Johnny and the Bomb: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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...?

Series details

• Title: Johnny and the Bomb
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Children, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2006-01-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-01-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 40 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31788
• TVDB ID: 79284

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-01-15; final listed air date 2006-01-29; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Johnny and the Bomb on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.