''Kappatoo'' is a

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comedy drama, based on the book by Ben Steed and starring

Simon Nash Simon Nash (born 7 September 1972) is a British former child actor and television presenter. Early life Simon Nash was born in the United Kingdom on 7 September 1972. Career Nash made his television debut in 1980 at the age of 8 as Sammy ...

in the dual roles of the eponymous time-traveller from the future and his lookalike, 1990s schoolboy soccer player Simon Cashmere. Andrew O'Connor played the human form of Kappatoo's computer (and also wrote some of the episodes), while

Rula Lenska Rula Lenska (born Róża Maria Leopoldyna Łubieńska, 30 September 1947) is a British actress. She mainly appears in British stage and television productions and is known in the United States for a series of television advertisements in the 19 ...

played a time-travelling villain, and Denise Van Outen and

Sarah Alexander Sarah Alexander ('' née'' Smith; 3 January 1971) is an English actress. She has appeared in British series including ''Armstrong and Miller'', ''Smack the Pony'', ''Coupling'', '' The Worst Week of My Life'', ''Green Wing'', '' Marley's Ghost ...

appeared in juvenile roles as schoolgirls. In the series, Kappatoo travels back in time from the twenty-third century to 1990/92 to swap places with his identical 'time twin' Simon Cashmere, in order to cheat in a futuristic sports contest. Kappatoo lives in the past whilst Simon lives in the far off future. The series premiered on CITV in 1990, with a follow-up series, ''Kappatoo II'', broadcast in 1992; it was made by Worldwide International TV for

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. Filming took place at

Heaton Manor School Jesmond Park Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The school was formerly known as Heaton Manor School. It was renamed ''Jesmond Park Academy'' in 2019. The school building ...

in High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne with characters and extras using authentic school uniform from Heaton Manor School.

Episodes

Series 1

Series 2 (1992)

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, id=0201383, name=Kappatoo 1990 British television series debuts 1992 British television series endings 1990s British children's television series British television shows based on children's books British time travel television series English-language television shows ITV children's television shows Television series by ITV Studios Television shows produced by Tyne Tees Television