The Queen's Nose
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| Genre | Children's Drama |
| Created by | Dick King-Smith |
| Developed by | BBC Film and General Productions Ltd |
| Starring | Victoria Shalet Paula Wilcox |
| Theme music composer | Carl Davis |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 44 (List of episodes) |
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| Location(s) | London |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
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| Original channel | BBC One |
| Original run | 7 May 1995 – 16 December 2003 |
The Queen's Nose is a book, written by Dick King-Smith, that was adapted into a successful BBC television series.
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[edit] The book
The book by Dick King Smith features the story of Harmony Parker, a 10 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.
[edit] The television series
The novels were 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 seven wishes being granted upon rubbing the coin. The first series won the Royal Television Society 1996 award for best Children's Drama,[1] and the third series winning the Indie Awards 1999 prize for Digital Cinematography.[2]
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.[3] 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. The Queen's Nose is no longer being repeated on the CBBC Channel as of 2010.
The Queen's Nose has also been broadcast in Germany, under the name Die Magische Münze (The Magic Coin).[4]
[edit] Cast
- Melody Parker - Heather-Jay Jones (series 1 - 6)[5]
- Harmony Parker - Victoria Shalet (series 1 - 4)[5]
- Mr Arthur Parker - Stephen Moore (series 1 - 2, 4 - 5)[5]
- Mrs Audrey Parker - Paula Wilcox (series 1, 2, 4, 5)[5]
- Granny - Liz Smith (series 2)[5]
- Aunt Glenda - Nerys Hughes (series 3)[5]
- Uncle Ginger - Donald Sumpter (series 1 - 3)[5]
- Himself - Gary Mabbutt (series 1)[5]
- Gregory - Callum Dixon (series 1, 2, 3, 6)[5]
- Tom - Anthony Hamblin (series 1, 2)[5]
- Sam - Ella Jones/Josie Lloyd (series 4 - 6, 7)[5]
- Sophie - Dominique Moore (series 4 - 6, 7)[5]
- Mrs Dooley - Annette Badland (series 4, 5)[5]
- Aaron - Darryl Hutton (series 4)[5]
- Dino - Vicki Lee Taylor (series 3)[5]
- Melody's Agent - Paul Danan (series 6)[5]
- Jake - Jordan Metcalfe (series 7)[5]
- Gemma - Lucinda Dryzek (series 7)[5]
- Chief - David Sterne (series 7)[5]
- Wesley - Joshua Garland (series 7)[5]
- Duncan - Nicholas Gleaves (series 7)[5]
- Nick - Brock Everitt-Elwick (series 7)[5]
- Carla - Juliet Cowan (series 7)[5]
- Ben - Pablo Duarte (series 6, 7)[5]
- Mr Marsh - Bill Bingham (series 7)[5]
- Darren - Andrew James Michel (series 7)[5]
- Frank - Martin Jarvis (series 7)[5]
- Frank Puppeteer - William Todd-Jones (series 7)[5]
- Pansy - Grace Atherton (series 4 - 6)[5]
- Emily- Montanna Thompson (5 episodes- 2000)[5]
[edit] 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)
[edit] Home Media
[edit] Audio Books
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| The Queen's Nose | 15 September 1997 | United Kingdom | U | Carlton | PAL | English | None | Series 1, Episode 1 & 2 | [17] |
| The Queen's Nose | 11 November 2002 | United Kingdom | U | ITC | PAL | English | None | Series 1 | [18] |
| The Queen's Nose - Harmony's Return | 11 November 2002 | United Kingdom | U | ITC | PAL | English | None | Series 2 | [19] |
| The Queen's Nose - Harmony's Holiday | 11 November 2002 | United Kingdom | U | ITC | PAL | English | None | Series 3 | [20] |
[edit] Series
| Seasons | Episodes | First air date | Last air date | |
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| 1 | 6 | November 15, 1995 | December 20, 1995 | |
| 2 | 6 | November 13, 1996 | December 18, 1996 | |
| 3 | 6 | November 18, 1998 | December 23, 1998 | |
| 4 | 6 | November 13, 2000 | December 18, 2000 | |
| 5 | 6 | September 24, 2001 | October 29, 2001 | |
| 6 | 6 | September 23, 2002 | October 30, 2002 | |
| 7 | 6 | November 11, 2003 | December 16, 2003 | |
[edit] Radio Dramatisation
In 2011 The Queen's Nose was adapted for radio by Elizabeth Kuti[21] and the hour-long drama was broadcast on Radio 4 Extra on Sunday June 26th 2011.[22] The programme was produced by Heather Larmour.[21]
[edit] Radio Dramatisation Cast
- Harmony Parker - Lauren Mote [21]
- Uncle Ginger - Rupert Graves [21]
- Mr Parker - Richard Lumsden [21]
- Mrs Parker - Matilda Ziegler [21]
- Melody Parker - Holly Bodimeade[21]
[edit] References
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad List of cast "Full cast and crew for The Queen's Nose (1995)". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112133/fullcredits#cast. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ King-Smith, Dick (1988). The Queen's Nose. Chivers Children's Audio Books. ISBN 0745185835. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0745185835. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ King-Smith, Dick (1996). The Queen's Nose: Complete & Unabridged (Cavalcade story cassettes)[Audiobook [Hardcover]]. BBC Audiobooks Ltd. ISBN 0862200679. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0862200679. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ King-Smith, Dick (2008). The Queen's Nose (Unabridged) [Audio Download]. AudioGO Ltd. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002SQAW7K. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ a b King-Smith, Dick (1983). The Queen's Nose. Gollancz. ISBN 0060232455. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0060232455. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ King-Smith, Dick (1985). The Queen's Nose. Harpercollins. ISBN 0060232463. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0060232463. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ King-Smith, Dick (1985). The Queen's Nose. Puffin Books. ISBN 0140318380. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0140318380. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ King-Smith, Dick (1989). The Queen's Nose. Gollancz. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002804O2U/. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d King-Smith, Dick (1994). The Queen's Nose. Trophy Pr. ISBN 0064404501. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0064404501/. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ Attridge, Steve (1996). The Queen's Nose: Harmony's Return. Puffin Books. ISBN 0140389571. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0140389571. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ Attridge, Steve (1998). The Queen's Nose: Harmony's Return. Puffin Books. ISBN 0140384987. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0140384987. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ King-Smith, Dick (2002). The Queen's Nose. Galaxy. ISBN 0754078329. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0754078329/. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Queens Nose [VHS [1995]"]. amazon.co.uk. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00004CUWQ. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "The Queen's Nose [VHS [1995]"]. amazon.co.uk. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00006LSHB. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "The Queen's Nose - Harmony's Return [VHS [1995]"]. amazon.co.uk. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00006LSHC. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "The Queen's Nose - Harmony's Holiday [VHS] [1995]". amazon.co.uk.
- ^ a b c d e f g List of cast 2011 "The Queen's Nose (2011". rupert-graves.com. http://www.rupert-graves.com/voice/queens.html. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Dick King-Smith - The Queen's Nose". bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0124xm1. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
[edit] External links
- BBC children's television programmes
- Television programs based on children's books
- British supernatural television programmes
- 1995 in British television
- 1995 British television programme debuts
- 1998 British television programme endings
- 2000 British television programme debuts
- 2003 British television programme endings
- Pinewood Studios TV productions
