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]

The Queen's Nose
The Queen's Nose Title Card
Genre	Children's Drama
Created by	Dick King-Smith (original adaption) Steve Attridge (series 2–3)
Developed by	BBC Film and General Productions Ltd
Starring	Victoria Shalet Paula Wilcox
Theme music composer	Carl Davis
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	7
No. of episodes	44 (list of episodes)
Production
Production location	London
Running time	25 minutes
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	15 November 1995 – 16 December 2003

The television series

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

• Melody Parker–Heather-Jay Jones (series 1–6)[6]
• Harmony Parker–Victoria Shalet (series 1–4)[6]
• Grobler–Ian Reddington (series 1-6)[6]
• Mr Arthur Parker–Stephen Moore (series 1–2, 4–5)[6]
• Mrs Audrey Parker–Paula Wilcox (series 1, 2, 4, 5)[6]
• Granny–Liz Smith (series 2)[6]
• Aunt Glenda–Nerys Hughes (series 3)[6]
• Uncle Ginger–Donald Sumpter (series 1–3)[6]
• Himself–Gary Mabbutt (series 1)[6]
• Gregory–Callum Dixon (series 1, 2, 3, 6)[6]
• Tom–Anthony Hamblin (series 1, 2)
• Paul–Joe Cadden (series 2, 7)[6]
• Sam–Ella Jones (series 4–6, 7)[6]
• Sophie–Dominique Moore (series 4–6, 7)[6]
• Mrs Dooley–Annette Badland (series 4, 5)[6]
• Aaron–Darryl Hutton (series 4)[6]
• Dino–Vicki Lee Taylor (series 3)[6]
• Melody's Agent–Paul Danan (series 6)[6]
• Jake–Jordan Metcalfe (series 7)[6]
• Gemma–Lucinda Dryzek (series 7)[6]
• Chief–David Sterne (series 7)[6]
• Wesley–Joshua Garland (series 7)[6]
• Duncan–Nicholas Gleaves (series 7)[6]
• Nick–Brock Everitt-Elwick (series 7)[6]
• Carla–Juliet Cowan (series 7)[6]
• Ben–Pablo Duarte (series 6, 7)[6]
• Mr Marsh–Bill Bingham (series 7)[6]
• Darren–Andrew James Michel (series 7)[6]
• Frank–Martin Jarvis (series 7)[6]
• Frank Puppeteer–William Todd-Jones (series 7)[6]
• Pansy–Grace Atherton (series 4–6)[6]
• Emily–Montanna Thompson (5 episodes- 2000)[6]
• Judge–Bob Goody (series 4–one episode)

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

Series		Episodes	First air date	Last 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

• Harmony Parker - Lauren Mote[11]
• Uncle Ginger - Rupert Graves[11]
• Mr Parker - Richard Lumsden[11]
• Mrs Parker - Matilda Ziegler[11]
• Melody Parker - Holly Bodimeade[11]

Ratings (CBBC Channel)

Week	Viewers[13]	Notes
Monday 13 May 2002	50,000	2nd most watched on CBBC that week.
Tuesday 21 May 2002	50,000	3rd most watched on CBBC that week.
Wednesday 5 June 2002	70,000	2nd most watched on CBBC that week.
Monday 3 June 2002	50,000	5th most watched on CBBC that week.
Thursday 13 June 2002	20,000	8th most watched on CBBC that week.
Monday 17 June 2002	30,000	10th most watched on CBBC that week.

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.

External links

• The Queen's Nose at BBC Programmes
• The Queen's Nose at IMDb
• The Queen's Nose at TV.com
• British Film Institute database entry