The Legend of Dick and Dom facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Legend of Dick and Dom |
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| Written by | Carl Carter & Tony Cooke Simon A Brown Julian Kemp Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones Claire McCarthy |
| Directed by | Jeremy Wooding Dez McCarthy |
| Starring | Dominic Wood Richard McCourt Steve Furst Chloe Bale Terry Jones Dave Chapman Ian Kirkby |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 33 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Steve Ryde |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
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| Original network | CBBC BBC One |
| Original release | 2 January 2009 – 24 March 2011 |
The Legend of Dick and Dom is a funny TV show, also known as a sitcom. It stars Dick and Dom as two young princes. They go on an exciting journey to find a special cure for a terrible sickness that hit their kingdom, Fyredor. Why? Because Dick accidentally dropped the first cure!
Their adventure isn't just about them. They're joined by Mannitol (Steve Furst), a wizard who is really, really bad at magic. There's also Lutin (Chloe Bale), a clever thief who just got out of prison. Together, they have to find many strange items, like a "magnofish." They put these items into a special bottle to make their potion. The whole story is told by Terry Jones, who used to be in Monty Python. The show ran for three seasons and ended on March 24, 2011.
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Meet the Main Characters
Princes Dick and Dom
Prince Dick and Prince Dom are played by Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood. They are the sons of the King of Fyredor, a kingdom in a place called Bottom World. They seem to be in their early twenties. These princes are often clumsy and a bit silly.
When a bad sickness spread through their city, the king sent his best wizard to find a cure. Dick and Dom were the first to get better. But then, in their excitement, they accidentally broke the bottle with the cure! So, they had to go on a new quest. They took their wizard, Mannitol, and their servant, Lutin, with them to find the ingredients again.
At the end of the first series, they found all the ingredients. But guess what? They were all the wrong ones! They had made a potion to cure athlete's foot instead of the plague. In series 2, the sickness got worse, turning people into animals. So, Dick and Dom had to find the right ingredients super fast!
Mannitol the Wizard
Mannitol Chur-Railways (Steve Furst) is a wizard who joins Dick, Dom, and Lutin on their quest. He looks like an experienced wizard, but his magic is terrible! Most of his spells go completely wrong. For example, he once accidentally turned Dick into a cowpat.
Mannitol wears a long, brown robe that looks itchy. He is bald but has long red hair around the sides and a long beard. In one episode, "Dick's Brain," Mannitol gets sick whenever gross things are mentioned. In "The King of Kong's Conker," Dick and Dom turn to stone. Mannitol and Lutin almost had to marry the King's daughters to save them. Mannitol's funny last name, Chur-Railways, sounds like "miniature railways." He knows a lot about the special items they need for the potion.
Lutin the Servant
Lutin Mum (Chloe Bale) is the princes' servant. She's often grumpy and complains a lot. She used to be a thief. She doesn't like the hard work, like carrying all their supplies. When they get messy (which happens often!), Lutin complains about her hair or makeup. Even though her hair looks messy and she doesn't seem to wear makeup!
Lutin is tough and handles the princes and Mannitol firmly. She often calls Mannitol an "old fool" and doesn't listen to him. But she's also brave. In "The King of Kong's Conker," she easily beat a man-eating beast. She said it was because she's a woman, not a man! In the same episode, she had to pretend to be Prince Dom. She argued with Mannitol about who should marry which princess. Lutin said she couldn't marry Princess Minnie because her last name, Mum, would make it "Minnie Mum."
In one episode, Dom even kissed Lutin on the cheek! In "Tears of Fury," she had a crush on a man named Jasper. This showed her softer side, and they even shared a kiss. In "Land of the Luvies," she used her singing talent to trick some people and escape.
The Beastmaster
The Beastmaster (Dave Chapman) is the main bad guy in the show. He chases Dick and Dom through Bottom World in the second and third seasons. He's a tall man wearing a cloak and a mask that looks like a bull's head.
All the villains in series 2 work for him. But when they fail to stop the heroes, the Beastmaster turns them into animals. For example, Hans becomes a goat, and the Hag becomes a slug. When his evil animals fail him, he cooks and eats them! He is the one who caused the terrible sickness. In the episode "Haunted," he finally caught the heroes, but they managed to escape. At the end of the series, he falls into a deep hole and seems to die.
Episode Guide
Series Overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 13 | 2 January 2009 | 27 April 2009 | |
| 2 | 10 | 3 March 2010 | 5 May 2010 | |
| 3 | 10 | 19 January 2011 | 20 March 2011 | |
Series 1 (2009)
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No. in season |
Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | 1 | "Tickle Tournament" | 2 January 2009 | 1.1 |
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Dick and Dom join a tickling contest to win a Magnofish. They face the Two Shadows, who are world champions!
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| 2 | 2 | "Milk" | 9 January 2009 | 1.2 |
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The next item is milk, but Bottom World has no milk left. Who took all the cows?
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| 3 | 3 | "Princess Gladys" | 16 January 2009 | 1.3 |
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Our heroes need dandruff from Princess Gladys's golden hair. Prince Dom falls in love, but someone else wants her hand too.
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| 4 | 4 | "The Neehi Tribe" | 23 January 2009 | 1.4 |
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Dick and Dom look for the fruit of the lost Neehi tribe. Will it cause a war?
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| 5 | 5 | "Swampy's Girlfriend" | 30 January 2009 | 1.5 |
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The princes need the song of the swamp monster for their potion. Lutin gets sidetracked from the quest.
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| 6 | 6 | "Hairwolf" | 6 February 2009 | 1.6 |
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The potion needs hair from Barnet's golden wig. But the wig is cursed, and a scary beast is causing trouble.
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| 7 | 7 | "Nan Trap" | 13 February 2009 | 1.7 |
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The next ingredient leads the gang to Nan's house. Will she ever let them leave?
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| 8 | 8 | "Mists of Time" | 20 February 2009 | 1.8 |
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The heroes need the Mists of Time. This quest takes them to modern-day Slough!
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| 9 | 9 | "Back to School" | 27 February 2009 | 1.9 |
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Dick and Dom send their bad wizard, Mannitol, back to wizard school. They hunt for a dragon's clack, the next ingredient.
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| 10 | 10 | "Tears of Fury" | 6 March 2009 | 1.10 |
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The scary Furies are feared, but our heroes need to make one cry. Things get worse when Lutin betrays them.
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| 11 | 11 | "Rock Hard" | 13 March 2009 | 1.11 |
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The gang tries to steal the King of Kong's conker. Dick and Dom turn to stone! Is this the end?
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| 12 | 12 | "Vampire Baby" | 20 March 2009 | 1.12 |
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The potion needs something from Alan the Vampire Baby. Our heroes must go to Deepest Darkest Pramsylvania.
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| 13 | 13 | "Dr Cheese" | 27 March 2009 | 1.13 |
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They find the last ingredient, a Griffin’s snot. The potion is done! But will it work? They return to Fyredor to try it. They learn from Dr. Cheese that Mannitol used the wrong scroll. They made a cure for athlete's foot! They have to start the quest all over again.
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Series 2 (2010)
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Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 14 | 1 | "Beastly" | 3 March 2010 | 2.1 |
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The sickness is turning people into animals! The gang must hurry. They meet Hans, who says Mannitol quit. But what is Hans really up to?
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| 15 | 2 | "Dick's Brain" | 10 March 2010 | 2.2 |
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The cure needs a prince's brain named Dick. Prince Dick won't let them take his. So they look for another Prince Dick. Evil clones of the gang cause trouble, and Inspector Harold Batt is called in.
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| 16 | 3 | "Hag Pus" | 17 March 2010 | 2.3 |
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The heroes need pus from an old hag's spot. But they turn into children, and the hag turns kids into butter!
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| 17 | 4 | "Sirens" | 24 March 2010 | 2.4 |
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The sirens are huge with sharp teeth! The heroes need one of their talons for the potion.
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| 18 | 5 | "Garlic Tuesday" | 31 March 2010 | 2.5 |
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They need the biggest Turnip in Bottom World. Dick celebrates a made-up festival. An ogre attacks a village of vegetables!
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| 19 | 6 | "Heist" | 7 April 2010 | 2.6 |
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Their penguin's egg is defrosting. The gang must steal the potion back from a bad bank manager and his kid helpers.
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| 20 | 7 | "Hairy Fizzogs" | 14 April 2010 | 2.7 |
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The Hairy Fizzogs are a popular boy band, but they have the sickness! A creepy duck is following the heroes.
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| 21 | 8 | "Journey to the Centre of Bottom World" | 21 April 2010 | 2.8 |
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They need the Eye of the Beholder. So, the heroes go deep into the center of Bottom World.
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| 22 | 9 | "Haunted" | 28 April 2010 | 2.9 |
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The princes need a ghost for the last ingredient. Aaargh Manor is the perfect place! But strange things are happening, and Lutin loves gingerbread too much.
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| 23 | 10 | "The Beastmaster" | 5 May 2010 | 2.10 |
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The Beastmaster finally traps the group. But even in danger, they are determined to escape!
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Series 3 (2011)
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| 24 | 1 | "Escape" | 19 January 2011 | 3.1 |
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The evil Beastmaster has them trapped. Dick and Dom must escape with their cure before Fyredor is lost forever.
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| 25 | 2 | "The Loopy Tribe" | 26 January 2011 | 3.2 |
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The princes meet the silliest tribe in Bottom World. They think Prince Dick is a God and want him to stay.
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| 26 | 3 | "The Magic Oblong" | 2 February 2011 | 3.3 |
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What scary secret does this wizard's group hide? Could this be the end for our heroes?
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| 27 | 4 | "Valley of the Bigheads" | 9 February 2011 | 3.4 |
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Dick and Dom face a big challenge. Can they outsmart the smartest brains in Bottom World?
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| 28 | 5 | "Land of the Luvies" | 9 February 2011 | 3.5 |
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The gang arrives at the Land of the Luvies. Prince Dom is taken over by the Tribe. Will he give in to "Jazz Hands"?
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| 29 | 6 | "Forget Me Nuts" | 23 February 2011 | 3.6 |
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In an old grove with strange nuts, the heroes struggle to remember who they are or where they are going.
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| 30 | 7 | "The Numbskulls of the Beast" | 2 March 2011 | 3.7 |
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The princes go into the Beastmaster's mind. What terrible things will they find?
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| 31 | 8 | "The Cabbage Ball Run" | 9 March 2011 | 3.8 |
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Dick and Dom must join the biggest race in Bottom World to escape the Beastmaster.
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| 32 | 9 | "The Cabbage Ball Secret" | 16 March 2011 | 3.9 |
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The cure has been stolen! Can the heroes get it back to Fyredor before it's destroyed?
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| 33 | 10 | "Home" | 24 March 2011 | 3.10 |
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As the heroes get closer to home, the Beastmaster attacks one last time. Will Dick and Dom fail their quest again?
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Special Guest Stars
Many familiar faces from CBBC shows appeared in The Legend of Dick and Dom. These include:
- Kate Edmondson from Hider in the House
- Ted Robbins from The Slammer
- Phil Cornwell, who was in shows like MI High and Dani's House
- Dave Chapman and Ian Kirkby from Dick & Dom in da Bungalow. They had regular roles in the series.
- Fenella Fielding also appeared in the "Land of the Luvvies" episode.
Older entertainers also made guest appearances, such as:
- Alan Ford from The Armando Iannucci Shows
- Ian Lavender from Dad's Army
- Stephen K. Amos from The Stephen K. Amos Show
