"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 2005.

    » 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

      ...And then, well, everything exploded. We have tie-ins and
      repackaged publications a-plenty. The selection is quite
      extraordinary!

 

     Charlie and Lola episodes

    Series One
    I Will Not Never Ever Eat a Tomato
    We Do Promise Honestly We can Look After Your Dog
    I Love Going to Granny and Grandpa's... It's Just That...
    I'm Far Too Extremely Busy
    It's a Secret
    I'm Just Not Keen on Spiders
    I'm Really Ever Not so Well
    I am Not Sleepy and I Will Not go to Bed
    But That is My Book
    Boo! Made you Jump!
    I Want to Play Music too!
    The Most Wonderfullest Picnic in the Whole Wide World
    You Won't Like This Present as Much as I Do!
    I Can Do Anything That's Everything All on My Own
    There is Only One Sun and That is Me
    I've Won, No I've Won, No I've Won
    It Wasn't Me!
    Say Cheese
    My Little Town
    I Like My Hair Completely the Way it is
    I Do Not Ever Never Want My Wobbly Tooth to Fall Out
    I Must Take Completely Everything
    I am Hurrying I am Almost Nearly Ready
    I Want to be Much More Bigger Like You
    But I am an Alligator
    Snow is My Favourite and is My Best
    
    Series Two
    You Can Be My Friend
    I Will Be Especially Very Careful
    Can You Maybe Turn the Light On?
    Too Many Big Words
    Please May I Have Some of Yours?
    Yes I am, No you're not
    It is Absolutely Completely Not Messy
    I Will Miss Our Mouse Too Much
    I Wish I Could Draw Exactly More Like You
    How Many More Minutes?
    Never Ever Never Step On the Cracks
    I am Collecting a Collection
    Welcome To Lolaland
    My Best Best Bestest Friend
    What if I got Lost in the Middle of Nowhere?
    I just Love my Red Shiny Shoes
    Look After Your Planet
    Will you Please Stop Messing About
    This is Actually My Party
    Lucky Lucky Me!
    I Spy with my Little Eyes
    I am Extremely Magic
    I am Really Really Really Concentrating
    I Completely Know about Guinea Pigs
    Charlie is Broken!
    I Really Wonder What Plant I am Growing

    + How Many More Minutes until Christmas? (Xmas special)

 

     Charlie and Lola on DVD

     Series one and two are both available as special box sets:

      

      The Absolutely Complete Series 2
                Region 2 / four discs / 2 Entertain / November 2008

      The Absolutely Complete Series 1 (Lunchbox Set)
                Region 2 / four discs / 2 Entertain / November 2006

     And all the discs above have been released individually:

     

     Charlie and Lola: One

     Charlie and Lola: Two

     Charlie and Lola: Three

     Charlie and Lola: Four

     Charlie and Lola: Five

     Charlie and Lola: Six

     Charlie and Lola: Seven

     Charlie and Lola: Eight

 

      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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