Catherine Tate is joining the “madhouse” in her new TV role.
The ex-Doctor Who actress, 52, will voice a long-suffering mother in an adaptation of the hit Tom Gates books.
Liz Pichon’s books, known for their doodles, illustrations and handwritten font, have sold more than 11 million copies around the globe and are being made for the screen for the first time.
The series, documenting “in hilarious detail” young protagonists Tom’s “everyday trials and tribulations at home and school”, will air on Sky Kids in January.
Rita is voiced by Catherine Tate (Sky Kids)
Tate will be “the voice of Tom’s, relatively sane mother” Rita, while Line Of Duty actor Mark Bonnar has signed up as “strict, beady-eyed teacher” Mr Fullerman.