My Phone Genie
My Phone Genie is a British children's television comedy-drama series about a young girl with a genie in her mobile phone. It premiered on 1 January 2012 and airs on ITV and CITV.
My Phone Genie | |
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Created by | Lee Walters |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producers | Tony Humphreys Paul Cummins Maïa Tubiana |
Producers | John Brady Siobhán Ní Ghadhra |
Running time | 22 mins |
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Original network | ITV Network & CITV |
Original release | 1 January – 1 December 2012 |
Production
Moonscoop, UK production house Talent Television and Telegael in Ireland have co-produced a brand new live action with special effects show 'My Phone Genie'. The 26 half hour episode series is commissioned by CITV in association with ZDF/ZDF Enterprises.
Promising off-the-wall comedy capers and heightened reality, My Phone Genie is aimed at international audiences aged 12+. As well as a live action television series, the producers have developed the series as a multi-platform offering and plan to grow the brand via technology relevant to the target age group.
Plot
Remember the genie who used to live in a lamp in the old folk tale? He's found a hi-tech modern home in a phone. All eleven-year-old Jasmine Hart wanted was the free ringtone download advertised in an online advert, but instead she got landed with Gene in this new live action comedy.
Cast and Characters
Character | Portrayed by | Duration |
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Gene | Adam Wadsworth | 2012 |
Jaz | Bessie Cursons | 2012 |
Naoko | Haruka Abe | 2012 |
Mobbsy | Fox Jackson-Keen | 2012 |
Pene | Heather Nicol | 2012 |
Reese | Ethan Hammer | 2012 |
Brent | Lothaire Gérard | 2012 |
Miss Hicks | Christine Mackie | 2012 |
Principal Tubb | Nick Wymer | 2012 |
Mr Duffy | Lauterio Zamparelli | 2012 |
International Broadcast
My Phone Genie airs on ITV and CITV in the United Kingdom, and ZDF in Germany.
References
- Talent Television. "Press article" Archived 12 September 2012 at Archive.today
- Brentford Hounslow Chronicle. "Budding actor from chiswick lands role"