MORPHED!
Cast of legendary kids TV show unrecognisable as they reunite – 25 years after first episode
A star of the show posted the update to fans on social media
THE CAST of a legendary kids TV comedy are unrecognisable as they reunite for its 25th Anniversary.
My Parents Are Aliens is a British children's television sitcom that aired on ITV from 1999 to 2006.
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My Parents are Aliens followed the day-to-day lives of three orphaned children called Mel, Josh, and Lucy, who are adopted by Aliens Brian and Sophie.
Brian and Sophie are from the planet Valux and crash landed on Earth.
The series shows them finding it difficult adjusting to life on earth and if their secret gets out, they'll be captured for scientific testing.
And the Barker children would also lose another set of parents.
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plays the alien father Brian, who gets bored very easily.
His selfishness and lack of morality often gets the family into difficulties.
Tony has gone on to star in various dramas and sitcoms including the acclaimed romantic drama Last Tango in Halifax, Midsomer Murders and Not Going Out.
plays Brian's wife Sophie, who loves messing around and has no willpower.
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She also learns she can morph into other people while only eating ice cream.
Barbara has since taken roles in the CBBC children series Scoop and medical soap opera Doctors.
My Parents Are Aliens cast look unrecognisable 14 years on from hit series
, who plays eldest teenager Mel, is sarcastic but is protective of her younger siblings since the death of their parents.
The actress has since appeared in theatre productions Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella and Jack alongside roles in the television dramas Nearly Famous and Doctors.
was the middle Barker sibling Josh, who is cunning and scheming, and always inventing ways to make money, while bringing Brian into his scams.
The actor has gone on to appear in the pilot episode of BBC Three comedy Coming of Age and the E4 drama Nearly Famous.
Lucy is the youngest and most clever of the children played by
Charlotte has also appeared in The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries and Office Gossip.
Later on in the series, plays Harry who is adopted by Brian and Sophie to replace Mel who left on an exchange trip. She is temperamental and a tomboy.
Stephanie went on to appear on BBC1's Casualty and has worked on several BBC Radio 4 dramas.
Much to the delight of fans, Tony Gardner who starred in the show as Brian, posted an update on social media to show the cast reunited once again.
The photograph was captioned: "My Parents are Aliens 25th Anniversary. Love to you all xx"
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Fans were quick to react to the update with one demanding: "One off special right now"
Another added: "Wow. just wow. 25 years already! I remember rushing home from school & turning off the boring shows my mum was watching to put this on
"Thank you for making a fantastic show"
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A third stated: "Such a nostalgic reunion. So great to see you all back together.
"Happy 25th Anniversary My Parents are Aliens"
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