Cast of iconic kids' TV show send fans wild with 'nostalgia overload' as they reunite 25 years after first episode

The cast of a popular 2000s children’s show have delighted fans after they reunited to celebrate 25 years since the first episode.

My Parents are Aliens premiered on ITV on November, 8, 1999 and aired until 2006, following the lives of orphans, Mel, Josh, and Lucy Barker, who are fostered by couple Brian and Sophie Johnson.

The children soon discover Brian and Sophie are in fact aliens, with the ability to morph into other people, who came from the planet Valux before crash-landing on Earth.

The series follows the kids trying to help Brian and Sophie learn about human life and keep their alien idenтιтies secret, so they’re not taken away for scientific testing.

The тιтular parents were played by Tony Gardner and Carla Mendonça, with Danielle McCormack, Alex Kew and Charlotte Francis playing Mel, Josh and Lucy respectively and Patrick Niknejad in the role of Josh’s friend Pete Walker.

The cast of a popular 2000s children’s show have delighted fans after they reunited to celebrate 25 years since the first episode (L-R Danielle McCormack, Charlotte Francis, Alex Kew, Tony Gardner, Carla Mendonça and Patrick Niknejad)

My Parents are Aliens premiered on ITV on November, 8, 1999 and aired until 2006, following the lives of orphans, Mel, Josh, and Lucy Barker, who are fostered by couple Brian and Sophie Johnson (pictured)

The children soon discover Brian and Sophie are in fact aliens, with the ability to morph into other people, who came from the planet Valux before crash-landing on Earth

And to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the My Parents are Aliens premiere, the six actors enjoyed a reunion in Leeds and made sure to share a slew of pH๏τos for fans.

Taking to his Instagram, Tony posted a sweet snap of the group posing with their arms around each other at a pub, while Danielle, Carla and Alex also shared glimpses into the gathering.

Danielle captioned her post: ‘My Parents are Aliens celebrated its 25 year anniversary with a reunion yesterday. If you know, you know… Nothing’s changed after all these years ❤️’.

And fans on social media went wild after seeing the pH๏τos, as they declared seeing the cast together again brought back ‘childhood core memories’, while commenting that the stars all looked as though they hadn’t aged.

They wrote: ‘This was my favourite show growing up, can’t believe it’s 25 years; Nostalgia overload, used to love my parents are aliens watched it every day always used to put a smile on my face’

‘My childhood in a pic. It’s now inspired me to watch the show tonight and I find it even funnier than when I was a kid’

‘For someone who grew up watching the show. I find it rather nice that you lot still keep in touch with each other. It shows how much the show is still a cult favourite of children’s television and that all of the cast still have a great bond.’

‘This is my childhood in a pH๏τograph. Such happy memories of ‘My Parents are Aliens’❤️; More pH๏τos please! This is childhood core memories! Plus does Carla even age? Is she an alien?’

And to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the My Parents are Aliens premiere, the six actors enjoyed a reunion in Leeds and made sure to share a slew of pH๏τos for fans

Taking to his Instagram, Tony posted a sweet snap of the group posing with their arms around each other at a pub, while Danielle, Carla and Alex also shared glimpses into the gathering

Danielle (pictured with Alex )captioned her post: ‘My Parents are Aliens celebrated its 25 year anniversary with a reunion yesterday. If you know, you know… Nothing’s changed after all these years ❤️’.

‘Such a nostalgic reunion. So great to see you all back together. Happy 25th Anniversary My Parents are Aliens!’

And both Carla and Danielle teased that it wouldn’t be the last time the group reunited, as Danielle commented: ‘Yesterday was such a lovely day and it was so great to see everyone. Let’s not leave it another 25 years before we do it again!’

And Carla added: ‘My Parents Are Aliens 25 years old! So gorgeous to have everyone together again. Sorry to those who couldn’t be there. See you all at our 30th’.

While My Parents Are Aliens was made for children, it adopted lots of surrealist humour and explored mature and complex ideas, causing it to gain popularity with older viewers too.

It was trice nominated for Best Drama at the Children’s BAFTA Awards and won four times at the Royal Television Society Awards.

Tony, who also wrote several episodes of the show, went on to star in hit BBC show Last Tango in Halifax for fives series, as well as making multiple appearances in comedies Fresh Meat, The Thick of It and Not Going Out.

While Carla’s most well-known role has been Orla Crawshaw, the deputy headteacher of Weatherfield High in beloved soap Coronation Street, which she joined in 2021.

And both Carla and Danielle teased that it wouldn’t be the last time the group reunited, as Carla said : ‘My Parents Are Aliens 25 years old! So gorgeous to have everyone together again. Sorry to those who couldn’t be there. See you all at our 30th’

Carla took over the role of Sophie in the third series in 2001, with it previously being played by actress Barbara Durkin.

Danielle left the show after series six for a career in the music industry, but made an appearance in the the last episode of series seven.

After the show Alex also went on to pursue a career in music, joining The Wutars in 2009 and following the band’s split in July 2011, continued to record and perform as a solo artist.

While youngest star Charlotte was just 10 years old at the start of the show and appears to have left the industry following its conclusion.

While My Parents Are Aliens was made for children, it adopted lots of surrealist humour and explored mature and complex ideas, causing it to gain popularity with older viewers too