{"id":11848,"date":"2017-02-23T11:07:44","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T16:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/david-walliams-book-being-adapted-for-the-small-screen\/"},"modified":"2017-02-23T11:18:14","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T16:18:14","slug":"david-walliams-book-being-adapted-for-the-small-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/david-walliams-book-being-adapted-for-the-small-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"David Walliams Book Being Adapted for the Small Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"

LONDON: Sky 1 is slated to air a television adaptation of the David Walliams-penned children’s book Ratburger<\/em> this holiday season.<\/p>\n

Ratburger<\/em> follows a girl who befriends\u00a0a dancing rat that her evil stepmother wants to\u00a0make burgers out of. Walliams will star in the comedy alongside Sheridan Smith, Mark Benton, Nigel Planer and Ben Bailey Smith.\u00a0The series is written by Kevin Cecil\u00a0and Walliams, directed by Matt Lipsey, executive produced by Jo Sargent\u00a0and produced by Joanna Hanley\u00a0for King Bert Productions.<\/p>\n

Ratburger<\/em>\u00a0is due to\u00a0debut on Sky 1, on demand and on Sky Go, as well as through the online streaming service NOW TV with a NOW TV Entertainment Month Pass.<\/p>\n

Walliams remarked: \u201cI am thrilled my book is coming to Sky and especially thrilled that I am playing the villain Burt. Plus I will be working with one of my favorite comedy actors, Nigel Planer, and someone who I adore working with, the super talented Sheridan Smith.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jon Mountague, Sky’s head of comedy who commissioned the show, noted: \u201cHilarious, gruesome and warm-hearted in equal measure, David\u2019s book Ratburger<\/em> is a terrific tale, with a fantastic cast. We jumped at the chance to bring the adventure, villainy and vermin to screens.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sargent added: \u201cWe are delighted to be making Ratburger<\/em> for Sky and are very much looking forward to bringing one of David\u2019s most popular and gruesome books to life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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