Little Princess      (2006-2007)
   
   producers: The Illuminated Film Company
   animation: 2D animation
    
                          Series One
                          30 x 11mins

                          Series Two
                          35 x 11mins

 
    "She's a little princess!"
 

    Little Princess lives in a castle, with Mum and Dad (the King and Queen),
    the Maid, the Chef, and the Gardener, her teddybear called Gilbert and her
    pet pals Scruff the dog and Puss the cat. And this being a rather important
    home, from time to time The Prime Minister and The Admiral also drop by
    to see what's going on in her demanding little life. You see, our Little Princess
    is always up to something and learning how to get along with the world
    at large - be it learning how to share, when to go to bed, learning how to
    whistle, or eating her greens. And even though she wears a pointy crown,
    this Little Princess is no different from any other little girl, with smiles
    and tantrums a-plenty to share with us all...

    This playful series is adapted from the popular picturebooks by Tony Ross.
    And it's a fabulous production, with a shuffling singalong theme tune to
    get us in the mood for fun. Oh, what a great premise this. All little girls
    are princesses, but this particular little girl just happens to be one.
    And despite the castle trappings, her King and Queen parents are
    just an ordinary Mum and Dad, in ordinary everyday clothes... except
    that they also sport crowns... as you do... and the characters have
    been brought to life magnificently by Iain Harvey team at Illuminated
    Films. Their adaptation is completely faithful to its source material and
    any changes or additions compliment the creation beautifully. Most
    notably, we now have a Narrator (Julian Clarey) on board who's used
    as if he were an additional character, nudging along the stories and
    breaking the so-called Fourth Wall to sparr with Little Princess. Jane
    Horrocks gives voice to our title character, and even though her pipsqueak
    tones have become a little too familar of late - she features in an awful lot
    of toon shows these days - here in this particular series, she's the
    perfect foil...

 

    Awards

    2007 Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film - Best Animated Series
    2007 Cairo Intl Film Festival - Gold Cairo award for Best TV show
    2007 Fifth Tehran Intl Film Festival - Best TV Film

 

    Broadcast info

    In the UK, the series premiered as part of Five's Milkshake! morning
    line-up, in October 2006...

 

    A potty little star...

    

    Tony Ross introduced Little Princess to the world in 1986.
    I Want My Potty won the coveted Dutch Silver Pencil Award,
    don't you know...

    As for the author himself, well, he surely needs no introduction.
    Tony Ross' stories and illustrations are known the world over.
    and toon fans will recall that Towser was another of his famous
    characters to be given his own tv series, back in 1982...  

    » Little Princess books at Amazon.co.uk

 

    Episode titles

    Series One                              Series Two
    I Want My Tooth                       I Want a Shop
    I Don't Want Help                      It's Sports Day
    I Don't Want to Go to Bed           I Want to be a Pirate
    I Don't Know What to Be             I Want to go to the Fair
    I Want to Whistle                      I Want to Dress Up
    I Want My Dummy                     I Want a Surprise
    I Can't Remember                      I Want a Bicycle
    I Don't Want a Bath                   I Don't Want to Leave Home
    I Didn't Do It                            I Want a Best Friend
    I Don't Want to Comb My Hair     I Don't Want to Kiss Great Aunty
    I Don't Like Salad                      I Want a Midnight Feast
    I Want to Do Magic
    I Don't Want to Tidy Up
    I Want a Trumpet
    I Don't Want to Share
    I Don't Like Worms
    I Want My Voice Back
    What's Wrong with Gilbert?
    I Want a Tent
    I Want to Win
    I Don't Want a Cold
    Maid's Day Off
    Can I Keep It?
    I Want to Cook
    I Don't Like Autumn
    I Don't Want Nits
    I Want My New Shoes
    I Want My Snail
    But They're Mine
    I Want My Sledge

 

     Little Princess on DVD

      

     Little Princess: Vol 1 - Bumper Special
     Region 2 / 10 episodes / Starz Home Ent. / April 2007

     Little Princess: Vol 2 - Adventures at the Castle
     Region 2 / 5 episodes / Starz Home Ent. / August 2007

     Little Princess: Vol 3 - Winter Special
     Region 2 / 5 episodes / Starz Home Ent. / Nov 2007

     Little Princess: Vol. 4 - Royal Mischief
     Region 2 / 5 episodes / Starz Home Ent. / March 2008

 

    based on the books by Tony Ross