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Little Princess (British TV series)
The story
Little Princess is a British animated children's television series created by The Illuminated Film Company. It was directed by Edward Foster during series 1–3 and directed by Sue Tong during series 4. It premiered in the United Kingdom in 2006. The programme is shown in the UK as part of Channel 5's Milkshake! and as Y Dywysoges Fach in the children's programming strand Cyw on the Welsh language channel S4C.
The stories in series 1–3 are narrated by Julian Clary, who also provides the voice of the cat character Puss. Series 4 is narrated by Rufus Jones. Jane Horrocks provides the voice of the Little Princess. The series is based on the original books by Tony Ross and follows the success of Ross's 1986 book 'I Want My Potty', which was also turned into a five-minute short film for Anytime Tales.
Premise
The show tells the story of a very spoiled princess, who is curious about the world around her and can be really bossy at times. She wears a white dress and a yellow crown. She communicates with the narrator in every episode. It is unknown what her real name is, but her parents sometimes call her "Poppit". She is joined by her parents, the King and Queen, and pets, Puss the Cat and Scruff the Dalmatian. Other characters who live in the castle include the Maid, the Admiral, the Chef, the Gardener, the General and the Prime Minister.
Characters
Narrator (voiced by Julian Clary and Rufus Jones)
Little Princess (voiced by Jane Horrocks)
Queen (voiced by Maggie Ollerenshaw)
Maid (voiced by Victoria Willing)
King/Admiral (voiced by Edward Peel)
Chef/Gardener/General/Prime Minister (voiced by Colin McFarlane)
Great Uncle Walter (voiced by Brian Blessed)
Algie (voiced by Shelley Longworth)
Professor (voiced by Robert Webb)
Additional Voices
Darren Boyd
Keith Wickham
David Holt
Maria Darling
Dustin Demri-Burns
Terry Mynott
Rob Rackstraw
Vincenzo Nicoli
Tom Stourton
Lewis MacLeod
Steven Kynman
Tim Whitnall
Miriam Margolyes
Development
In March 2006, German-based animation firm TV-Loonland AG acquired worldwide distribution rights for the series.
Series 4 (2018–20)
series 5 (2020-2021):
episode 1: “Math”
episode 2: “I Will Not Throw A Tantrum”
episode 3: “Brain Troubles”
episode 4: “No Pranks”
episode 5: “double trouble”
episode 6: “The New Friend”
episode 7: “Whoopee Cushion Returns”
episode 8: “Too Many Bread, Part 1”
episode 9: “Too Many Bread, Part 2”
episode 10: “Baked Beans, For Life”
episode 11: “The Queen’s Nightmare”
episode 12: “Pregnancy”
episode 13: “A New Baby”
episode 14: “Little Princess Feeds The Baby”
episode 15: “The Longer Goodbye”
episode 16: “I Beg You”
episode 17: “Rules”
episode 18: “The Baby Is Grown Up!”
episode 19: “Nursery”
episode 20: “Big Sister Princess”
episode 21: “Little Princess Gets Grounded”
series 6 (2021-2022):
episode 1: Toasty Bread