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Author | David Walliams |
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Illustrator | Tony Ross |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's fiction |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 24 September 2015 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 461 |
ISBN | 0007494017 |
Grandpa's Great Escape is a children's book written by David Walliams and illustrated by Tony Ross. It was released by HarperCollins on 24 September 2015. The story follows a boy called Jack trying to rescue his confused Grandpa from a retirement home, Twilight Towers run by an evil matron, Miss Swine.[1]
The book was adapted for BBC One, with the script written by Walliams and Kevin Cecil. It starred Tom Courtenay as Grandpa.[2] Its British television premiere was on New Year's Day 2018.