Mr Benn is getting a live-action movie. Details here https://bit.ly/4bFn1SM

#MrBenn #film #TV

‘I Swear’ Director Kirk Jones Tapped for Live-Action Film Adaptation of Beloved British Kids’ Animation ‘Mr. Benn’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/film/global/mr-benn-live-action-film-adaptation-kirk-jones-i-swear-1236697621/

‘I Swear’ Director Kirk Jones Tapped for Live-Action Film Adaptation of Beloved British Kids’ Animation ‘Mr. Benn’
#Variety #Global #News #KirkJones #MrBenn

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/mr-benn-live-action-film-adaptation-kirk-jones-i-swear-1236697621/

Mr Benn Getting Live-Action Feature From I Swear Director Kirk Jones

BAFTA nominated I Swear director Kirk Jones is developing a live-action adaptation of beloved British animated kids series Mr Benn

Variety

‘Mr Benn’: Harry Potter Producer & Jack Whitehall Team With ‘Nanny McPhee’ & ‘I Swear’ Director Kirk Jones For Film Version Of Brit Kids Classic
#News #JackWhitehall #KirkJones #MrBenn

https://deadline.com/2026/03/mr-benn-film-harry-potter-producer-jack-whitehall-kirk-jones-1236764018/

‘Mr Benn’: Harry Potter Producer & Jack Whitehall Team With ‘Nanny McPhee’ & ‘I Swear’ Director Kirk Jones For Film Version Of Brit Kids Classic

A live action film adaptation of the children's book and animated TV series is in development with casting for the lead role happening soon.

Deadline
Such a sad goodbye…
#MrBenn #RayBrooks
Ray Brooks, ‘Mr Benn’ Narrator and ‘The Knack … and How to Get It’ Actor, Dies at 86

The British actor also starred in 'Big Deal,' 'Taxi!,' 'EastEnders' and 'Coronation Street.'

The Hollywood Reporter

"The list of TV shows in which Brooks appeared in the 1960s and 1970s reads like a run-down of the British small screen's biggest hits of the era."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp899lyj2m3o

#MrBenn

Ray Brooks, voice of Mr Benn, dies aged 86

He also starred in ground-breaking drama Cathy Come Home, as well as primetime shows Big Deal and EastEnders.

BBC News

I just downloaded the complete collection of Mr Benn episodes from the Internet Archive!!!!!!!!

https://archive.org/details/mr-benn-classic-childrens-bbc-series

#TV #MrBenn

Mr Benn: The Complete Collection (1971-2005) : Zephyr Films : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

McKee wrote and animated (with Ian Lawless) thirteen Mr Benn episodes for the BBC between 1971 and 1972.These episodes were repeated twice a year for 21 years...

Internet Archive
RHLSTP Book Club: The Golden Age Of Children’s TV

I join Richard Herring for a chat about The Golden Age Of Children’s TV…!

Tim Worthington

@miah @Richard_Littler it's an old British children's cartoon about a seemingly 'proper;' and 'very serious' looking man who leads a secret life at lunchtimes of dressing up and adventure.

It is a very British thing, delightfully so!

#MrBenn