{"product_id":"book-1ef7","title":"Groosham Grange","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonsters, witches and wizards are rife in this full-cast adaptation of the\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003espooky fantasy adventure from Anthony Horowitz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen twelve-year-old David Eliot is expelled from his exclusive boarding school, Belton College, his parents are furious. A surprise invitation from a new school arrives in mysterious circumstances the very next day and young David find himself enrolled into Groosham Grange, a school that is strict on disciple, much to the delight of his irate father.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut things aren't quite as they seem. After David is rowed across the lake to Skrull Island by Captain Bloodbath, along with new-found classmates Jill and Jeffrey, things go from strange to stranger and David is worried… The children must sign the register in their own blood and they begin to suspect Mr Kilgraw, the deputy head, might be a vampire. They soon discover that the headteacher is actually the 'heads' teachers - two heads, one body - and that the English teacher is mostly held together by bandages. The other students are hiding something, and when kids start disappearing without a trace in the middle of the night, David and Jill don't know where to turn…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnthony Horowitz is an English novelist and screenwriter. His works for children and young adult readers include the \u003ci\u003eAlex Rider\u003c\/i\u003e series featuring a 14-year-old British boy who spies for MI6, \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Five\u003c\/i\u003e series and \u003ci\u003eThe Diamond Brothers \u003c\/i\u003eseries. He also writes for adults and has written two Sherlock Holmes novels, the popular \u003ci\u003eMagpie Murders\u003c\/i\u003e series and was commissioned by the Ian Fleming estate to write three new Bond books using unpublished material from Ian Fleming's notes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast and credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Anthony Horowitz\u003cbr\u003eAdapted by Stephen Sheridan\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Sally Avens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid - \u003cb\u003eDaniel Isen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJill - \u003cb\u003eLucy Speed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeffrey - \u003cb\u003eJames Holland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr Kilgraw - \u003cb\u003eJack Klaff\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Windergast -\u003cb\u003e Sheila Hancock\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGregor - \u003cb\u003ePeter Gunn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr Eliot - \u003cb\u003eClive Merrison\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Eliot -\u003cb\u003e Polly James \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaptain Bloodbath - \u003cb\u003ePeter Penry Jones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr Teagle and Mr Fitch - \u003cb\u003eJohn Church and Frey LeCar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonsieur LeLoup -\u003cb\u003e Mark Straker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr Nellerby -\u003cb\u003e Bret Asher \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHorris Tobago - \u003cb\u003eRobert Portal \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst Broadcast BBC Radio 7, 27th January - 10th February 1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e©2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67466580459824,"sku":"BD1ef7","price":11.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/1ef7-Square-cover.jpg?v=1785987987","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-1ef7","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}