![]() Badger, the Simpson family dog, an Old English sheepdog, already very old, deaf, half-bald and with breath that smells of rotting Brussels sprouts.Ī selection of the practical jokes unleashed by Agent Z.Block, the headmistress at the school attended by the members of the Crew known by everyone as ‘Breezeblock’. He stays clear of the Crew ever since he found out that they found out that he in fact comes from a wealthy family, lives in a smart house and that he is mollycoddled by his parents, his mother calling him ‘poppit’. Fisty Morgan, the school bully, “shaving already at the age of 8”, bullies children out of their lunch money, lets everyone know that his father is in prison and that he comes from a rough neighbourhood.Jane Simpson, Ben's mum, relieves her boredom by watching TV soap-operas, eating chocolate liqueurs, and attending night classes at various times in various subjects: Life-drawing, history, Spanish, Turkish… The brains and disciplinarian of the family.Trevor Simpson, Ben’s dad a practical sort confesses to having been a bully in his school years relieves his boredom by listening to Elvis Presley and Rock 'n’ Roll music in a shed at the bottom of the garden, and attends Rock 'n’ Roll nights at the local pub.Lanchester's estimate: "If his brain was dynamite, there wouldn't be enough to blow his head off." In Ben's estimate, "a total prat most of the time… sometimes hilarious, sometimes a complete wind-up… he looks like a rat… he moves like a rat." In the teacher Mr. Ian "Jenks" Jenkinson, with so many brothers and sisters that one can't remember how many there are.Has the ability to wrap adults around his little finger by means of flattery, saying things like "How's the new Escort, Mr Lanchester? I hear the ABS braking system works like a dream" – and they'd lap it up. Overweight, the brains of the crew, treated by teachers with respect due to his intellect. Barney Hall, an only son, living with his parents.He says that his mum reckons that his "fertile imagination" is an indication that he'll grow up to be a writer or artist. Ben is always day-dreaming, and the adventure stories are interspersed with Ben's wild fantasies. Ben Simpson, the only child of Trevor and Jane Simpson, living in Crane Grove.The three main characters are 12-year-old boys. In 1996 Agent Z and the Penguin from Mars was adapted for television by the BBC. With a few exceptions that emerge in the stories, no-one knows of the identity of Agent Z, and the boys say they have made a pledge of secrecy never to reveal the identity of Agent Z. The Crane Grove Crew have their own secret base in a boarded-up, derelict park-keeper's cottage on the edge of the park near where they live. The missions take the form of practical jokes, and with the culprits usually leaving a Z mark (like Zorro) on the scene of the prank. The mission of Agent Z is to wreak havoc on the unsuspecting and the deserving in a battle against boredom. Agent Z and the Penguin from Mars (1995)Īgent Z is not an actual living person in the books but a 'front' used by three schoolboys, Ben, Barney and Jenks, who have been friends for years, and who also call themselves the Crane Grove Crew.Agent Z Meets the Masked Crusader (1993).The Agent Z series is set in the present day in an unnamed British city. In the first published versions of the books Haddon also did the artwork for the covers and a number of illustrations inside (the cover pictures were changed for later editions). ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īgent Z is a fictitious character in a series of four comical children's books written by British author Mark Haddon, better known for his 2003 novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. ![]() JSTOR ( June 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. ![]() This article needs additional citations for verification.
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