Mr Stink
Mr. Stink is a book published in October 2009 and written by David Walliams and illustrated by Quentin Blake. The book has been adapted as a stage musical and has been made into a television film of the same name by the BBC shown during Christmas 2012 on BBC1. Plot summary. Chloe is a 12-year-old girl living in an undisclosed British town, who wants to help a local tramp become her friend, Mr Stink, but she does not know-how. She wrote a story that her mother tore up because she wants Chloe to work at  school and not waste time drawing. Chloe thinks that her mother does not love her as much as she loves her little sister. Chloe hides Mr Stink in the shed; her Mum wants to become an MP and wrote as her manifesto that the homeless people must be taken off the streets. Chloe discovers that her father was a member of a rock band called the Serpents of Doom. Her parents soon find out about Mr Stink in the shed and Chloe's mother is invited to a TV show and asked to bring Mr Stink along, so he can  discuss life as a homeless man. Mr Stink quickly becomes the star of the show and makes the audience laugh a lot. The people love him so much that he's invited to the Prime Minister's office. The Prime Minister wants Mr Stink to become a 'person who pretends to care for the homeless. Chloe defends her friend, and they return home, where Mr Stink has to say goodbye and wander the streets forever. Characters Publication. "Mr. Stink" was originally published by HarperCollins in October 2009 in hardcover format. A list of notable formats is as follows: Television adaptation . A 60-minute film of "Mr. Stink" aired on 23 December 2012 on BBC One after it was originally scheduled to air on Boxing Day. The film was the most-watched in its 6:30-7:30 pm timeslot with 6.34 million viewers tuning in. It was also broadcast in 3D and was the BBC's first-ever narrative program to be filmed in 3D.