Agent Z & the Penguin from Mars

Name: Agent Z & the Penguin from Mars
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: 1996-01-03
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Duncan Barton, Andrew McKay, Reggie Yates, Andrew Wheeler, Nicola Mycroft

IMDb ID: tt0395830 · Year: 1996 · Rating: 8.1 (35 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Family

Follows the exploits of Ben Simpson and his friends Barney and Jenks, who together formed the "Crane Grove Gang", named after the street where they lived.

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVSeriesAlternate TitlesAustralia: Agent Z & the Penguin from Mars
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United Kingdom: Agent Z & the Penguin from Mars
Ireland: Agent Z & the Penguin from Mars (English)
India: Agent Z & the Penguin from Mars (English)
New Zealand: Agent Z & the Penguin from Mars (English)
United States: Agent Z & the Penguin from Mars
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Poland: Agent Z
Finland: Agentti Z ja Marsin pingviini
Agent ZRelease Date1996-01-03IMDb Popularity0User Reviews2Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishKeywordsdream sequence
daydream
looking at the camera
practical joke
practical jokerProduction CompaniesBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395830/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0395830.jpgUpdated At2025-11-06T18:39:17

Directors

John Smith

Writers

Jeremy Front
Mark Haddon

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Duncan Barton | Character: Ben
Actor: Andrew McKay | Character: Barney
Actor: Reggie Yates | Character: Jenks
Actor: Andrew Wheeler | Character: Tod
Actor: Nicola Mycroft | Character: Samantha
Actor: Ian Sharrock | Character: Dad
Actor: Catherine Shipton | Character: Mum
Actor: Rod Culbertson | Character: Mr. Sidebottom
Actor: Stephen Churchett | Character: Finlay
Actor: Pamela Power | Character: Mrs. Sidebottom
Actor: James Mansfield | Character: Doctor Gordon
Actor: Ludmilla Vuli | Character: Nurse Martin
Actor: David Baukham | Character: Security Guard
Actor: Deborah MacKenzie | Character: Newsreader
Actor: Steven Finch | Character: Giles Mawhinney
Actor: Jeremy Pearce | Character: Policeman
Actor: Evie Garratt | Character: Elderly Lady
Actor: Roger Llewellyn | Character: Mr. Crippen, Mr. Crippin
Actor: Alan Leith | Character: Weatherman
Actor: Peter Stacey-Lowe | Character: Fisty Morgan
Actor: Michael Sheard | Character: Jeweller
Actor: Chris Sanders | Character: Park Keeper
Actor: Sally Chattaway | Character: Dolly Partonians
Actor: John Bleasdale | Character: Chief Inspector
Actor: Eileen Anson | Character: Mrs. Block
Actor: Ray Burnside | Character: Record Shop Manager
Actor: Anthony Houghton | Character: Marksman

[Directors Group]
Name: John Smith | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Jeremy Front | Role: Writer
Name: Mark Haddon | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Angela Beeching | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Ian Carnegie | Role: Composer

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Philip Lewis | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Special Effects]
Name: Chris Reynolds | Role: Special Effects

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Marilyn Fox | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Ron Dowling | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395830/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United Kingdom: January 3, 1996
Finland: January 14, 1999

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

No box office data listed on IMDb.

Agent Z &amp; the Penguin from Mars