Vice Versa (1981)

Overview

This seven-part series from ATV was set in the Victorian era and based on a story published in 1882 by F. Anstey, the pseudonym of Thomas Anstey Guthrie. 13-year-old Dick Bultitude (Paul Spurrier) wishes he didn’t have to return to school, but having made his wish over the magical Garuda stone – a talisman given to him by his Uncle Marmaduke (Jeremy Child) – he finds himself magically transformed into his dapper but pompous 42-year-old businessman father Paul (Peter Bowles) – and vice versa.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

September 29, 1981

Last aired

November 10, 1981

Episodes

7

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Creators

Jeremy Burnham, Thomas Anstey Guthrie