''Jinx'' is a British children's comedy television sitcom based on the 'Lulu Baker' trilogy of books, written by

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. The first series premiered on 31 October 2009 on

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and ended its initial run on 23 January 2010. The series follows the life of Lulu Baker, a teenager who is able to conjure spells. However, her fairy godmother, Cookie, stops things from going smoothly. The first series was produced by Kindle Entertainment and over a three-month period, filmed in BBC Manchester studios and Oxford Road Studios, a second series has not been commissioned yet. Australian free-to-air channel

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started airing the first episode on 28 September 2010.

Overview

The series chronicles the life of Lulu Rose Katherine Baker, a teenager whose father has recently been remarried to a woman whom Lulu believes to be the worst stepmother ever. However, her fairy godmother, Cookie, soon comes to Lulu's aid and together they use spells for good, although most situations turn out badly for the people involved, usually due to Cookie's incompetence.

Cast

* Amber Beattie as Lulu Baker *

Chizzy Akudolu Andrea Chizoba "Chizzy" Akudolu (born 7 October 1973) is a British actress. Career In 2002, Akudolu was one of eight new comedy performers who won the BBC Talent Initiative, The Urban Sketch Showcase. All eight performed a comedy sketch sho ...

as Cookie *

Ben-Ryan Davies Ben-Ryan Davies (born 30 December 1988) is an English actor who played Ronan Burley in '' Waterloo Road'', Ryan in '' From There to Here'' and Nick Savage in ''Hollyoaks''. Career He appeared in the CBBC show Jinx from October 2009 to January ...

as Chip *Gia Lodge-O'Meally as Frenchy *James Ainsworth as Torquil Le Bone *

Michael Nardone Michael Nardone (born 20 January 1967) is a Scottish actor. He was raised in Ballingry, Fife and trained in Drama at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh. He starred as Mascius in the BBC/ HBO/RAI TV series Rome and appeared as DCI Richard ...

as Mike *Lucy Chalkley as Minty Le Bone *

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as Mrs Kilbraith

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jinx (Tv Series) British children's comedy television series BBC television comedy BBC children's television shows 2009 British television series debuts 2010 British television series endings 2000s British sitcoms 2010s British sitcoms BBC high definition shows Television series by Kindle Entertainment English-language television shows 2000s British children's television series 2010s British children's television series British children's fantasy television series Television series about teenagers