Using the story ‘Gangsta Granny’ as a hook, children are sure to feel excited and engaged in their learning. You could begin your lesson using the informative PowerPoint, which introduces learners to the process of writing character descriptions. Updated: 29 September 2022 It is a thrill to revisit these characters in a brand new story. I hope families are going to love this comedy adventure story." — David Walliams We had two hours of choreography, which, simply, was not enough! We were really, really bad. But you couldn’t have met two more enthusiastic people, me probably more so than David. I loved it. I’m very much in denial that I can’t dance… I really go for it, which is almost more embarrassing. In my head I very much can. I was actually better than David, but David is really bad, so it’s no real consolation that I was better than him… the bar was set way low. Look at granny’s recipe for cabbage cake. Can you create a recipe for something that tastes much nicer? You’re not helping, wife,” muttered Dad. “At worst my mother has a very slight odour of boiled vegetables.”

Ben and Granny play Scrabble together. Ask a friend to give you a random selection of letters and see how many words you can make using them. I think the public will receive it as a family thing. It is prime time, but obviously I think a child would take something from it, and an adult would take something. There’s an awful lot about respect for older people but it’s not hammered home. There are a couple of little messages in there but you would probably have to look hard to spot them, they’ve written a very, very good script. I was attracted to it immediately. It's a lovely part. Mr Parker has a very large nose and wears dark clothing, a distinctive pork-pie hat and a bow tie. He is an irritating and extremely nosy man who uses binoculars to spy on his neighbours. When he speaks, Mr Parker has a nasal voice which can sound rather annoying.” Previously by David Walliams: The Boy in the Dress Mr Stink Billionaire Boy Gangsta Granny Ratburger Demon Dentist Awful Auntie Grandpa's Great Escape The World's Worst Children The Midnight Gang Also available in Picture Book: The Slightly Annoying Elephant The First Hippo on the Moon The Queen's Orang-utan The Bear Who Went Boo! There's a Snake in My School! • Gangsta Granny It wouldn't. And now it was getting cold. Cold bits of cabbage, floating around in some cold cabbagy water. \"Erm, it's delicious, thank you,\" replied Ben. \"G00d\" •Whether you’re looking for fun activities to do at home with your children or in school with your class, you’ve come to the right place! We’ve teamed up with Harper Collins to bring you a range of fantastic ready-made activities themed around the book ‘Gangsta Granny’, written by David Walliams. Here are just a few that we think you’ll enjoy:

She doesn’t have the best relationship with her mother-in-law. She’s a bit hard on her, a bit tough on her. I think she does that classic thing of just disparaging all older women and thinking “well I’m not going to get anything for them”. So Linda’s a bit mean actually, a bit tough. She doesn’t really give granny the time of day. But don’t fear – there’s a lovely arc to the book, and it might come good…Choose a person that you know (or a made-up character) and think of different secrets that they might have. Can you write a story about this? Granny loves food made with cabbages. Can you design a menu with lots of cabbage-related foods (e.g. cabbage soup, cabbage cake)? The author gives a step-by-step guide for pretending to brush your teeth. Can you write a set of instructions which show people how to brush their teeth properly? In fact, if there was a fire in their house, and Mum could only save either a sparkly gold tap-shoe once worn by Flavio Flavioli (the shiny, tanned dancer and heartbreaker from Italy who appeared on every series of the hit TV show) or her only child, Ben thought she would probably go for the shoe. Tonight, his mum and dad were going to an arena to see Strictly Stars Dancing live on stage.

This film comes from the mind of comedian turned writer David Walliams. It's one of his many children's books to be turned into a TV movie, which is appropriately rated U for all audiences. This feature is directed by Matt Lipsey, it has a runtime of about an hour, and like Walliams's other features, there is a decent cast assembled to act out the parts. Write about one of the adventures that granny might have had when she was the most wanted jewel thief in the world.Don’t talk about your granny like that,” said Dad weakly, his fat stomach pushed up against the steering wheel of the family’s little brown car. Browse our full range of Gangsta Granny resources here! You can also explore our collection of activities based on Walliams' other fantastic titles here. What is a character description?

Well there’s quite a bit of responsibility turning such a well-loved book into a TV show because people know the characters. I was with some friends the other night and they had 10 and nine year old kids, and they were all quoting Linda, and you think “oh gosh, they all really know it and love it and see it in a certain way”, so there is a responsibility to that. At the same time it’s lovely, because you know that people really know and love the story, and love the characters. They wish this show well which is really nice, you’ve got a real mandate for it. It’s been interesting seeing David having a general overview of the set, how it looks, saying “oh I think they’d have more clutter here” or “Linda would be a bit more like this”, and just giving a general overview, which as a writer/performer myself is something I do as well. The BBC can announce the commission of Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! an adaptation of the hugely popular 2021 children’s book written by David Walliams. Watch this video in which the author answers questions and reads part of the book. Think of some questions that you would like to ask:Granny dies, and her jewellery box is donated to charity. Ben reads at his local newsagent's that a jewellery box worth millions had been anonymously left at a charity shop. Granny's legacy is remembered at Christmas, when the Queen delivers a message saying that young people should be more caring towards the elderly, in which she indirectly mentions her meeting with Ben and Granny in the Tower of London. We did film in the Tower of London, which was really exciting. To be there at night filming just before they did the key ceremony, it was very exciting! I’m not too old that I don’t get excited about these things.