The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury
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The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury is the name of a series of children's books, written by Jamie Rix
, and that of the TV series based on them. The book series was originally entitled The War Diaries of Alistair Fury, but new releases of the books have been renamed to The Revenge Files in order to match the TV series' title.
) who starts a club called The Revengers, which he operates through his website. Through this club, he attempts to get his own back on his annoying family, and the programme charts his revenges against them, as well as others. His family consist of his mother Celia (Susannah Doyle
), his father Sean (Brendan Dempsey), his older brother William (Carlton Dickinson) and eldest sibling Melanie (Natalie Kemp). Also appearing is Alistair's grandmother, Constance (Kate Binchy). He is assisted in his Revenges two friends, Aaron Pryce and Ralph Ming (Alex Smith
).
Alistair Fury, nicknamed Alice by his brother and sister, is an angry 11-year-old who is the leader of his club called the Revengers. He is named after his Uncle Alistair, one of a great line of unsuccessful Alistairs in the Fury family, even though he actually should have been named after his uncle Alec - a Revenger, like Alistair.
Melanie "Mel" Fury is the eldest of the Fury children, who always seems to be finding new boyfriends
.
William "Will" Fury is the middle child. He bullies Alistair along with his sister, and is the family's Number One Son. He loves rugby and hockey.
Celia Fury is the ignorant mother of Alistair Fury. She is a famous TV chef and she likes to be the rival of Nigella Lawson
. She always tries to cook weird food such as toejam and bogie and vomit.
Sean Fury is the ignorant father. He tries to find excuses to skive off work at any opportunity, and favours William.
Constance "Granny" Fury is the grandmother of the Fury family who takes pride in the Fury family's Irish ancestry.
Wayne "Baby Waynie" is the family's baby. He is a cousin of Alistair's, Mary, who is a rubbish mum. He was scared of his Auntie Celie when she showed him jellyfish. Alistair used Wayne as an experiment 'an experiment involving love and hormones' to see if Mel was pregnant.
Ralph is Alistair's right hand man. He is also a Revenger. He is second in command in the revengers before the poor pudgy and misguided Aaron Pryce, played by luke Roskell. His father is the vicar of Notfairleigh. He's very intelligent and tries to help Alistair lead the Revengers.
Reverend Ming is the vicar of Notfairleigh. He organised Ralph's party and pretended to be a hypnotist.
Miss Bird is the evil teacher of Alistair. She despises him but loves Will and Mel (her formal pupils). She blows up non-school uniform (like Alistair's new and expensive Robbin' Hood trainers) and loves Brad Pitt
. As a revenge, Alistair put her in the SAS. Alistair once hypnotised her into diving out of a window and breaking several limbs.
Mutley is the music teacher of Notfairleigh School. She runs The M Factor (a talent show based on The X Factor
). She is warty and has an abominable operatic voice. She teaches Alistair the piano and loves him thinking he is the next Mozart because he is quite good at piano.
"Dr" Tara is a hypocritical child expert who knows nothing about children. She appeared on the TV show Not Quite the Expert alongside Celia Fury. She doesn't like Alistair and was the love of Will's life. Her mother was Bunty, and is practically married to her car whom she calls Bunty. She wrote a book (a pile of nonsense) called Raising Kids the Doctor Tara Way.
Jamie Rix
- Biography :Jamie Rix is the son of actor and MENCAP President Brian Rix and actress Elspet Gray. He is married to Helen and has two grown-up sons, Ben and Jack. He lives in Tooting, London....
, and that of the TV series based on them. The book series was originally entitled The War Diaries of Alistair Fury, but new releases of the books have been renamed to The Revenge Files in order to match the TV series' title.
Books
There are six books in the series.- Bugs on the Brain
- Dead Dad Dog
- The Kiss of Death
- Tough Turkey
- Summer Helliday
- Exam Fever
TV series
The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury, airs on BBC One and the CBBC Channel. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation also aired it on ABC1. It follows 11-year-old Alistair Fury (Jonathan MasonJonathan Mason (actor)
Jonathan Mason is an English actor. He stars in the lead role of the 2005 version of Lassie.He is most notable for the part of Joe Carraclough in Lassie and as the roles of James, in Nits and Alistair Fury on The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury.He also had a minor role in Vincent in 2006. Jonathon...
) who starts a club called The Revengers, which he operates through his website. Through this club, he attempts to get his own back on his annoying family, and the programme charts his revenges against them, as well as others. His family consist of his mother Celia (Susannah Doyle
Susannah Doyle
Susannah Doyle is a British actress, playwright and film director, best known for her roles in situation comedies Drop The Dead Donkey , and Ballykissangel ....
), his father Sean (Brendan Dempsey), his older brother William (Carlton Dickinson) and eldest sibling Melanie (Natalie Kemp). Also appearing is Alistair's grandmother, Constance (Kate Binchy). He is assisted in his Revenges two friends, Aaron Pryce and Ralph Ming (Alex Smith
Alex Smith
Alexander Douglas Smith is a professional American football player and starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Smith was drafted with the 1st-overall pick in the 1st round of the 2005 NFL Draft by San Francisco from the University of Utah...
).
- Verucca-Venge! (7 January 2008)
- Cooking with Pets (14 January 2008)
- The Lord of the Fury's (21 January 2008)
- I'm Not Scared (28 January 2008)
- Technology Bytes (4 February 2008)
- The Luck of the Irish (11 February 2008)
- The Gutter Press (18 February 2008)
- Haircut of Horrors (25 February 2008)
- Crazy Like a Frog (3 March 2008)
- Alice in the Middle (10 March 2008)
- The M Factor (17 March 2008)
- Family Fortunes (24 March 2008)
- The Great Trainer Robbery (31 March 2008)
Alistair Fury
- Played by Jonathan MasonJonathan Mason (actor)Jonathan Mason is an English actor. He stars in the lead role of the 2005 version of Lassie.He is most notable for the part of Joe Carraclough in Lassie and as the roles of James, in Nits and Alistair Fury on The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury.He also had a minor role in Vincent in 2006. Jonathon...
Alistair Fury, nicknamed Alice by his brother and sister, is an angry 11-year-old who is the leader of his club called the Revengers. He is named after his Uncle Alistair, one of a great line of unsuccessful Alistairs in the Fury family, even though he actually should have been named after his uncle Alec - a Revenger, like Alistair.
Melanie Fury
- Played by Natalie Kemp
Melanie "Mel" Fury is the eldest of the Fury children, who always seems to be finding new boyfriends
.
William Fury
- Played by Carlton Dickinson
William "Will" Fury is the middle child. He bullies Alistair along with his sister, and is the family's Number One Son. He loves rugby and hockey.
Celia Fury
- Played by Susannah DoyleSusannah DoyleSusannah Doyle is a British actress, playwright and film director, best known for her roles in situation comedies Drop The Dead Donkey , and Ballykissangel ....
Celia Fury is the ignorant mother of Alistair Fury. She is a famous TV chef and she likes to be the rival of Nigella Lawson
Nigella Lawson
Nigella Lucy Lawson is an English food writer, journalist and broadcaster. Lawson is the daughter of Nigel Lawson, the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Vanessa Salmon, whose family owned the J. Lyons and Co. empire...
. She always tries to cook weird food such as toejam and bogie and vomit.
Sean Fury
- Played by Brendan Dempsey.
Sean Fury is the ignorant father. He tries to find excuses to skive off work at any opportunity, and favours William.
Constance Fury
- Played by Kate Binchy
Constance "Granny" Fury is the grandmother of the Fury family who takes pride in the Fury family's Irish ancestry.
Great Uncle Crawford
Great Uncle Crawford is the family's great uncle. He owned a parrot who died, but he seems to like Alistair more than Mel and Will because helped Alistair avenge them by showing them his parrot's twin. The older brother and sister thought that it was a ghost.Wayne Fury
- Played by Rubie Roddick-Doyle
Wayne "Baby Waynie" is the family's baby. He is a cousin of Alistair's, Mary, who is a rubbish mum. He was scared of his Auntie Celie when she showed him jellyfish. Alistair used Wayne as an experiment 'an experiment involving love and hormones' to see if Mel was pregnant.
Mary Fury
Mary Fury is a teenage mum and Alistair's cousin. Alistair calls her the world's worst mum because she doesn't care about Wayne.Ralph Ming
- Played by Alex Smith
Ralph is Alistair's right hand man. He is also a Revenger. He is second in command in the revengers before the poor pudgy and misguided Aaron Pryce, played by luke Roskell. His father is the vicar of Notfairleigh. He's very intelligent and tries to help Alistair lead the Revengers.
Reverend Ming
- Played by Michael Fenton StevensMichael Fenton StevensMichael Fenton Stevens , sometimes credited as Michael Fenton-Stevens, is a UK actor and comedian, a founder member of The Hee Bee Gee Bees and the voice behind the Spitting Image 1986 number 1 hit "The Chicken Song"...
Reverend Ming is the vicar of Notfairleigh. He organised Ralph's party and pretended to be a hypnotist.
Miss Bird
- Played by Suzy AitchisonSuzy AitchisonSuzy Aitchison is a British television actress and the daughter of famed actress June Whitfield. She is most notable for her role as Susie on Jam & Jerusalem...
Miss Bird is the evil teacher of Alistair. She despises him but loves Will and Mel (her formal pupils). She blows up non-school uniform (like Alistair's new and expensive Robbin' Hood trainers) and loves Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
William Bradley "Brad" Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...
. As a revenge, Alistair put her in the SAS. Alistair once hypnotised her into diving out of a window and breaking several limbs.
Mrs Mutley
- Played by Vicky HallVicky HallVicky Hall is an English actress. She was born in Newcastle in the United Kingdom.Best known for her character Lindsay in British comedy-drama Teachers. She has also appeared in television shows Hustle, Bodies, Shameless, Holby City, Doctors, Bonekickers, Byker Grove and Tracy Beaker Returns-...
Mutley is the music teacher of Notfairleigh School. She runs The M Factor (a talent show based on The X Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
). She is warty and has an abominable operatic voice. She teaches Alistair the piano and loves him thinking he is the next Mozart because he is quite good at piano.
Mr Lambejo
A Nigerian teacher who is slightly in love with Miss Bird. He went into the toilet and thought she was currifiedSanjay Chatterji Played by Thammar Nazir
A chocoholic who is an assistant of the Revengers. He helps out in the local newsagents. He does disgusting things with his shoulder in Mrs. Mutley's M Factor and wins a trip to 'The Burger Bin'.Misri Chatterji Played by Adham Nazir
An excellent pianist who doesn't like his brother but is an assistant of the Revengers. He helps out in the local newsagents.Aaron Pryce
Aaron is the least intelligent of the Revengers. He is the one of the group the fellow revengers take pity on. He relies on his mum but still is a great friend of Alistair. Alistair's Mum once hired him to be a hungry homeless boy on her show and calls him 'Arry'.Pamela Whitby
The daughter of Dr Whitby and the love of Alistair's life. She was temporarily his fiancee after the boy proposed to her. Her father once made Alistair stay over 100 yards away from her. She is portrayed by Rhona McFarlane.Dr Tara Lyer
- Played by Cathy MurphyCathy MurphyCathy Murphy is a British actress who studied at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. She played the role of Lorna in 1991, a love interest of Mark Fowler in soap opera EastEnders. In 2005 she returned to play the recurring role of Trisha Taylor. She had earlier played the ongoing role of Cheryl...
"Dr" Tara is a hypocritical child expert who knows nothing about children. She appeared on the TV show Not Quite the Expert alongside Celia Fury. She doesn't like Alistair and was the love of Will's life. Her mother was Bunty, and is practically married to her car whom she calls Bunty. She wrote a book (a pile of nonsense) called Raising Kids the Doctor Tara Way.