''Wilmot'' is a children's

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in the

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, co-produced by

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and Granada Television in 1999–2000. It ran for two series with a total of 13 episodes, beginning with its pilot episode, "Wilmot and Spoons," which aired on 5 May 1999. It was cancelled in 2000. The sitcom was created by scriptwriter

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. The sitcom's main characters were the titular child Wilmot Tanner and his elder brother Terry. Wilmot, a boy living in a fantasy world, often found himself in scrapes.

Cast

Christian Cooke Christian Louis Cooke (born 15 September 1987) is an English actor. He is known for playing Luke Kirkwall in '' Where the Heart Is'', Luke Rutherford in ''Demons'', Dorian Gaudain in ''Trinity'', Freddie Taylor in '' Cemetery Junction'' and Len ...

as Wilmot Tanner *Stefan Podolchuk as Terry Tanner *Heston Aniteye as Martin *Carole Copeland as Mrs Tanner *Stefan Escreet as Mr Tanner *

Alan Rothwell Alan Rothwell (born 9 February 1937) is an English actor and television presenter. He played David Barlow in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' as a regular from 1960 to 1961, and again from 1963 to 1968. His other acting credits include p ...

as Mr Ronson *Katie Ferguson as Amber Watts *Katie Hodgson as Edith

References

1999 British television series debuts 2000 British television series endings ITV children's television shows ITV sitcoms Television series by ITV Studios English-language television shows Television series by Yorkshire Television {{child-tv-prog-stub