The Large Family
| The Large Family | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Voices of | Jeff Rawle Paula Wilcox Tyger Drew-Honey Rosie Day Thomas Mole |
| Composer | John Du Prez |
| Countries of origin | United Kingdom France India Luxembourg (Season 1) |
| Original languages | English French |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Michael Haggiag (Indie Kids/Coolabi) Eric Garnet (Go-N Productions) Lilian Eche (LuxAnimation, Series 1) Ariane Payen (LuxAnimation, Series 1) Tapaas Chakravarti (DQ Entertainment) |
| Producers | Dan Maddicott (Indie Kids/Coolabi) Fiona Stuart (for Truepenny (Indie Kids/Coolabi)) |
| Running time | 15 minutes per episode (approx.) |
| Production companies | Coolabi Productions[a] GO-N Productions DQ Entertainment LuxAnimation (Season 1) |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBeebies (UK) TF1 (France) Playhouse Disney (France) |
| Release | October 15, 2007 – March 5, 2010[2] |
The Large Family (French: La Famille Trompette) is an animated children's television series based on the book series of the same name written by Jill Murphy and published by Walker Books in the United Kingdom.[3] The series was produced by Coolabi Productions, GO-N Productions, LuxAnimation (Series 1) and DQ Entertainment, with the participation of TF1, Playhouse Disney France and CBeebies (Season 2), with distribution handled through GO-N Distribution (European French speaking territories) and BBC Worldwide (All other countries). The series focuses on a family of anthropomorphic elephants, the Larges. It consists of two seasons with 26 episodes of up to 12 minutes each.
Characters
[edit]The Large Family
[edit]- Mr Larry Large/M. Trompette (voiced by Jeff Rawle in the English version, and Bruno Magne in the French version): The kind-hearted patriarch of the family.
- Mrs Linda Large/Mme Trompette (voiced by Paula Wilcox in the English version, and Simone Herault (Season 1) and Emmanuelle Bondeville (Season 2) in the French version): The sometimes forgetful matriarch of the family.
- Lester Large/Lester Trompette (voiced by Oliver Bee (Season 1) and Tyger Drew-Honey (Season 2) in the English version, and Florentin Crouzet (Season 1) and Antoine Buchez (Season 2) in the French version): The oldest Large child in the family who can occasionally be seen riding a skateboard. Lester normally acts "cool". He mostly wears an orange hoodie and brown trousers.
- Laura Large/Laura Trompette (voiced by Rosie Day in the English version, and Emmylou Homs in the French version): The second-oldest Large child who is pretty much in charge of the other three Large children. She is the most sensible and level-headed of the Larges and enjoys painting pictures.
- Luke Large/Luke Trompette (voiced by Thomas Mole in the English version, and Valentin Maupin in the French version): The second-youngest Large child who mostly wears a green shirt and light blue trousers. Excitable and eager, Luke usually goes along with whatever his older siblings are doing.
- Lucy Large/Lucy Trompette (voice actor unknown): The youngest of the Large children who can only say a few words like "Me" and "Too".
- Grandma/Grand Mère (voiced by Eve Karpf in the English version, and Coco Noël in the French version): Grandma is Lester, Laura, Luke and Lucy's maternal grandmother, Linda's mother and Larry's mother-in-law.
- Grandpa/Grand Père (voiced by Robbie Stevens in the English version, and Benoît Allemane in the French version): Grandpa is Lester, Laura, Luke and Lucy's maternal grandfather, Linda's father and Larry's father-in-law.
The Smart Family
[edit]- Mr Seymour Smart/M. Smart (voiced by Struan Rodger in the English version, and Paul Borne in the French version): The Larges' next-door neighbour. His job is unspecified, but he seems to be reasonably well-off, providing his family with expensive things and holidays.
- Mrs Sheena Smart/Mme Smart (voiced by Josie Lawrence in the English version, and Nathalie Homs in the French version): Mr Smart's snobbish, stuck-up wife. She is a full-time busybody who feels the need to interfere in the business of others (particularly the Larges), whether they want her help or not.
- Sebastian Smart/Sébastien Smart (voiced by Theo Smith in the English version, and Léo Caruso in the French version): Mr. and Mrs Smart's slightly mollycoddled son. He is friends with the Large children (something his parents are not very happy with), and plays the trombone.
- Sarah Smart (voiced by Mae Wright in the English version, voice actor unknown in the French version): Sebastian's cousin, and the object of Lester's affections, which she clearly returns.
Others
[edit]- Miss Lovely: The teacher at the Large children's school.
- Simon Short: The owner of the local store.
- Peter Perfect (voiced by Theo Smith): The boy at school who's good at everything.
- Simon Strong: He is only mentioned in the episode "Dino Disaster".
- Micky Muddle: He is only mentioned in the episode "The Wrong End of the Stick".
- Susan Special (voiced by Mae Wright): The girl at school who's in fashion.
- Mrs. Gray: One of the Large Family's elderly neighbours. She once took on teaching Lester's class when Miss Lovely was ill in "The Old New Teacher".
- Mr. Grand: Another of the Larges' elderly neighbours.
- Julie: One of Laura's friends.
- Lola: A girl who appears in the episode "Mr Short's Christmas", who also has a crush on Lester Large (apparently before Lester Large met Sarah).
Episodes
[edit]Season 1
[edit]- 1. "Flour Power"
- 2. "Girls' Stuff"
- 3. "Good as Gold"
- 4. "Sports Day"
- 5. "Elephants Never Forget"
- 6. "Sniffles and Snuffles"
- 7. "The Great Explorer"
- 8. "Easy Peasy"
- 9. "Under the Stars"
- 10. "The Wrong End of the Stick"
- 11. "Fancy That"
- 12. "Queen of the Castle"
- 13. "The Mystery of the Missing Elephant"
- 14. "You Can Do It"
- 15. "Sebastian's Sleepover"
- 16. "Spring Clean"
- 17. "X Marks the Spot"
- 18. "Picture Perfect"
- 19. "Six Go to the Seaside"
- 20. "Baby Chilly"
- 21. "Sebastian's Cousin Sarah"
- 22. "Mr Short Takes a Holiday"
- 23. "Super Elly"
- 24. "Me Too"
- 25. "The Big Race"
- 26. "Not Again"
Season 2
[edit]- 1. "The Babysitter"
- 2. "Mrs Large's Birthday Boogie"
- 3. "The School Fete"
- 4. "Roto-whizzers"
- 5. "No Place Like Home"
- 6. "While the Cat's Away"
- 7. "The Blackout"
- 8. "The Play's the Thing"
- 9. "What a Load of Rubbish"
- 10. "Pachyderm Park"
- 11. "Father's Day"
- 12. "A Dino Disaster"
- 13. "Rock Star"
- 14. "Don't Do It Yourself"
- 15. "Trendy Trouble"
- 16. "You Are What You Eat"
- 17. "The E-Factor"
- 18. "Girl Power"
- 19. "Happy Birthday, Luke"
- 20. "Four Go Away Together"
- 21. "Mrs Large's Big Night"
- 22. "A Walk in the Woods"
- 23. "A Relaxing Day"
- 24. "Mr Short's Christmas"
- 25. "The Old New Teacher"
- 26. "My Cousin, Little Luke"
Production
[edit]Production of the book series was announced when production company Indie Kids was established in September 2002[4]
Broadcast
[edit]The series first aired in the United Kingdom on CBeebies on 15 October 2007.[5] The series premiered in France on TF1 on 29 October on the same year,[6] with its pay-TV premiere on Playhouse Disney in October 2008.[7]
By October 2008, BBC Worldwide had pre-sold the series in over 22 territories, including Australia, Portugal, Iran and Sweden.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Coolabi acquires Indie Kids".
- ↑ "CBeebies - the Large Family, Series 2, My Cousin Little Luke".
- ↑ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 201. ISBN 9781476672939.
- ↑ "Worst Witch team set up new kids outfit". C21Media. 25 September 2002.
- ↑ "CBeebies - the Large Family, Series 1, Flour Power".
- ↑ "GO-N présente " la famille Trompette ", diffusée sur TF1 depuis le 29 Octobre". 11 November 2007.
- ↑ "The Large Family Charges into Second Season".
- ↑ "The Large Family Charges into Second Season".
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