The Queen's Nose (TV series)
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| Genre | Children's Drama |
| Created by | Dick King-Smith Original Adaption and Second and Third Series by Steve Attridge |
| Developed by | BBC Film and General Productions Ltd |
| Starring | Victoria Shalet Paula Wilcox |
| Theme music composer | Carl Davis |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 44 (list of episodes) |
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| Production location(s) | London |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
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| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 15 November 1995 – 16 December 2003 |
The Queen's Nose is a 1995 BBC television series, it was originally adapted by Steve Attridge from the novel The Queen's Nose written by Dick King-Smith and ran for seven series.[1]
Contents
The book
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The book by Dick King Smith features the story of Harmony Parker, a 12-year-old girl who wants an animal of her own but is not allowed by her parents who think they are dirty. Harmony has a 15-year-old sister, Melody who spends most of her time looking in a mirror. Harmony's best friend is a toy dog, Rex Ruff Monty.
Harmony believes animals are more interesting than humans and so the people she meets she pictures as animals. Her father is a Sea Lion, her mother is a Pouter Pigeon and her sister is a Siamese cat.
She receives a magic coin from her Uncle Ginger that grants her seven wishes.
The television series
The novel was adapted into three television series by the BBC which were broadcast during the CBBC slot between 1995 and 1998. The stories remained faithful to the book, with the same ten wishes being granted upon rubbing the coin. The first series by Steve Attridge won the Royal Television Society 1996 award for best Children's Drama,[2] and the third series also by Steve Attridge winning the Indie Awards 1999 prize for Digital Cinematography.[3]
In 2000, the BBC revived the series with new stories, but without the main character Harmony, with a further four series being made between 2000 and 2003. Many viewers felt that the departure from the novels and the loss of the main character, played by Victoria Shalet, diminished the series.[4] The later series did however still feature other members of the Parker family in various roles. Harmony's sister Melody, played by Heather-Jay Jones, stayed on until the penultimate series. As of 2010, The Queen's Nose was no longer repeated on the CBBC Channel.
The Queen's Nose has also been broadcast in Germany, under the name Die Magische Münze (The Magic Coin).[5]
Cast
- Melody Parker - Heather-Jay Jones (series 1 - 6)[6]
- Harmony Parker - Victoria Shalet (series 1 - 4)[6]
- Grobler - Ian Reddington (series 3 1-6)[6]
- Mr Arthur Parker - Stephen Moore (series 1 - 2, 4 - 5)[6]
- Mrs Audrey Parker - Paula Wilcox (series 1, 2, 4, 5)[6]
- Granny - Liz Smith (series 2)[6]
- Aunt Glenda - Nerys Hughes (series 3)[6]
- Uncle Ginger - Donald Sumpter (series 1 - 3)[6]
- Himself - Gary Mabbutt (series 1)[6]
- Gregory - Callum Dixon (series 1, 2, 3, 6)[6]
- Tom - Anthony Hamblin (series 1, 2)
- Paul - Joe Cadden (series 2, 7)[6]
- Sam - Ella Jones/Josie Lloyd (series 4 - 6, 7)[6]
- Sophie - Dominique Moore (series 4 - 6, 7)[6]
- Mrs Dooley - Annette Badland (series 4, 5)[6]
- Aaron - Darryl Hutton (series 4)[6]
- Dino - Vicki Lee Taylor (series 3)[6]
- Melody's Agent - Paul Danan (series 6)[6]
- Jake - Jordan Metcalfe (series 7)[6]
- Gemma - Lucinda Dryzek (series 7)[6]
- Chief - David Sterne (series 7)[6]
- Wesley - Joshua Garland (series 7)[6]
- Duncan - Nicholas Gleaves (series 7)[6]
- Nick - Brock Everitt-Elwick (series 7)[6]
- Carla - Juliet Cowan (series 7)[6]
- Ben - Pablo Duarte (series 6, 7)[6]
- Mr Marsh - Bill Bingham (series 7)[6]
- Darren - Andrew James Michel (series 7)[6]
- Frank - Martin Jarvis (series 7)[6]
- Frank Puppeteer - William Todd-Jones (series 7)[6]
- Pansy - Grace Atherton (series 4 - 6)[6]
- Emily - Montanna Thompson (5 episodes- 2000)[6]
- Judge - Bob Goody (series 4 - one episode)
Owners of The Queen's Nose
- Harmony Parker (series 1 to 2)
- Dino Parker (series 3 alongside Harmony)
- Sam (series 4 to 6)
- Jake (series 7)
Series overview
| Seasons | Episodes | First air date | Last air date | |
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| 1 | 6 | 15 November 1995 | 20 December 1995 | |
| 2 | 6 | 13 November 1996 | 18 December 1996 | |
| 3 | 6 | 18 November 1998 | 23 December 1998 | |
| Specials | 2 | 30 December 1999 | 28 August 2000 | |
| 4 | 6 | 13 November 2000 | 18 December 2000 | |
| 5 | 6 | 24 September 2001 | 29 October 2001 | |
| 6 | 6 | 23 September 2002 | 30 October 2002 | |
| 7 | 6 | 11 November 2003 | 16 December 2003 | |
Home media
Audio books
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VHS
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| The Queen's Nose | 15 September 1997 | United Kingdom | U | Carlton | PAL | English | None | Series 1, Episode 1 & 2 | [18] |
| The Queen's Nose | 11 November 2002 | United Kingdom | U | ITC | PAL | English | None | Series 1, Episode 1 & 2 | [19] |
| The Queen's Nose - Harmony's Return | 11 November 2002 | United Kingdom | U | ITC | PAL | English | None | Series 2 | [20] |
| The Queen's Nose - Harmony's Holiday | 11 November 2002 | United Kingdom | U | ITC | PAL | English | None | Series 3 | [21] |
Radio Dramatisation
In 2011 The Queen's Nose was adapted for radio by Elizabeth Kuti[22] and the hour-long drama was broadcast on Radio 4 Extra on Sunday 26 June 2011.[23] The programme was produced by Heather Larmour.[22]
Radio Dramatisation cast
- Harmony Parker - Lauren Mote[22]
- Uncle Ginger - Rupert Graves[22]
- Mr Parker - Richard Lumsden[22]
- Mrs Parker - Matilda Ziegler[22]
- Melody Parker - Holly Bodimeade[22]
Ratings (CBBC Channel)
| Week | Viewers[24] | Notes |
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| Monday 13 May 2002 | 50,000 | 2nd most watched on CBBC that week. |
| Tuesday 21 May 2002 | 50,000 | 3rd most watched on CBBC that week. |
| Wednesday 5 June 2002 | 70,000 | 2nd most watched on CBBC that week. |
| Monday 3 June 2002 | 50,000 | 5th most watched on CBBC that week. |
| Thursday 13 June 2002 | 20,000 | 8th most watched on CBBC that week. |
| Monday 17 June 2002 | 30,000 | 10th most watched on CBBC that week. |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ BFI | Film & TV Database|1996
- ↑ BFI | Film & TV Database|1999
- ↑ "The Queen's Nose" (1995) - IMDb user comments
- ↑ Die magische Münze / The Queen's Nose (TV-Serie) - wunschliste.de
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- ↑ http://www.barb.co.uk
External links
- The Queen's Nose at BBC Programmes
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Queen's Nose at IMDb
- The Queen's Nose at TV.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- British Film Institute database entry
- Pages with reference errors
- Use dmy dates from December 2012
- Use British English from March 2012
- Pages with broken file links
- BBC children's television programmes
- British children's television programmes
- Television programs based on children's books
- British supernatural television programmes
- 1995 British television programme debuts
- 1998 British television programme endings
- 2000 British television programme debuts
- 2003 British television programme endings
- Television series by Pinewood Studios
