Live-action movie version of children’s TV series Mr Benn in the works
I Swear’s Kirk Jones set to direct film based on the 1970s cult animation about a ‘very ordinary man’ who accessed different worlds via a magical fancy dress shopA live-action film based on the cult British kids’ cartoon Mr Benn is to go into production with I Swear director Kirk Jones at...
<p>I Swear’s Kirk Jones set to direct film based on the 1970s cult animation about a ‘very ordinary man’ who accessed different worlds via a magical fancy dress shop</p><p>A live-action film based on the cult British kids’ cartoon Mr Benn is to go into production with <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oct/09/i-swear-review-john-davidson-tourette-syndrome">I Swear </a>director Kirk Jones at the helm.</p><p>Mr Benn first appeared on TV on the BBC in 1971, in a series created by David McKee, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/apr/08/david-mckee-obituary">who died in 2022</a>. The series followed the adventures of “a very ordinary man who could do extraordinary things” when he visited a magical fancy dress shop, which acted as a portal to different worlds. Only 13 episodes were made before the series ended in March 1972, though a one-off episode was broadcast in 2005 on the kids’ channel Nick Jr.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/24/live-action-mr-benn-movie-bbc-series-i-swear-director-kirk-jones">Continue reading...</a>
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