This BBC children’s comedy series focused on young Stephen “Gruey” Grucock (Kieran O’Brien), his friends “Wooly” (Danny Collier) and “Quidsy” (Ayesha Hussain), and his sworn arch-enemy, Nigel “Nidgey” Jackson (Scott Fletcher).
Like Just William, Gruey was disaster-prone and his schemes always ended up badly.
By the second series (Gruey Twoey), Gruey and Wooly were a year older, Quidsy and her parents had moved to London and the shop next to the cafe run by Wooly’s mum, Betty (Maggie Wilkinson) had been taken over by Harry Deluxe (Chris Saunders), a mystery man from Birmingham.
Gruey also had some new friends and – as ever – Gruey’s parents (Jane Lee and Paul Copley) bore the brunt of his schemes and disasters.
Steven Churchett and Sara Coward played the long-suffering Tresswells.
Stephen “Gruey” Grucock
Kieran O’Brien Peter “Wooly” Woolsmith
Danny Collier Quidia “Quidsy” Rahim
Ayesha Hussain Nigel “Nidgey” Jackson
Scott Fletcher Annie Mappin
Casey-Lee Jolleys Mrs Grucock
Jane Lee Mr Grucock
Paul Copley Mrs Rahim
Indira Joshi Mr Rahim
Marc Zuber Mr Slater
Michael Ripper Betty Woolsmith
Maggie Wilkinson PC Humberside
Michael Greatorex Mr Tresswell
Steven Churchett Mrs Tresswell
Sara Coward Harry Deluxe
Chris Saunders
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By the second series (Gruey Twoey), Gruey and Wooly were a year older, Quidsy and her parents had moved to London and the shop next to the cafe run by Wooly’s mum, Betty (Maggie Wilkinson) had been taken over by Harry Deluxe (Chris Saunders), a mystery man from Birmingham.
