and moved to Canada in 1985. He currently resides in Toronto. Career Pastko is a founding member of Chicago' ...

as Hep *Mark Caven as Set *

Brooke Nevin Brooke Candice Nevin (born December 22, 1982) is a Canadian actress, best known for portraying Rachel on the science fiction series ''Animorphs'' (1998–1999) and as Julianne "Jules" Simms (2011–2012) on '' Breakout Kings''. She also played S ...

as Brenda Hadley *Michael D'Ascenzo as Tilford

External links

*{{IMDb title, id=0316989 2002 Canadian television series debuts 2003 Canadian television series endings 2000s Canadian teen sitcoms Television series about families Television series by 9 Story Media Group