Add your email and we'll match picks to the services you stream at home.

Bootleg

Name: Bootleg
Genre: Family, Drama, Comedy
Released: 2002-12-08
Cast: Steven Geller, Gemma Jones, Anthony Hammer, Martin Jarvis, Greg Saunders

2002 | 1 seasons | 50 min | Family, Drama, Comedy

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and a small audience, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who wants a laugh and families. If you loved Family Ties or The West Wing, start here.
The mood: Funny with heart, feel-good.
The pace: One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, episodes of about 50 minutes, about 3 hours in all.
What might put you off: No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.

Based on the book of the same name by Alex Shearer; a new political party called the "Good for You" (abbreviated as GFY) which comes into power and bans chocolate. Two kids named Smudger Moore and Huntley Hunter want to get their chocolate back. They begin by selling bootleg chocolate, and go on to join an underground resistance organization.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Limited series that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year

More like this

Want more like this, picked just for you? Get my picks

Cast & crew

Steven GellerMike 'Huntley' Hunter
Gemma JonesMrs. Bubby
Anthony HammerJason 'Smudger' Moore
Martin JarvisMr. Blades
Greg SaundersRon Moore
Roz HammondTricia Moore
Rhondda FindletonCarol Hunter
Ian BlissDarius Crowe
David RobertsMartin Burrows
Damien BodieFrankie Crawley