TV series

Grandpa in My Pocket

2009–2014 · 5 seasons

A gentle, giggly little adventure where small magic turns everyday family life into harmless mischief and everyone ends up smiling.

Overview: A Grandpa with a magic Shrinking Cap that only his grandson Jason knows about. When he puts the cap on Grandpa shrinks and creates comic mayhem, but somehow Grandpa and Jason always manage to save the day. It’s teamwork!
How it feels: Warm, whimsical, light and absurd. Brisk and fine in the background.
About: Family, found family, friendship, identity
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
found family
friendship
identity
Places: home
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: kids
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: family, kids, comedy
Starring: James Bolam, Jay Ruckley, Amaka Okafor, Ilan Galkoff, Meera Syal, Sian Thomas
Length: 5 seasons, 69 episodes, 12 min each
Network: CBeebies
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English