The Parent Agency

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Barry Bennett - the protagonist of the book. He is transported into an alternate universe where kids choose their parents. A brand new musical based on award-winning comedian and writer David Baddiel’s best-selling children’s book The Parent Agency. Book Review: 'The Parent Agency' by David Baddiel". HuffPost UK. 25 June 2015 . Retrieved 20 July 2022. Derek and Emily Fwahm! - Barry's third set of trial parents, under the criteria 'fit and strong ... never get tired'. They insist on having their surname italicised and with an exclamation mark. They live in a gym, with TVs powered by treadmills. As the fitness trainers on the United Kid-dom football team, they get Barry on the team, where his teammates are the Rader-Wellorff children (due to their father being the head of the FA), along with Lionel Tidy (parody of Lionel Messi).

The Sisterly/Secretary Entity ( Ginny and Kay Bennett/Bustle) [ TSE] - Barry's twin sisters, whom he refers to as one entity. They work at The Parent Agency in the alternate universe, with their (alternate universe) parents being Barry's fifth set of trial parents, where he saves TSE from choking. The Parent Agency is a children's fiction novel written by David Baddiel and illustrated by Jim Field. It was published on 9 October 2014 [1] by HarperCollins Children's Books. The book follows a 9-year-old boy named Barry Bennett, who gets transported to an alternate universe where children choose their parents. A film adaptation is currently in the works. [2] Synopsis [ edit ] Jake, Lucas and Taj - Barry's friends who work at The Parent Agency in the alternate universe, with Jake 'The Head' of the agency, and Lucas and Taj as PCs (Parent Controllers) 890 and 891. Baddiel was inspired to write the book after a conversation with his nine-year-old son, Ezra. After visiting a Harry Potter exhibition, Ezra asked his father 'Dad, why didn't Harry run away from the Dursleys and go and find some better parents?' [3] [4] This inspired Baddiel to write the book. But there is a world, not far from this one, where parents don’t have children. That’s far too random for something so big and important. In this world, children are allowed to choose their parents.Susan and Geoff Bennett - Barry's parents. Barry has a list of 'things [he] blames [his] parents for'. a b "The Parent Agency by David Baddiel, book review: He just tries too". The Independent. 2 October 2014 . Retrieved 20 July 2022.

This fun, hilarious new show features songs by Dan Gillespie Sells, the Ivor Novello Award-winning frontman of The Feeling and composer of hit musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. The Parent Agency received positive praise from editorials such as The Guardian [5] and HuffPost UK, [6] while The Independent critiqued it, saying that '[Baddiel] just tries too hard to be funny'. [3] Adaptation [ edit ] In 2016, Deadline reported that Fox 2000 Pictures had acquired the film rights to The Parent Agency, to be produced by Snowed-In Productions. [2] Awards [ edit ] YearBarry Bennett hates being called Barry. In fact it’s number 2 on the list of things he blames his parents for, along with 1) ‘being boring’ and 3) ‘always being tired’. Directed by acclaimed director Nadia Fall, follow the adventures of 11 year old Barry Bennett, who is transported to an alternate universe where potential parents have to “audition” in front of children! Heathcote, Charlotte (23 November 2014). "David Baddiel: 'I work on five things at once' ". Express.co.uk . Retrieved 20 July 2022.

a b Jaafar, Ali (19 July 2016). "Fox 2000 Acquires Rights To David Baddiel Novel 'The Parent Agency' ". Deadline . Retrieved 30 May 2022. verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ Group, The Eye Boggling Blurbs Book (23 January 2016). "The Parent Agency by David Baddiel – review". the Guardian . Retrieved 20 July 2022.