Character guide for Grandpa's Great Escape.
A devoted, resourceful boy who loves his grandfather deeply and refuses to accept that Grandpa's needs are someone else's problem.
A former RAF pilot who now lives partly in the present and partly in 1940s wartime. His confusion is both funny and sad — Walliams handles this balance with care.
The villainous head of Twilight Towers care home — greedy, cruel and entirely motivated by money. She represents negligent and exploitative elder care.