Katy (TV series)

Katy is a British television adaptation of Katy by Jacqueline Wilson, which is a modern retelling of What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge. It first aired on the CBBC Channel on 13 March 2018.

Katy
Based on	Katy by Jacqueline Wilson What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge
Written by	Tom Bidwell
Directed by	John McKay
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Producer	Jonathan Wolfman
Original release
Network	CBBC
Release	13 March (2018-03-13) – 27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)

The series follows the Wilson novel with some minor tweaks:

• Dorry and Jonnie are absent, and Phil is five instead of two in their absence.
• Mr Robinson is instead Ms Robinson.
• Izzie and Dad are not married, and instead engaged and announce their marriage.
• Helen is the physiotherapist, and she works in the hospital.

Cast

• Chloe Lea as Katy
• Letty Butler as Izzie
• Simon Trinder as Dad
• Bea Glancy as Elsie
• Imogen Chadwick as Cecy
• Jasmine De Goede as Eva Jenkins
• Rachel Watson as Clover Carr
• Ruth Madeley as Helen
• Jack Carroll as Dexter
• Max True as Ryan
• Liz Hume Dawson as Nurse Jasmine
• Pauline Jefferson as Mrs. Burton

Plot synopsis

Katy Carr is an 11-year old tomboyish girl in a blended family, who is having trouble getting along with her stepmother, Izzy. After a bad fall, she learns to adapt to being in a wheelchair, whilst coping with the transition between primary and secondary school.

Production and reception

The series was commissioned by CBBC in June 2017.^[1] Katy won two Children's BAFTAs: Best Young Performer for Chloe Lea and Best Writer for Tom Bidwell. Katy was also nominated for Best Drama Series^[2]

Letty Butler won a Children's BAFTA for her role as Izzy.