Is Harry on the Boat
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Is Harry On The Boat is a 1997
novel
by Colin Butts
. It was originally published by Butts himself by his own publishing company, Tuesday Morning Publishing. Later, Orion
reprinted it and the book became a national bestseller
.
The book is set in Ibiza
, around staff of 18-30 holiday company, Young Free and Single (YF&S).
In 2001, Sky Pictures made a television movie
of the book, followed by a series which ran for two years from 2003 which is still shown regularly on Sky 1 late at night & still proves to be a major hit particularly amongst young males aged between 15-30.
In 2003 a sequel, Is Harry Still On The Boat was published, also by Orion.
1997 in literature
The year 1997 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Tom Clancy signs a book deal with Pearson Custom Publishing and Penguin Putnam Inc. , giving him US$50 million for the world-English rights to two new books . A second agreement gives him another US$25 million for a...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by Colin Butts
Colin Butts
Colin Butts is an English writer and author, mainly in popularist youth orientated works.Butts founded Tuesday Morning Publishing to publish his own novel Is Harry On the Boat? in 1997, and sold 20,000 copies from his garage. It was then taken on by Orion Publishing and went on to become a...
. It was originally published by Butts himself by his own publishing company, Tuesday Morning Publishing. Later, Orion
Orion Publishing Group
Orion Publishing Group Ltd. is a UK-based book publisher. It is owned by Hachette Livre. In 1998 Orion bought Cassell.-History:Full history of the group can be found on Orion Publishing Group is owned by -Imprints:...
reprinted it and the book became a national bestseller
Bestseller
A bestseller is a book that is identified as extremely popular by its inclusion on lists of currently top selling titles that are based on publishing industry and book trade figures and published by newspapers, magazines, or bookstore chains. Some lists are broken down into classifications and...
.
The book is set in Ibiza
Ibiza
Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
, around staff of 18-30 holiday company, Young Free and Single (YF&S).
In 2001, Sky Pictures made a television movie
Is Harry on the Boat?
Is Harry on the Boat? was a 2001 British made for TV film, based on the lives of holiday reps in Ibiza. A television drama series then followed, airing on Sky One from 2002 to 2003.-Background:It's based on the book of the same name by Colin Butts...
of the book, followed by a series which ran for two years from 2003 which is still shown regularly on Sky 1 late at night & still proves to be a major hit particularly amongst young males aged between 15-30.
In 2003 a sequel, Is Harry Still On The Boat was published, also by Orion.