"I have a little sister Lola,
     and she is small and very funny..."
 

    Charlie is big brother to little Lola, and together they tumble, tussle and giggle
    their way through childhood, learning how to get along, how to behave and how
    to live their young lives happily...

    The press blurb tells us that "Charlie and Lola" is adapted from the award-winning
    picture books by Lauren Child. But that's not right, because this series isn't just
    "adapted", it has literally leapt off the page and cartwheeled down a twirling pink
    and white drinking straw, in to our living rooms. Charlie and his sister hop, step,
    and jump through their everyday adventures. Their world is a higgledy-piggledy
    hotchpotch of colours, cutouts and swatches, and we're right in there with them
    as they gambol through it and experience "The Most Wonderfullest Picnic in the
    Whole Wide World", or tell us "I Can Do Anything That's Everything All on My
    Own". Goodness. When you're as young as Lola and Charlie, the littlest of 
    everyday issues, like haircuts and loose teeth, completely take over your world.

    

    Lauren Child's picture books have been phenomenally successful. She previously
    brought us the delights of "Clarice Bean", and "Clarice Bean, That's Me" was
    shortlisted for the Smarties Prize. In 2002 "That Pesky Rat" went a step further
    by picking up a Smarties Gold Award. The first "Charlie and Lola" book, "I Will
    Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato" was published in 2001, and it won the prestigious
    Kate Greenaway medal. Lauren followed it up with "I Am Not Sleepy and I Will
    Not Go To Bed" and "I Am Too Absoloutely Small For School". Needless to say,
    the "Charlie and Lola" tv series is getting its own accompaniment of books too.

    Tiger Aspect first brought the series idea to Cartoon Forum, in September 2003,
    where it went down like a scrummy strawberry milkshake. In August the following
    year, the BBC fizzed and popped about their acquisition, like - well - fizzy pop.
    And now the show's here, you can see why they were so excited. Seven year
    old Charlie, and five year old Lola are joined by their friends Lotta and Marv,
    and Lola's imaginary friend Soren Lorenson, who helps the youngster put the
    world to rights. And when you're five and fizzing, like little Lola, there are
    lots and lots of little wrongs that need righting...

    » "Charlie and Lola" premiered on CBBC on Monday 7th November.

    » The character of Lola was based upon an inquisitive little girl whom Lauren Child
        encountered on a train, in Denmark. She was asking her parents all sorts of
        questions, and Lauren's boyfriend translated the conversation for her. Her
        imagination piqued, Lauren went away and worked up a story about her...

    » Tiger Aspect previously brought us the bumbling delights of Mr Bean.

 

     In the news

      The Hound: August 2004
      The BBC pick up the show...

      The Hound: September 2003
      Charlie and Lola at Forum...

 

        

     Charlie and Lola books

      There were three picture books published
      prior to the series...

     2000 - I Will Not Never Ever Eat a Tomato
      2001 - I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed
     2003 - I Am Too Absolutely Small for School

      » Paul Groves has been flinging out "Bangers & Mash" books since
          the mid-1970s. There are very many titles available When the series
          first aired, he and artist Ed McLachlan put together an additional
          range of tv tie-ins too...

 

     Charlie and Lola episodes

     I am Not Sleepy and I Will Not go to Bed
     We Do Promise Honestly We can Look After Your Dog
     I am Hurrying I am Almost Nearly Ready
     There is Only One Sun and That is Me
     I Will Not Never Ever Eat a Tomato
     But That is My Book
     I'm Really Ever Not so Well
     I Like My Hair Completely the Way it is
     I Can Do Anything That's Everything All on My Own
     Boo! Made you Jump!
     The Most Wonderfullest Picnic in the Whole Wide World
     It Wasn't Me!
     It's a Secret
     I Love Going to Granny and Grandpa's... It's Just That...
     I Do Not Ever Never Want My Tooth to Fall Out
     Say Cheese
     I'm Just Not Keen on Spiders
     You Won't Like This Present as Much as Me
     I Must Take Completely Everything
     I Want to Play Music too!
     I'm Far Too Extremely Busy
     I Want to be Much More Bigger Like You
     My Little Town
     But I am an Alligator
     I've Won, No I've Won, No I've Won
     Snow is My Favourite and is My Best

 

     Charlie and Lola on DVD

      

      Charlie and Lola: 1
      Region 2 / 7 episodes / BBC Video / February 2006

      Charlie and Lola: 2
      Region 2 / 6 episodes / BBC Video / May 2006

      Charlie and Lola: 3
      Region 2 / / BBC Video / Sept 2006

 

      author, illustrator, creator and
      associate producer Lauren Child

     director:        Kitty Taylor
     series prod:   Claudia Lloyd
     exec prod:    Andrew Zein
     art director:   Leigh Hodgkinson
     writers:         Carol Noble, Bridget Hurst,
                          Dave Ingham, Samantha Hill

 

      On the web


       Charlie and Lola
       A lovely official site, with lots of info, games and clips too
       including that infectious theme music...


 
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