Kappatoo 34 years old

Kappatoo was a CITV show based on a book by Ben Steed, starring Denise Van Outen. In the show, Kappatoo travels back in time to the present to swap places with his identical "time twin" Simon Cashmere in order to cheat in a futuristic sports contest. Kappatoo lives in the past whilst Simon lives in the far off future. The show premiered on CITV in 1990, with a follow-up series, Kappatoo II, broadcast in 1992. the show was made by Worldwide International TV for Tyne Tees Television. Filming took place at Heaton Manor School in High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne with characters and extras using authentic school uniform from Heaton Manor School. The creative team behind Kappatoo did not do much about effects, and a short scene from the first episode which has Kappa freeze time had some extras moving around.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Sarah Alexander She was 19 , now 53 years old as Melanie
Richard Pearson
Nina Muschallik She was 13 , now 47 years old
Graeme Hawley He was 16 , now 50 years old

Crew

Name Job title
Kappatoo (34 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1990-01-20
  • Runtime: [30] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 14