Toonhound - Angelina Ballerina (2001-2006)

     Angelina is a pink tutu'd starlet, isn't she? - She's already entered the
     Pantheon of classic children's properties that have become part of the fabric
     of life, here in the UK, and she's taken a seat on the same pew as Winnie
     the Pooh, Peter Rabbit, Paddington and Rupert Bear. It feels like she's been
     with us for years, but her rise to success has been extraordinarily swift and
     in reality, it's this super-sweet series from the early noughties - produced by
     Hit Entetainment and Grand Slamm Children's Films - that truly lifted her off
     the page and into pirouetting young hearts around the UK and indeed,
     worldwide...

     For the uninitiated, Angelina is an aspiring young ballerina mouse at "Miss Lilly's
     School for Girls", in the Mouseland village of Chipping Cheddar. This feisty little
     lady has some very big adventures and lots of trials and tribulations, as she
     pliés towards her her dream of becoming a prima ballerina just like her idol,
     the esteemed and exotic Miss Lilly.

     Angelina's father Maurice Mouseling is the proprietor of "The Mouseland Gazette",
     whilst mother Matilda has her hands full with baby sister Polly. Alice is Angelina's
     best friend from ballet school, and cute cousin Henry often tags along for
     out-of-school games. Mrs Hodgepodge is a grumpy old so-and-so, distrustful
     of her Mouseling neighbours. And then there are the prim twins Penelope and
     Priscilla Pinkpaws, friends and rivals who never seem to miss a trick.

     Helen Craig and Katharine Holabird created Angelina Ballerina in 1983, and
     our little mousling was already proving to be a popular picturebook star when
     HIT acquired the worlwide rights to the character, in 1999. They brought in
     Grand Slamm and Varga Studios to bring the character into animated life
     and - well - none of them have looked back since.

     Finty Williams voices our young starlet, whilst her real-life Mum, Dame Judi
     Dench is the voice behind Miss Lilly. With her seductive European accent
     and glamorous good looks, Miss Lilly reminds one of Miss Bianca
     from Margery Sharp's novels, made famous in Disney's "The Rescuers".
     She's simply fabulous, dahlinks - and so is this series...

     Three times special

     Three feature-length specials were also produced by the same team.
     "The Show Must Go On" premiered with the original series, back in 2003,
     whilst "Princess Dance" and "Angelina Sets Sail" came later, in 2006.

     Slamm dunk

     Grand Slamm have a roster of adapted hit series under their belts, including
     Mick Inkpen's Kipper and Percy the Park Keeper and Satoshi Kitamura's
     "Sheeep". In 2004, they brought Beryl Cook's "Bosom Pals" into bawdy,
     buxomed life...

     CG twirls

     This index page details the original Grand Slamm productions, but
     as any Angelina fan can tell you, our little mousling has since returned
     to our screens as a CGI star. "Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps"
     was first announced in April 2008, and it debuted in the Autumn of 2009.
     The shiny series is  produced by SD Entertainment, with HIT Entertainment
     working with co-production partners Thirteen/WNET New York and
     Nick Jr. UK....

    Angelina episodes

    Angelina in the Wings           Two Mice in a Boat
    Arthur the Butterfly               The Costume Ball
    The Gift                            The Legend of Big Paw
    Treasure Tandems                The Ballerina Rag Doll
    Angelina at the Fair              The Cheeseball Cup Final
    The Ballet Tickets                 Angelina and Anya
    Midnight Muddle                   The Gymnastics Championship
    Miss Lilly is Leaving                Angelina's Baby Sister
    Miss Lilly comes to Dinner       Angelina's Surprise
    The Lucky Penny                  The Rose Fairy Princess
    Angelina Mouse Detective       Alice's Present
    Angelina and Grandma            No Match for Angelina

    Angelina's Valentine
    The Royal Banquet
    The Proposal
    William the Conjuror
    The Old Oak Tree
   Lights! Camera! Action!
    Angelina, Ace Reporter
  Heads and Tails
    The Silver Locket
    Mouse of the Year
    Anya's Visit
    Henry's Halloween
    Sammy's Club
  Midnight Muddle
    Show and Tell

     Angelina Ballerina books

     Angelina in print

     Katharine Holabird and Helen Craig produced their first Angelina tale
     back in 1983, and there are now 15 classic storybook titles in print:

    Angelina Ballerina
    Angelina and the Princess
    Angelina at the Fair
    Angelina's Christmas
    Angelina on Stage
    Angelina's Birthday
    Angelina and Alice
    Angelina Ice Skates
    Angelina's Baby Sister
    Angelina's Halloween
    Angelina and Henry
    Angelina, Star of the Show
    Angelina at the Palace
    Angelina and the Royal Wedding

                                                    » Angelina at Amazon.co.uk

     See also

     Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On
     Angelina Ballerina: Princess Dance

      Angelina on DVD

     The titles identified here are the original Grand Slamm productions:

      Angelina Ballerina - The Big Performance
      8 episodes / 68mins / R2 / HIT Entertainment / April 2005

      Angelina Ballerina - The Magic Of Dance
      4 episodes / 68mins / R2 / HIT Entertainment / May 2004

    Angelina Ballerina - Lights, Camera, Action!
      4 episodes / 65mins / R2 / HIT Entertainment / Feb 2004

    Angelina Ballerina - Rose Fairy Princess
      4 episodes / 64mins / R2 / HIT Entertainment / Jan 2004

      Angelina Ballerina - The Gift
      4 episodes / 65mins / R2 / HIT Entertainment / Jan 2004

    Angelina Ballerina - Friends Forever
      4 episodes / 64mins / R2 / HIT Entertainment / July 2003

      Angelina Ballerina - The Lucky Penny
      4 episodes / 64mins / R2 / HIT Entertainment / May 2003

    Children's Favourites
      Grand Slamm's Angelina has also appeared on several compilation DVDs...

    a Grand Slamm Children's Films Production
     for HIT Entertainment PLC

    based on the books created and devised
     by Helen Craig & Katharine Holabird

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		Angelina is a pink tutu'd starlet, isn't she? - She's already entered the Pantheon of classic children's properties that have become part of the fabric of life, here in the UK, and she's taken a seat on the same pew as Winnie the Pooh, Peter Rabbit, Paddington and Rupert Bear. It feels like she's been with us for years, but her rise to success has been extraordinarily swift and in reality, it's this super-sweet series from the early noughties - produced by Hit Entetainment and Grand Slamm Children's Films - that truly lifted her off the page and into pirouetting young hearts around the UK and indeed, worldwide... For the uninitiated, Angelina is an aspiring young ballerina mouse at "Miss Lilly's School for Girls", in the Mouseland village of Chipping Cheddar. This feisty little lady has some very big adventures and lots of trials and tribulations, as she pliés towards her her dream of becoming a prima ballerina just like her idol, the esteemed and exotic Miss Lilly. Angelina's father Maurice Mouseling is the proprietor of "The Mouseland Gazette", whilst mother Matilda has her hands full with baby sister Polly. Alice is Angelina's best friend from ballet school, and cute cousin Henry often tags along for out-of-school games. Mrs Hodgepodge is a grumpy old so-and-so, distrustful of her Mouseling neighbours. And then there are the prim twins Penelope and Priscilla Pinkpaws, friends and rivals who never seem to miss a trick. Helen Craig and Katharine Holabird created Angelina Ballerina in 1983, and our little mousling was already proving to be a popular picturebook star when HIT acquired the worlwide rights to the character, in 1999. They brought in Grand Slamm and Varga Studios to bring the character into animated life and - well - none of them have looked back since. Finty Williams voices our young starlet, whilst her real-life Mum, Dame Judi Dench is the voice behind Miss Lilly. With her seductive European accent and glamorous good looks, Miss Lilly reminds one of Miss Bianca from Margery Sharp's novels, made famous in Disney's "The Rescuers". She's simply fabulous, dahlinks - and so is this series... Three times special Three feature-length specials were also produced by the same team. "The Show Must Go On" premiered with the original series, back in 2003, whilst "Princess Dance" and "Angelina Sets Sail" came later, in 2006. Slamm dunk Grand Slamm have a roster of adapted hit series under their belts, including Mick Inkpen's Kipper and Percy the Park Keeper and Satoshi Kitamura's "Sheeep". In 2004, they brought Beryl Cook's "Bosom Pals" into bawdy, buxomed life... CG twirls This index page details the original Grand Slamm productions, but as any Angelina fan can tell you, our little mousling has since returned to our screens as a CGI star. "Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps" was first announced in April 2008, and it debuted in the Autumn of 2009. The shiny series is produced by SD Entertainment, with HIT Entertainment working with co-production partners Thirteen/WNET New York and Nick Jr. UK.... Angelina episodes Angelina in the Wings Two Mice in a Boat Arthur the Butterfly The Costume Ball The Gift The Legend of Big Paw Treasure Tandems The Ballerina Rag Doll Angelina at the Fair The Cheeseball Cup Final The Ballet Tickets Angelina and Anya Midnight Muddle The Gymnastics Championship Miss Lilly is Leaving Angelina's Baby Sister Miss Lilly comes to Dinner Angelina's Surprise The Lucky Penny The Rose Fairy Princess Angelina Mouse Detective Alice's Present Angelina and Grandma No Match for Angelina Angelina's Valentine The Royal Banquet The Proposal William the Conjuror The Old Oak Tree Lights! Camera! Action! Angelina, Ace Reporter Heads and Tails The Silver Locket Mouse of the Year Anya's Visit Henry's Halloween Sammy's Club Midnight Muddle Show and Tell Angelina in print Katharine Holabird and Helen Craig produced their first Angelina tale back in 1983, and there are now 15 classic storybook titles in print: Angelina Ballerina Angelina and the Princess Angelina at the Fair Angelina's Christmas Angelina on Stage Angelina's Birthday Angelina and Alice Angelina Ice Skates Angelina's Baby Sister Angelina's Halloween Angelina and Henry Angelina, Star of the Show Angelina at the Palace Angelina and the Royal Wedding » Angelina at Amazon.co.uk See also Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On Angelina Ballerina: Princess Dance Angelina on DVD The titles identified here are the original Grand Slamm productions: Angelina Ballerina - The Big Performance 8 episodes / 68mins / R2 / HIT Entertainment / April 2005 Angelina Ballerina - The Magic Of Dance 4 episodes / 68mins / R2 / HIT Entertainment / May 2004 Angelina Ballerina - Lights, Camera, Action! 4 episodes / 65mins / R2 / HIT Entertainment / Feb 2004 Angelina Ballerina - Rose Fairy Princess 4 episodes / 64mins / R2 / HIT Entertainment / Jan 2004 Angelina Ballerina - The Gift 4 episodes / 65mins / R2 / HIT Entertainment / Jan 2004 Angelina Ballerina - Friends Forever 4 episodes / 64mins / R2 / HIT Entertainment / July 2003 Angelina Ballerina - The Lucky Penny 4 episodes / 64mins / R2 / HIT Entertainment / May 2003 Children's Favourites Grand Slamm's Angelina has also appeared on several compilation DVDs... a Grand Slamm Children's Films Production for HIT Entertainment PLC based on the books created and devised by Helen Craig & Katharine Holabird
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		On the web Angelina Ballerina The official home for this pert and pretty tv star... Grand Slamm Children's Films The producer's web site.... Katharine Holabird And the author's home, with more Angelina info for you... HIT Entertainment They've made Chipping Cheddar famous worldwide... index » previous » next »
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