The Queen's Nose 2506455 225555585 2008-07-14T08:18:55Z 81.99.51.98 /* The television series */ {{Infobox Television | show_name = The Queen's Nose | image = | caption = | genre = [[Children's television series|Children's]] | camera = | picture_format = | audio_format = | runtime = 25 minutes | creator = [[Dick King-Smith]] | developer = [[BBC]]</br>Film and General Productions Ltd | producer = | executive_producer = | presenter = | starring = [[Victoria Shalet]]<br>[[Paula Wilcox]] | voices = | narrated = | theme_music_composer = [[Carl Davis]] | country = {{UK}} | location = [[London]] | language = [[English language|English]] | network = [[BBC One]] | first_aired = [[May 1]] [[1995]] | last_aired = [[December 16]] [[2003]] | num_seasons = 7 | num_episodes = 44 | list_episodes = | preceded_by = | followed_by = | related = | website = | imdb_id = 0112133 | tv_com_id = 15023 }} '''''The Queen's Nose''''' is a book written by [[Dick King-Smith]], that was adapted into a successful [[BBC]] television series. ==Plot== It is about a girl called Harmony Parker who finds a magical [[British fifty pence coin|50p coin]], which grants wishes every time the nose on the face of [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] is rubbed. After the third series Harmony throws the coin into a lake in order to give another child a chance to find it and use its powers. This is slightly different from the account in the book of the same name, in which rubbing the side of the coin that the Queen's nose is pointed at, will grant a wish, rather than rubbing the nose itself. In series 2 Harmony wishes for a giant Igloo it then melts slowly throughout the episode resulting in the series finale of the melted igloo. Harmony does not throw the coin into a lake in the book, but out onto [[Wimbledon Common]]. The remaining series follow the adventures of the other children. The series had a moral thread running through it, namely teaching children not to be greedy and always use their power for good. ==The television series== [[image:Harmony_VictoriaShalet.jpg|left|thumb|Harmony, played by Victoria Shalet]] The novels were adapted into three television series by the [[BBC]] which were broadcast during the [[CBBC]] slot between 1995 and 1998. The first series won the [[Royal Television Society]] 1996 award for best Children's Drama,<ref>[http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/10128 BFI | Film & TV Database | 1996<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and the third series winning the '''Indie Awards''' [[1999]] prize for Digital Cinematography.<ref>[http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/14936 BFI | Film & TV Database | 1999<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112133/usercomments "The Queen's Nose" (1995) - IMDb user comments<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 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. The Queen's Nose is still being repeated regularly on the [[CBBC Channel]] as of 2007. ''The Queen's Nose'' has also been broadcast in Germany, under the name ''Die Magische Münze'' (The Magic Coin).<ref>[http://www.wunschliste.de/links.pl?s=6663 Die magische Münze / The Queen's Nose (TV-Serie) - wunschliste.de<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ===Cast=== *Harmony Parker - [[Victoria Shalet]] (series 1 - 3) *Melody Parker - [[Heather-Jay Jones]] (series 1 - 6) *Mr Arthur Parker - [[Stephen Moore (actor)|Stephen Moore]] (series 1 to 2, 4 to 5) *Mrs Audrey Parker - [[Paula Wilcox]] (series 1, 2, 4, 5) *Granny - [[Liz Smith (actress)|Liz Smith]] (series 2) *Aunt Glenda - [[Nerys Hughes]] (series 3) *Uncle Ginger - [[Donald Sumpter]] (series 1 to 3) *Himself - [[Gary Mabbutt]] (series 1) *Gregory - [[Callum Dixon]] (series 1, 2, 3, 6) *Tom - [[Anthony Hamblin]] (series 1, 2) *Sam - [[Ella Jones]] (series 4, 5, 6) *Sophie - [[Dominique Moore]] (series 4, 5, 6) *Mrs Dooley - [[Annette Badland]] (series 4, 5) *Dino - [[Vicki Lee Taylor]] (series 3) *Melody's Agent - [[Paul Danan]] (series 6) *Jake - [[Jordan Metcalfe]] (series 7) *Gemma - [[Lucinda Dryzek]] (series 7) *Chief - [[David Sterne]] (series 7) *Wesley - [[Sonny Muslim]] (series 7) *Duncan - [[Nicholas Gleaves]] (series 7) *Nick - [[Brock Everitt-Elwick]] (series 7) *Carla - [[Juliet Cowan]] (series 7) *Ben - [[Pablo Duarte]] (series 6,7) *Mr Marsh - [[Bill Bingham]] (series 7) *Darren - [[Angelo Andreou]] (series 7) *Frank - [[Martin Jarvis]] (series 7) *Pansy - [[Grace Atherton]] (series 4, 5, 6) ===Owners of ''The Queen's Nose''=== * Harmony Parker (series 1 to 3) * Sam (series 4 to 6) * Jake (series 7) == Video == Series 1, 2 and 3 have been classified by the [[BBFC]] for video release, although so far it appears that only the first two episodes of the first series were released on [[VHS]] in 1998 by Carlton Home Entertainment (now known as Granada Ventures/[[ITV DVD]]) ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Queen's Nose, The}} ==External links== *{{imdb title|id=0112133|title=The Queen's Nose}} * [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/25609 British Film Institute database entry] [[Category:BBC children's television programmes|Queen's Nose, The]] [[Category:Television programs based on children's books]] [[Category:1995 television series debuts]] [[Category:1998 television series endings]]