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==Cast and characters==
==Cast and characters==
*'''Charlie Sonner''', Lola's seven-year-old brother. He likes football, making race cars and rockets. He likes to teach Lola new things.
*'''Charlie Sonner''', Lola's seven-year-old brother. He likes football, making race cars and rockets and teaching Lola new things.
*'''Lola Sonner''', Charlie's five-year-old very imaginative little sister.
*'''Lola Sonner''', Charlie's very imaginative little sister. She loves pink milk, colouring and playing. She is four years old, nearly five.
*'''Lotta''', a five-year-old girl who lives down the road in a little house. She is Lola's best friend.
*'''Lotta''', a girl who lives down the road in a little house. She is Lola's best friend. She is the same age as Lola.
*'''Marv''', a seven-year-old boy who is Charlie's best friend. They go to the same school and live on the same block. He has a dog named Sizzles.
*'''Marv''', a seven-year-old boy who is Charlie's best friend. They go to the same school and live on the same block. He has a dog named Sizzles.
*'''Soren Lorenson''', Lola's imaginary friend who only she can see and communicate with. He is her security blanket and sometimes acts as Lola's true voice.
*'''Soren Lorenson''', Lola's imaginary friend who only she can see and communicate with. He is her security blanket, confidant and sometimes acts as Lola's true voice.


===Voices===
===Voices===

Revision as of 10:32, 30 January 2018

Charlie and Lola
File:Charlielolacartoon.jpg
Created byLauren Child
Written by
  • Dave Ingham
  • Bridget Hurst
  • Carol Noble
  • Samantha Hill
  • Anna Starkey
  • Olly Smith
  • Paul Larson
  • Laura Beaumont
Directed byKitty Taylor
Creative directors
  • Alan Kerswell
  • Gary Dunn
  • Leigh Hodgkinson
  • Jonathan Hodgson
  • Gideon Rigal
  • Jim Nolan
Voices of
  • Daniel Mayers
  • Clementine Cowell
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes75 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Michael Carrington
  • Lauren Child
Producers
  • Claudia Lloyd
  • Tom Beattie
  • Nikki Chaplin
Editors
  • Zurine Ainz
  • Stephen Perkins
  • Claire Dodgson
  • Katie Bryer
  • Yulia Martynova
  • Ben Campbell
Production companyTiger Aspect Productions
Original release
NetworkCBeebies
ReleaseNovember 7, 2005 (2005-11-07) –
July 4, 2008 (2008-07-04)

Charlie and Lola is a British animated children's television series based on the popular children's picture book series of the same name by Lauren Child. It aired from 2005 to 2008. The animation uses a collage style that emulates the style of the original books.

The series is produced by Tiger Aspect Productions, and have been subsequently broadcast in more than twenty countries, including Disney Channel's Disney Junior in the United States, and TVOKids in Canada. The series has won multiple BAFTA awards.

As of December 18, 2017, the show would eventually re-air on Universal Kids' Sprout block line-up.

Animation style

The television series uses a collage style of animation which captures the style of the original books. 2D cel animation, paper cutout, fabric design, real textures, photomontage, and archive footage are all employed and subsequently animated in a software application called CelAction2D.[1]

The cartoons are also notable for their use of children rather than adult voice actors, a technique pioneered by the Peanuts television specials. Both the books and the cartoon also follow a technique of never showing adults.

Cast and characters

  • Charlie Sonner, Lola's seven-year-old brother. He likes football, making race cars and rockets and teaching Lola new things.
  • Lola Sonner, Charlie's very imaginative little sister. She loves pink milk, colouring and playing. She is four years old, nearly five.
  • Lotta, a girl who lives down the road in a little house. She is Lola's best friend. She is the same age as Lola.
  • Marv, a seven-year-old boy who is Charlie's best friend. They go to the same school and live on the same block. He has a dog named Sizzles.
  • Soren Lorenson, Lola's imaginary friend who only she can see and communicate with. He is her security blanket, confidant and sometimes acts as Lola's true voice.

Voices

  • Charlie – Jethro Lundie-Brown (series 1), Daniel Meyers (series 2), Oriel Agranoff (series 3)
  • Lola – Maisie Cowell (series 1), Clementine Cowell (series 2), Holly Ann Callaway (series 3)
  • Marv – Ryan Harris
  • Lotta – Morgan Gayle
  • Soren Lorenson – Stanley Street (Brian Drummond in Canadian dub)

In the United States and Canada, volumes 9 and 11 are reversed, however, volume 9 is titled "What Can I Wear for Halloween?" instead of "Everything is different and not the same".

Episodes

Main article: List of Charlie and Lola episodes
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1267 November 2005 (2005-11-07)12 December 2005 (2005-12-12)
2261 May 2006 (2006-05-01)20 April 2007 (2007-04-20)
32617 November 2007 (2007-11-17)24 April 2008 (2008-04-24)
Seasonal specials225 December 2006 (2006-12-25)3 November 2007 (2007-11-03)

DVD releases

  • Charlie and Lola One – 13 February 2006
  • Charlie and Lola Two – 13 May 2006
  • Charlie and Lola Three – 4 September 2006
  • Charlie and Lola Four – 6 November 2006
  • Charlie and Lola Five – 19 March 2007
  • Charlie and Lola Six – 28 May 2007
  • Charlie and Lola: The Absolutely Complete Series 1 (box set of DVDs 1–4) – 6 August 2007
  • Charlie and Lola: The Absolutely Complete Series 1 (in metal lunch box) – 13 August 2007
  • Charlie and Lola Seven – 24 September 2007
  • Charlie and Lola Eight – 12 November 2007
  • Charlie and Lola 9 (I Really Really Need Actual Ice Skates and Other Stories) – 27 October 2008
  • Charlie and Lola: The Absolutely Complete Series 2 (box set of DVDs 5–8) – 10 November 2008
  • Charlie and Lola 10 (I Can't Stop Hiccupping and Other Stories) – 23 February 2009
  • Charlie and Lola 11 (Everything is Different and Not the Same) – 12 October 2009
  • Charlie and Lola: The Absolutely Complete Series 3 (box set of DVDs 9–11) – 28 June 2010
  • Charlie and Lola – The Absolutely Complete Collection (box set of all 11 DVDs) – 29 November 2010

Awards

  • Cartoons On The Bay 2006
  • BAFTA Children's Awards 2006
    • Nominated for Best Pre-school Animation Series[4]
  • Bradford Animation Festival 2006
    • Awarded Best TV Series for Children and Adults[5]
  • Royal Television Society Educational Programme Awards 2006
    • Nominated for Best Children's Programme for the episode Welcome To Lolaland[6]
  • BAFTA Children's Awards 2007
    • Awarded Best Pre-school Animation Series[7]
    • Awarded Best Writer (Bridget Hurst)[7]
    • Nominated for Best Writer (Anna Starkey)[7]
    • Nominated for Best Animation (for Charlie and Lola Christmas Special)[7]
  • Royal Television Society Craft and Design Awards 2006–2007
    • Awarded Best Music Original Score (John Greswell and David Schweitzer)[8]
  • Annecy Animation Festival 2007
    • Awarded Special Award for a TV Series (for the episode I Will Be Especially, Very Careful)[9]
  • Broadcast Awards 2007
    • Awarded Best Children's Programme[10]
  • 34th Annual Annie Awards (2007)
    • Nominated for Best Animated Television Production[11]
  • BAFTA Children's Awards 2008
    • Awarded Best Animation (for the Charlie and Lola Autumn Special)[12]
    • Awarded Best Pre-school Animation Series[12]
    • Nominated for Best Writer (Dave Ingham)[12]

References

  1. ^ Tiger Aspect Productions
  2. ^ a b Crippa, Francesca (26 April 2007). "Dolmen per Cartoons on the bay ('Dolmen per Cartoons on the bay')" (in Italian). Spazio Film. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  3. ^ a b c Demott, Rick (20 June 2007). "BBC Worldwide Brings Doctor Who & Teletubbies to Licensing Int'l". Animation World Network. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Past Winners and Nominees - Children's - Awards - 2006". BAFTA. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  5. ^ "BAF06 Bradford Animation Festival 2006 Festival Review". Bradford Animation Festival. National Media Museum. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Royal Television Society - Programme Awards 2006". Royal Television Society. Archived from the original on 22 March 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b c d "Past Winners and Nominees - Children's - Awards - 2007". BAFTA. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  8. ^ "Royal Television Society - Craft and Design Awards 2006-2007". Royal Television Society. Retrieved 17 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ BalL, Ryan (18 June 2007). "Jimmy, Peter Score Big at Annecy". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  10. ^ "North West Vision and Media Broadcast Awards 2007". North West Vision and Media. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "'Cars,' 'Flushed Away' Top Annie Nominees". KRCA. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  12. ^ a b c "Past Winners and Nominees - Children's - Awards - 2008". BAFTA. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
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