Half Moon Investigations (BBC-1 2009, Rory Elrick, Sebastian Charles)

In the comedy drama series Half Moon Investigations young school kid Fletcher Half Moon sets himself up as a private detective. Having graduated from an online detective agency, Bernstein’s, Fletcher is determined to make his chosen career a success. Helping out Half Moon is one time school villain Red Sharkey and also heavily involved in their cases is school newspaper journalist Mia Stone. Mostly though Half Moon and Red find themselves doing battle with April Devereaux and her gang The Pinks.

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An entertaining teen comedy drama from the always reliable Colfer.

production details
UK | BBC One | 13×25 minute episodes | Broadcast 2009

Novel: Eoin Colfer
Producer: Jonathan Phillips
Executive Producer: Josephine Ward

cast
RORY ELRICK as Fletcher Half Moon
SEBASTIAN CHARLES as Red Sharkey
OLIVIA GRANT as Mia Stone
NICOLA DUFFELL as April Devereaux
ROBYN MILNE as Hazel Moon
KATHLEEN KID as Genie Sharkey
MARCUS NASH as Herod
MARION WEAVER as Mercedes Pink
RAMEET SANDHU as Zara
ROBERT CARR as Doobie
JENNIFER BLACK as Mrs Quinn
GARY MacKAY as Mr Moon
HILARY MACLEAN as Mrs Moon
RUSSELL ANDERSON as Papa Sharkey

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