The Queen's Nose (TV series)

The Queen's Nose is a 1995 BBC children's television series. It was adapted by Steve Attridge from the novel The Queen's Nose written by Dick King-Smith. It ran for seven series.[1]

This article is about the Television series. For the Novel, see The Queen's Nose.

The Queen's Nose
The Queen's Nose Title Card
GenreChildren's Drama
Created byDick King-Smith Original Adaption and Second and Third Series by Steve Attridge
Developed byBBC
Film and General Productions Ltd
StarringVictoria Shalet
Paula Wilcox
Theme music composerCarl Davis
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of series7
No. of episodes44 (list of episodes)
Production
Production location(s)London
Running time25 minutes
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release15 November 1995 –
16 December 2003

The television series
See also: List of The Queen's Nose episodes

The novel was adapted into three television series by the BBC which were broadcast during the CBBC slot between 1995 and 1998. The stories remained faithful to the book, with the same ten wishes being granted upon rubbing the coin. The first series by Steve Attridge, directed by Carol Wiseman and edited by Sue Robinson, won the Royal Television Society 1996 award for best Children's Drama,[2] and the third series also by Steve Attridge winning the Indie Awards 1999 prize for Digital Cinematography.[3]

In 2000, the BBC revived the series with new stories, but without the main character Harmony, with a further four series being made between 2000 and 2003. Many viewers felt that the departure from the novels and the loss of the main character, played by Victoria Shalet, diminished the series.[4] The later series did however still feature other members of the Parker family in various roles. Harmony's sister Melody, played by Heather-Jay Jones, stayed on until the penultimate series. As of 2010, The Queen's Nose was no longer repeated on the CBBC Channel.

The Queen's Nose has also been broadcast in Germany, under the name Die Magische Münze (The Magic Coin).[5]

Cast

Owners of The Queen's Nose
  • Harmony Parker (series 1 to 2)
  • Dino Parker (series 3 alongside Harmony)
  • Sam (series 4 to 6)
  • Jake (series 7)

Series overview
See also: List of The Queen's Nose episodes
SeriesEpisodesFirst air dateLast air date
1 6 15 November 1995 20 December 1995
2 6 13 November 1996 18 December 1996
3 6 18 November 1998 23 December 1998
Specials 2 30 December 1999 28 August 2000
4 6 13 November 2000 18 December 2000
5 6 24 September 2001 29 October 2001
6 6 23 September 2002 30 October 2002
7 6 11 November 2003 16 December 2003

VHS
Release name
 Release date
 Country
 Classifaction
 Publisher
Format
Language Subtitles Notes
 REF
The Queen's Nose 15 September 1997 United Kingdom U Carlton PAL English None Series 1, Episode 1 & 2 [7]
The Queen's Nose 11 November 2002 United Kingdom U ITC PAL English None Series 1, Episode 1 & 2 [8]
The Queen's Nose - Harmony's Return 11 November 2002 United Kingdom U ITC PAL English None Series 2 [9]
The Queen's Nose - Harmony's Holiday 11 November 2002 United Kingdom PG ITC PAL English None Series 3 [10]

Radio dramatisation

In 2011 The Queen's Nose was adapted for radio by Elizabeth Kuti[11] and the hour-long drama was broadcast on Radio 4 Extra on Sunday 26 June 2011.[12] The programme was produced by Heather Larmour.[11]

Radio dramatisation cast

Ratings (CBBC Channel)
Week Viewers[13] Notes
Monday 13 May 200250,0002nd most watched on CBBC that week.
Tuesday 21 May 200250,0003rd most watched on CBBC that week.
Wednesday 5 June 200270,0002nd most watched on CBBC that week.
Monday 3 June 200250,0005th most watched on CBBC that week.
Thursday 13 June 200220,0008th most watched on CBBC that week.
Monday 17 June 200230,00010th most watched on CBBC that week.
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References
  1. "Babe creator Dick King-Smith dies aged 88". BBC News. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  2. BFI | Film & TV Database|1996
  3. BFI | Film & TV Database|1999
  4. "The Queen's Nose" (1995) - IMDb user comments
  5. Die magische Münze / The Queen's Nose (TV-Serie) - wunschliste.de
  6. List of cast "Full cast and crew for The Queen's Nose (1995)". imdb.com. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  7. "Queens Nose [VHS] [1995]". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  8. "The Queen's Nose [VHS] [1995]". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  9. "The Queen's Nose - Harmony's Return [VHS] [1995]". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  10. "The Queen's Nose - Harmony's Holiday [VHS] [1995]". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  11. List of cast 2011 "The Queen's Nose". rupert-graves.com. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  12. "Dick King-Smith - The Queen's Nose". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  13. "Broadcasters Audience Research Board". BARB. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
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