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''The Queen's Nose'' is a 1995

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children's television series. It was adapted by Steve Attridge from the novel '' The Queen's Nose'' written by

Dick King-Smith Ronald Gordon King-Smith OBE (27 March 1922 – 4 January 2011), was an English writer of children's books, primarily using the pen name Dick King-Smith. He is best known for ''The Sheep-Pig'' (1983). It was adapted as the movie ''Babe'' (1995 ...

. It ran for seven series.

The television series

The novel was adapted into three television series by the

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which were broadcast during the

CBBC CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the bran ...

slot between 1995 and 1998. The stories remained faithful to the book, although in the book Harmony is granted only seven wishes compared to the ten wishes being granted upon rubbing the coin in the TV series. 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, and the third series also by Steve Attridge winning the Indie Awards 1999 prize for Digital Cinematography. According to a podtail interview with

Victoria Shalet Victoria Shalet (born 9 December 1981) is an English former actress, known for her role as Harmony in the CBBC adaptation of the Dick King-Smith book ''The Queen's Nose''. Acting Victoria Jane Shalet was born in Enfield, Greater London, the ...

in February 2021, the director Carol Wiseman was responsible for her being cast in the role of Harmony Parker after she had been impressed with the actress after working with her on the TV series

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in 1993. 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 Shalet, diminished the series. 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 CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 7– ...

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

Cast

*Harmony Parker–

(series 1–4) *Melody Parker– Heather-Jay Jones (series 1–6)List of cast *Mr Arthur Parker– Stephen Moore (series 1–2, 4–5) *Mrs Audrey Parker–

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(series 1–2, 4–5) *Uncle Ginger– Donald Sumpter (series 1–3) *Gregory–

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(series 1–3, 6) *Tom– Anthony Hamblin (series 1, 2) *Granny– Liz Smith (series 2) *Aunt Glenda– Nerys Hughes (series 3) *Dino– Vicki Lee Taylor (series 3) *Grobler–

Ian Reddington Ian Reddington (born 25 September 1957) is an English actor with many stage and television credits since the early 1980s. He became widely known for television roles such as the Chief Clown in the '' Doctor Who'' serial '' The Greatest Show in ...

(series 3) *Himself–

Gary Mabbutt Gary Vincent Mabbutt (born 23 August 1961) is an English former footballer who made more than 750 professional appearances, first playing for Bristol Rovers and going on to play 619 games for Tottenham Hotspur, despite being diagnosed with type ...

(series 1) *Himself – Tony Blackburn (series 2) *Paul– Joe Cadden (series 2, 7) *Sam–

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(series 4–6, 7) *Sophie–

Dominique Moore Dominique Moore (born 12 January 1986) is a British actress and writer best known for her roles in '' BAFTA'' Winning ''Horrible Histories'', ''Hotel Trubble'' and '' Paddington Green''. She starred in '' Horrible Histories: The Movie'' and voic ...

(series 4–6, 7) *Mrs Dooley–

Annette Badland Annette Badland (born 26 August 1950) is an English actress known for a wide range of roles on television, radio, stage, and film. She is best known for her roles as Margaret Blaine in the BBC science fiction series ''Doctor Who'', Mrs. Glen ...

(series 4, 5) *Aaron– Darryl Hutton (series 4) *Pansy–

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(series 4–6) *Emily–

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(series 4) *Melody's Agent–

Paul Danan Paul Danan (born 2 July 1978) is an English actor who played Sol Patrick in the UK teen soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' between 1997 and 2001. In 2005, Danan appeared as a contestant on the first series of '' ITV's Celebrity Love Island'', and returne ...

(series 6) *Jake– Jordan Metcalfe (series 7) *Gemma– Lucinda Dryzek (series 7) *Chief–

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(series 7) *Wesley– Joshua Garland (series 7) *Duncan–

Nicholas Gleaves Nicholas Gleaves (born 2 January 1969) is an English actor and playwright. Career Gleaves's first theatre part was as an extra in '' Don Carlos'' at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. He did several plays there including the lead in '' ...

(series 7) *Nick– Brock Everitt-Elwick (series 7) *Carla–

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(series 7) *Ben– Pablo Duarte (series 6, 7) *Mr Marsh–Bill Bingham (series 7) *Darren– Andrew James Michel (series 7) *Frank– Martin Jarvis (series 7) *Frank Puppeteer–

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(series 7) *Judge–

Bob Goody Robert Goody (born 16 April 1951) is a British actor, librettist, writer and former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Theatre work Bob Goody trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1973-1975). He was a founder member of the acclaim ...

(series 4–one episode)

Owners of ''The Queen's Nose''

* Harmony Parker (series 1 to 3) * Dino Parker (series 3 alongside Harmony) * Sam (series 4 to 6) * Jake (series 7)

Series overview

VHS

Radio dramatisation

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

Radio dramatisation cast

*Harmony Parker - Lauren Mote *Uncle Ginger -

Rupert Graves Rupert Simeon Graves (born 30 June 1963) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. He is known for his roles in ''A Room with a View'', '' Maurice'', '' The Madness of King George'' and '' The Forsyte Saga''. From 2010 to 2017 he star ...

*Mr Parker -

Richard Lumsden Richard James Lumsden (born 24 June 1965) is an English actor, writer, composer and musician. He has made regular appearances on TV and film throughout his career. Notable series include Channel 4's Emmy-award winning ''Sugar Rush'', '' Is it ...

*Mrs Parker -

Matilda Ziegler Matilda Ziegler (born 23 July 1964) is an English actress, best known for her roles as Donna Ludlow in ''EastEnders'', Irma Gobb in '' Mr. Bean'', and Pearl Pratt in ''Lark Rise to Candleford''. Television and film career Ziegler's first screen ...

*Melody Parker -

Holly Bodimeade Holly Bodimeade (born July 26, 1995) is an English actress. Early life Born in Chichester, West Sussex, Bodimeade was a pupil at Stonar School in Wiltshire. Career Bodimeade starred in her first lead role as Maddy in the BAFTA-nominated BBC ...

Ratings (CBBC Channel)

References

External links

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British Film Institute database entry
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