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{{Book Data
{{Book Data
|title= Johnny and the Dead
|title=Johnny and the Dead
|cover=
|cover=[[File:JATD.jpg|thumb|240px|Cover art by John Avon]]
[[File:JATD.jpg|thumb|240px|Cover art by John Avon]]
|date=1993  
|date= 1993  
|publisher=Doubleday
|publisher= Doubleday
|isbn=0-385-40301-1
|isbn= 0-385-40301-1
|pages=  
|pages=  
|series= Johnny Maxwell Series
|series=Johnny Maxwell Series
|characters= [[Johnny Maxwell]]
|characters=[[Johnny Maxwell]]
|annotations=
|annotations=
|notes=  
|notes=
}}
}}
 
==Blurb==
== Blurb ==
 
Not many people can see the dead (not many would want to). Twelve-year-old Johnny Maxwell can. And he's got bad news for them: the council want to sell the cemetery as a building site. But the dead have learned a thing or two from Johnny. They're not going to take it lying down... especially since it's Halloween tomorrow.
Not many people can see the dead (not many would want to). Twelve-year-old Johnny Maxwell can. And he's got bad news for them: the council want to sell the cemetery as a building site. But the dead have learned a thing or two from Johnny. They're not going to take it lying down... especially since it's Halloween tomorrow.


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==Adaptions==
==Adaptations==
Johnny and the Dead was [[TV and Film:Johnny and the Dead|adapted for television]] by London Weekend Television in 1995.
{{TV Data
 
|title=Johnny and the Dead
==Cast==
|cover=[[File:JATDTV.jpg|thumb|240px|DVD Cover]]
*Johnny Maxwell: [[Wikipedia:Andrew Falvey|Andrew Falvey]]
|imdb=0294117
*Yo-Less: [[Wikipedia:Jotham Annan|Jotham Annan]]
|date=1995
*Bigmac: [[Wikipedia:Paul Child|Paul Child]]
|channel=ITV
*Wobbler: [[Wikipedia: Charlie Watts|Charlie Watts]]
|producer=Gerald Fox
*Alderman Thomas Bowler: [[Wikipedia:George Baker|George Baker]]
|cast=Jotham Annan, George Baker, Brian Blessed
*William Stickers: [[Wikipedia: Brian Blessed|Brian Blessed]]
|duration=120 minutes
*Eric Grimm: [[Wikipedia: Barrie Houghton|Barrie Houghton]]
|episodes=4
 
|series=Johnny Maxwell Series
|annotations=
|notes=
|prev=[[TV and Film:Truckers|Truckers]]
|next=[[Welcome to the Discworld]]
}}
===[[TV and Film:Johnny and the Dead|TV Series]]===
Johnny and the Dead was adapted for television by London Weekend Television in 1995.


Cast:
*Jotham Annan: [[Yo-Less]]
*George Baker: [[Thomas Bowler]]
*Brian Blessed: [[William Stickers]]
*Paul Child: [[Bigmac]]
*Andrew Falvey: [[Johnny Maxwell]]
*John Grillo: [[Antonio Vicente]]
*Harry Landis: [[Solomon Einstein]]
*Jane Lapotaire: [[Sylvia Liberty]]
*Ray Lonnen: [[James Bowler]]
*Charlie Watts: [[Wobbler]]
*Geoffrey Whitehead: [[Addison Fletcher]]
*Arthur Whybrow: [[Grandfather Maxwell]]
*Tina Martin: [[Mrs. Maxwell]]
*Barrie Houghton: [[Eric Grimm]]


===[[Theatre Adaptations|Theatre]]===
The book was also adapted into a stage-play by [[Stephen Briggs]] in 1996.


==Gallery==
{|
|-
| valign="top" | [[File:JATD.jpg|thumb|120px|First Edition Cover by John Avon]]
| valign="top" | [[File:JATD Kirby.jpg|thumb|120px|Cover by [[Josh Kirby]] (German)]]
| valign="top" | [[File:JATD Tape.jpg|thumb|140px|Audio Cassette]]
| valign="top" | [[File:JATD CD2.jpg|thumb|160px|Audio CD]]
| valign="top" | [[File:JATD DP.jpg|thumb|120px|Cover by Dan Panosian]]
|}
{|
|-
| valign="top" | [[File:JATD BM.jpg|thumb|120px|Cover by Bill Mayer]]
| valign="top" | [[File:JATD TV.jpg|thumb|120px|TV Series Edition Cover]]
| valign="top" | [[File:JATD HS.jpg|thumb|120px|Cover by Henry Steadman]]
| valign="top" | [[File:JATD Kidby.jpg|thumb|120px|Cover by [[Paul Kidby]]]]
| valign="top" | [[File:JATD MB.jpg|thumb|120px|Cover by Mark Beech]]
|}


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{{series|series=Johnny Maxwell|before=Only You Can Save Mankind|after=Johnny and the Bomb}}
[[Category:Johnny Maxwell Series|Johnny and the Dead]]
[[Category:Johnny Maxwell Series|Johnny and the Dead]]
[[Category:Children's books|Johnny and the Dead]]
[[Category:Children's books|Johnny and the Dead]]

Latest revision as of 21:38, 4 March 2019

Johnny and the Dead
Cover art by John Avon
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Illustrator(s) {{{illustrator}}}
Publisher Doubleday
Publication date 1993
ISBN 0-385-40301-1
Pages
RRP {{{rrp}}}
Main characters Johnny Maxwell
Series Johnny Maxwell Series
Annotations View
Notes
All data relates to the first UK edition.

Blurb

Not many people can see the dead (not many would want to). Twelve-year-old Johnny Maxwell can. And he's got bad news for them: the council want to sell the cemetery as a building site. But the dead have learned a thing or two from Johnny. They're not going to take it lying down... especially since it's Halloween tomorrow.

Besides, they're beginning to find that life is a lot more fun than it was when they were...well...alive. Particularly if they break a few rules...

Sell the cemetery? Over their dead bodies...

Lead Characters

The Dead

Living Characters

Supernatural Entities

Adaptations

Johnny and the Dead
DVD Cover
ASIN {{{asin}}}
IMDB 0294117
First Broadcast 1995
Broadcast Channel ITV
Director(s) {{{director}}}
Producer(s) Gerald Fox
Writer(s) {{{writer}}}
Starring Jotham Annan, George Baker, Brian Blessed
Duration 120 minutes
Episodes 4
Series Johnny Maxwell Series
Annotations Annotations for Book:Johnny and the Dead
Notes
Preceded by Truckers
Followed by Welcome to the Discworld
All data relates to the UK home release.

TV Series

Johnny and the Dead was adapted for television by London Weekend Television in 1995.

Cast:

Theatre

The book was also adapted into a stage-play by Stephen Briggs in 1996.

Gallery

First Edition Cover by John Avon
Cover by Josh Kirby (German)
Audio Cassette
Audio CD
Cover by Dan Panosian
Cover by Bill Mayer
TV Series Edition Cover
Cover by Henry Steadman
Cover by Paul Kidby
Cover by Mark Beech


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