Oscar Charlie
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Oscar Charlie was a CBBC
children's television series that aired for the first time on the 26 September 2001.
The series is about a boy, Charlie Spinner (Eddie Cooper), who discovers that his grandfather, Oscar Spinner (David Swift), is actually a secret agent. He acts senile but it is just a cover so that nobody would notice. After Charlie confronts Oscar with this they work together on a dangerous assignment.
for more than 30 years. For security reasons he has always kept this a secret for his family. But now that Charlie knows, he asks Charlie to help him with a dangerous and super-secret mission: Operation Bear Trap. And this way the old and young Spinner join their strengths in the fight against the international crime and espionage.
) is a 12-year-old boy.
He has a healthy brain. And that's really important for his activities at MI5.
Oscar Spinner (David Swift) is Charlie's grandfather. He acts senile so that nobody discovers his secret. He's really intelligent. He is always happy and charming but gets really angry and concerned when Charlie gets himself into trouble.
Alan Spinner (Owen Brenman
) is Oscar's son and Charlie's father. Alan is really strict and he is disappointed in the school results of his son. He is not really smart himself and he believes his father is actually turning senile.
Carol Spinner(Dido Miles) is Charlie's mother. She always stands on Charlie's side when Alan gets angry at him. As a teacher she also knows that Charlie has a lot of talents and is really smart.
Deborah Spinner (Danielle Calvert) is Charlie's older sister.
She treats her little brother as a child and finds him annoying. They always argue about everything. There is only one thing where they agree on and that is about their strict father. Deborah is secretly in love with Charlie's best friend: VJ.
VJ and Willoughby are Charlie’s best friends, but they really do not look alike.
Willoughby (Robert Timmins) is a really good student, sometimes a bit unsure and a bit weird. Kind of a nerd actually.
VJ (Wahlid Choglay) is a cool, smooth and self-assured boy. He is 13 but he acts like a 21 year old. He always tries to make Charlie's image go up but Charlie's dad never agrees on it.
George and Palmer are two people in MI5. They are friends of Oscar.
George (Louis Mahoney
) is Oscar's assistant and chauffeur. They have been working together for years. George has kept Oscar out of trouble several times.
Palmer (Michael Fenton-Stevens) is at the head of MI5. He is a guy who can not stand it when they do not follow his orders. He does not like it when Oscar comes up with another idea. Palmer also has manyf secret agendas.
CBBC
CBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...
children's television series that aired for the first time on the 26 September 2001.
The series is about a boy, Charlie Spinner (Eddie Cooper), who discovers that his grandfather, Oscar Spinner (David Swift), is actually a secret agent. He acts senile but it is just a cover so that nobody would notice. After Charlie confronts Oscar with this they work together on a dangerous assignment.
Plot summary
It doesn't go really well with Oscar Spinner, the father of the twelve-year-old Charlie. Grandpa Oscar regularly forgets his own name and the names of others. He burns his food and lets his bath overflow. So Charlie does not look forward to the family visits with grandpa. But during the stay with his grandfather, Charlie discovered a number of things which are not at all consistent with the picture of the demented grandfather. Oscar appears to solve the most difficult crossword riddles with ease; and in his coat, Charlie finds a super-modern personal digital assistant. When he confronts his grandfather with that, he tells Charlie the truth: Oscar is a secret agent for the British secret service MI5MI5
The Security Service, commonly known as MI5 , is the United Kingdom's internal counter-intelligence and security agency and is part of its core intelligence machinery alongside the Secret Intelligence Service focused on foreign threats, Government Communications Headquarters and the Defence...
for more than 30 years. For security reasons he has always kept this a secret for his family. But now that Charlie knows, he asks Charlie to help him with a dangerous and super-secret mission: Operation Bear Trap. And this way the old and young Spinner join their strengths in the fight against the international crime and espionage.
Characters
Charlie Spinner (Eddie CooperEddie Cooper
Eddie Cooper is a British actor, best known for his portrayal of the main character Charlie Spinner in the CBBC television series Oscar Charlie opposite David Swift. Also notable are roles as Albert Sandwich in the BBC film drama Carrie's War, Prince Harry in the television film about Prince...
) is a 12-year-old boy.
He has a healthy brain. And that's really important for his activities at MI5.
Oscar Spinner (David Swift) is Charlie's grandfather. He acts senile so that nobody discovers his secret. He's really intelligent. He is always happy and charming but gets really angry and concerned when Charlie gets himself into trouble.
Alan Spinner (Owen Brenman
Owen Brenman
Owen Brenman is an English actor best known for his role as next-door neighbour Nick Swainey in the multi-award-winning BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave, which ran for ten years and was written by David Renwick. He currently plays Dr...
) is Oscar's son and Charlie's father. Alan is really strict and he is disappointed in the school results of his son. He is not really smart himself and he believes his father is actually turning senile.
Carol Spinner(Dido Miles) is Charlie's mother. She always stands on Charlie's side when Alan gets angry at him. As a teacher she also knows that Charlie has a lot of talents and is really smart.
Deborah Spinner (Danielle Calvert) is Charlie's older sister.
She treats her little brother as a child and finds him annoying. They always argue about everything. There is only one thing where they agree on and that is about their strict father. Deborah is secretly in love with Charlie's best friend: VJ.
VJ and Willoughby are Charlie’s best friends, but they really do not look alike.
Willoughby (Robert Timmins) is a really good student, sometimes a bit unsure and a bit weird. Kind of a nerd actually.
VJ (Wahlid Choglay) is a cool, smooth and self-assured boy. He is 13 but he acts like a 21 year old. He always tries to make Charlie's image go up but Charlie's dad never agrees on it.
George and Palmer are two people in MI5. They are friends of Oscar.
George (Louis Mahoney
Louis Mahoney
Louis Mahoney is a Gambian-born British actor.He has been seen most frequently on television in series such as: Danger Man, Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, The Troubleshooters, Menace, Special Branch, Doctor Who , Quiller, Fawlty Towers Louis Mahoney (born 8 September 1938) is a Gambian-born British...
) is Oscar's assistant and chauffeur. They have been working together for years. George has kept Oscar out of trouble several times.
Palmer (Michael Fenton-Stevens) is at the head of MI5. He is a guy who can not stand it when they do not follow his orders. He does not like it when Oscar comes up with another idea. Palmer also has manyf secret agendas.