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reviously on Jammy Toast, we have featured The Adventures of Mr Benn which were originally written by David McKee. We changed them slightly making them from the first person’s point of view – as though Mr Benn had written the stories himself – instead of third person as the original books were written. The Red Knight was the original story which was written in 1967. After publication, the BBC commissioned David to write a series for TV. David wrote thirteen Mr Benn stories, comprising of The Red Knight and twelve new stories. David also wrote a story featuring Mr Benn in prison where he meets his friend Smasher Lagru. This story was considered far too controversial for children’s TV and so was never made for television. In 2001, David wrote an additional story, The Gladiator, which has not yet been made for television. These stories featured here on Jammy Toast are additional stories written by ourselves but featuring the same characters created by David McKee. We would like these stories to be considered as a homage to the original character of Mr Benn…
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