The Large Family

The Large Family
Genre Children's television series
Country of origin United Kingdom
France
Production
Running time 24 minutes
Production company(s) Coolabi
GO-N Entertainment
LuxAnimation
DQ Entertainment
Distributor BBC
Release
Original network CBeebies
Original release October 15, 2007 (2007-10-15) – March 10, 2010 (2010-03-10) [1]

The Large Family is a British-French children's television series based on the book series of the same name written by Jill Murphy (from 1986). The series was produced by Coolabi, GO-N Entertainment, Lux Animation and DQ Entertainment. It aired on CBeebies in the UK (and on other countries with a version of CBeebies). The series focuses on a family of anthropomorphic elephants, the Larges. It consists of two seasons with 26 episodes of 11 minutes each. The first season started on 15 October 2007,[2] and the second season aired in 2010.

Characters

The Large Family

  • Mr Larry Large: (voiced by Jeff Rawle) The kind-hearted patriarch of the family.
  • Mrs Linda Large: (voiced by Paula Wilcox) The sometimes forgetful matriarch of the family.
  • Lester Large: (voiced by Tyger Drew-Honey) The eldest Large child. He rides a skateboard and usually acts "cool". He wears an orange hoodie and brown trousers.
  • Laura Large: (voiced by Rosie Day) The second-oldest Large child. She is the most sensible and level-headed of the Large children.
  • Luke Large: (voiced by Thomas Mole) The second-youngest Large child. Excitable and eager, he usually goes along with whatever his older siblings are doing.
  • Lucy Large: The youngest of the large children. She can only say a few words.

The Smart Family

  • Mr Seymour Smart: (voiced by Struan Rodger) 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: (voiced by Josie Lawrence) 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: (voiced by Theo Smith) 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) Sebastian's cousin, and the object of Lester's affections, which she clearly returns.

Others

  • Miss Lovely: A 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 'Dino Disaster'.
  • Micky Muddle: He is only mentioned in '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 took on teaching Lester's class when Miss Lovely was ill in 'The Old New Teacher'.
  • Mr. Grand: Another of the Large's 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 (apparently before Lester met Sarah).

Episodes

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0085046/episodes/guide
  2. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0084zy8. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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