Horrid Henry (TV series)

Horrid Henry is a British children's animated sitcom, based on the popular book series of the same name by Francesca Simon. It is produced by Novel Entertainment, broadcast from 31 October 2006 on CITV. It is now currently aired on Nicktoons and Netflix in the United Kingdom since 28 May 2018. As of 2020 the series also started airing on Nickelodeon.[5] The animation style differs from the Tony Ross illustrations in the books.

Horrid Henry
GenreChildren's television series
Animated sitcom
Based onHorrid Henry
by Francesca Simon
Written byTony Hall and Francesca Simon
Directed byDave Unwin
Voices of
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • Canada (Series 1)
Original language(s)English
No. of series5
No. of episodes250 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time11 minutes
Production company(s)
  • Novel Entertainment
  • Nelvana Limited (Series 1)
Distributor
  • Nelvana Limited (2006–09)[1]
  • Target Entertainment (2009-2012)[2]
  • Zodiak Kids (2012–present)[3][4]
Release
Original networkCITV (Seasons 1-4)
Nicktoons (Season 5–present)[lower-alpha 1]
Original release31 October 2006 –
21 May 2019
External links
Website

The series producer is Lucinda Whiteley[6] and the animation director is Dave Unwin. The series has broadcast in more than a 90 countries,[7] including France, US, Germany, South Africa, India, Pakistan, South Korea, Russia and the Philippines.[8]

The incidental music is composed by Lester Barnes,[9] and additional songs are composed by Lockdown Media. Three series were aired, with 52 episodes each. The fourth series started on 11 October 2014 with another 52 episodes making it 208 in total.

On 10 May 2018, Nickelodeon UK[10] announced they had acquired the broadcast rights to all the seasons of the show, and it premiered on 28 May 2018 on Nicktoons in the UK and Ireland with a special "Horrid Half Term".[11] On the same day, Novel Entertainment ordered 42 new episodes slated to start airing in early 2019. The final episode aired on 21 May 2019. Series 5 took the episode count to 250 in total. Horrid Henry then officially confirmed that there would be another 42 episodes on Nicktoons.[12]

Horrid Henry was broadcast on Nicktoons UK in 2018[13][14] and quickly became the channels most popular show. In 2019 the series was the number three most watched animation across all the UK's commercial TV services.

Horrid Henry: The Movie, is a live action 3D movie based on the TV show, which was shown in cinemas in 2011 with an all star cast, including Noel Fielding, Jo Brand, Theo Stevenson and Richard E Grant.[15]

Episodes
Main article: List of Horrid Henry episodes
Series Episodes First aired Last aired
1 52 31 October 2006 (2006-10-31) 24 May 2008 (2008-05-24)
2 52 16 February 2009 (2009-02-16) 4 March 2010 (2010-03-04)
3 52 22 July 2011 (2011-07-22) 1 September 2012 (2012-09-01)
4 52 11 October 2014 (2014-10-11) 25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)
5 42 17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 21 May 2019 (2019-05-21)

Characters
Main article: List of Horrid Henry characters
  • Horrid Henry (voiced by Lizzie Waterworth-Santo)[16]
  • Perfect Peter (voiced by Emma Tate)
  • Mum (voiced by Tamsin Heatley)
  • Dad (voiced by Wayne Forester)
  • Fang the Hamster and Fluffy the Cat (vocal effects by Tamsin Heatley)
  • Moody Margaret (voiced by Sue Elliott-Nichols)
  • Rude Ralph (voiced by Aidan Cook)
  • Sour Susan (voiced by Joanna Ruiz)
  • Goody-Goody Gordon (voiced by Joanna Ruiz)
  • Spotless Sam (voiced by Emma Tate)
  • Tidy Ted (voiced by Tamsin Heatley)
  • Aerobic Al (voiced by Wayne Forester)
  • Beefy Bert (voiced by Wayne Forester)
  • Gorgeous Gurinder (voiced by Joanna Ruiz)
  • Weepy William (voiced by Sue Elliott-Nichols)
  • Anxious Andrew (voiced by Sue Elliott-Nichols)
  • Bossy Bill (voiced by Joanna Ruiz)
  • Brainy Brian (voiced by Aidan Cook)
  • Greedy Graham (voiced by Wayne Forester)
  • Great-Aunt Greta (voiced by Tamsin Heatley)
  • Jolly Josh (voiced by Aidan Cook)
  • Lazy Linda (voiced by Emma Tate)
  • Lisping Lily (voiced by Joanna Ruiz)
  • Madame Tutu (voiced by Emma Tate)
  • Miss Battle-Axe (voiced by Aidan Cook)
  • Miss Lovely (voiced by Joanna Ruiz)
  • Miss Oddbod (voiced by Emma Tate)
  • Nasty Nicola (voiced by Wayne Forester)
  • New Nick (voiced by Sue Elliot-Nichols)
  • Pimply Paul (voiced by Wayne Forester)
  • Prissy Polly (voiced by Tasmin Heatley)
  • Rabid Rebecca (voiced by Sue Elliott-Nichols)
  • Singing Soraya (voiced by Joanna Ruiz)
  • Stuck-Up Steve (voiced by Joanna Ruiz)
  • Soggy Sid (voiced by Aidan Cook)
  • Vomiting Vera (voiced by Tamsin Heatley)
  • Rich Aunt Ruby (voiced by Sue Elliott-Nichols)
  • Demon Dinner Lady/Greasy Greta (voiced by Sue Elliott-Nichols)
  • Colin the Clown (voiced by Wayne Forester)

DVD releases

The show was released on DVD only in the United Kingdom. Series 1 was released on 4 May 2012. Series 2 was released on 31 October 2013. Series 3 was released on 22 September 2014. Series 4 was released February 2016 and series 5 was released in 2019.

Awards
Year Award Category Result
2009 British Academy Children's Awards Best Animation[17] Nominated
2010 British Academy Children's Awards Best Animation[18] Nominated
2013 BAFTA Kids Vote Television in 2013[19] Nominated
2016 BAFTA Kids Vote Favourite TV Show[20] Nominated
2019 BAFTA Kids Best Performer Lizzie Warterworth-Santo as Henry[21] Nominated

Soundtrack

In November 2009, the series produced one music album, Horrid Henry's Most Horrid Album.[22] In December 2019, Horrid Happy Christmas was released on Spotify and iTunes. Horrid Henry's Horrid Album will be released in early 2020. New tracks including My Song, Born To Be Rude, Wanna Be Me and Too Cool For School featured on the Vue Cinema special and will be released on the album.[23]

Horrid Henry: Unlocked!

In April 2020, it was revealed that a podcast entitled Horrid Henry: Unlocked! would be broadcast on Spotify and iTunes every Sunday. Presented by the voice of Henry, Lizzie Waterworth, and Sean Thorne, the series features a variety of fun and games, as well as short stories narrated by the title character.

No.TitleAirdateShort StoryRuntime
1Not So Fun Run!April 26, 2020Horrid Henry and the Fun Run22 mins, 41 secs
2Name Game!May 3, 2020Horrid Henry and the Name Game24 mins, 49 secs
3The Lost Dog!May 10, 2020Horrid Henry and the Lost Dog23 mins, 19 secs
4The Time Capsule!May 17, 2020Horrid Henry's Time Capsule27 mins, 45 secs
5Sleepover!May 24, 2020Horrid Henry and the Best Boys Club Sleepover29 minutes
6Favourite Day!May 31, 2020Horrid Henry's Favourite Day27 mins, 35 secs
7The Big Dig!June 7, 2020Horrid Henry and the Big Dig27 mins, 8 secs
8Champion Chef!June 14, 2020Horrid Henry and the Cooking Competition19 mins, 30 secs
9Gone Fishing!June 21, 2020Horrid Henry Goes Fishing24 mins, 3 secs

See also

References
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  2. https://kidscreen.com/2011/12/12/target-lands-broadcast-deals-for-horrid-henry/
  3. https://www.c21media.net/zodiak-grabs-horrid-henry-rights/
  4. https://www.zodiakkids.com/zodiak-kids-takes-novel-entertainments-horrid-henry-on-world-tour
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  14. "Nickelodeon UK gets all of Horrid Henry". Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  15. Cooper2011-05-05T13:05:00+01:00, Contributing Editor Sarah. "Horrid Henry: The Movie". Screen. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  16. "A Q&A with the voice of Horrid Henry (prepare yourself for a surprise!)". Mummy's Little Monkey. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  17. "Children's Awards Nominations". www.bafta.org. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  18. "Children's in 2010 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
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  20. "2016 Children's BAFTA Kids' Vote - Television | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  21. "2019 Children's Performer | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
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  23. "Horrid Henry hits the big screen in summer campaign with Vue cinemas". Licensing.biz. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  1. Season 5 was originally released through Netflix, and also reruns on Nickelodeon.
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