Johnny and the Bomb

2006 NR 2h 00m 6.8

Based on the book by Terry Pratchett, the adventure begins for thirteen-year-old Johnny Maxwell and his four friends when they come to the aid of eccentric homeless woman, Mrs Tachyon, and are left minding her trolley full of black bags...

Based on the book by Terry Pratchett, the adventure begins for thirteen-year-old Johnny Maxwell and his four friends when they come to the aid of eccentric homeless woman, Mrs Tachyon, and are left minding her trolley full of black bags while she is hospitalised. When the children later visit her in hospital, Mrs Tachyon lets them into the secret that her black bags-- or 'Bags of Time-- are special and can be used to create a gateway to the past. The five youngsters end up during the Blitz where fun and games turn serious when they quickly realise the prejudices of the era. But when they return to their own time, the gang discover they have somehow changed history as a result Johnny's grandmother died in a bombing as a teenage girl meaning Johnny's mother and, in turn, himself were never born. The children are now in a race to fix the path in order to save the future but can they succeed before the bombs start falling...?

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Episodes:

Episode 2 The Butterfly Effect

2. The Butterfly Effect

Aired: Jan 21, 2006

Jonny, Kirsty and Yo-less make it back from the 1940s, but Wobbler and Bigmac...

Episode 3 Déjà Voodoo

3. Déjà Voodoo

Aired: Jan 28, 2006

Sir Walter is in fact Wobbler, he was trapped in the past when the butterfly ...

Info about Johnny and the Bomb

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi