The Queen's Nose (TV series) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids The Queen's Nose
The Queen's Nose Title Card
Genre	Children's Drama
Created by	Dick King-Smith (original adaption) Steve Attridge (series 2–3)
Developed by	BBC Film and General Productions Ltd
Starring	Victoria Shalet Paula Wilcox
Theme music composer	Carl Davis
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	7
No. of episodes	44 (list of episodes)
Production
Production location(s)	London
Running time	25 minutes
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	15 November 1995 (1995-11-15) – 16 December 2003 (2003-12-16)

The Queen's Nose is a fun BBC children's TV show from 1995. It's based on a book called The Queen's Nose by Dick King-Smith. The story is about a magic coin that grants wishes! The show was very popular and ran for seven series.

About The Queen's Nose TV Show

The first three series of The Queen's Nose were very true to the original book. They were shown on CBBC between 1995 and 1998. The story followed the book exactly, with the main character getting ten wishes from rubbing the magic coin.

The first series, created by Steve Attridge, won an award in 1996 for best Children's Drama. The third series also won an award in 1999 for its amazing camera work.

In 2000, the BBC decided to make more episodes. These new series had different stories and didn't feature the main character, Harmony. Her sister, Melody, played by Heather-Jay Jones, stayed on for most of the new series. Some viewers missed Harmony and felt the show wasn't quite the same without her. The show was also shown in Germany, where it was called Die Magische Münze, which means "The Magic Coin."

Who's in the Show?

Here are some of the main actors and characters from the series:

• Melody Parker – Heather-Jay Jones (series 1–6)
• Harmony Parker – Victoria Shalet (series 1–4)
• Grobler – Ian Reddington (series 1–6)
• Mr Arthur Parker – Stephen Moore (series 1–2, 4–5)
• Mrs Audrey Parker – Paula Wilcox (series 1, 2, 4, 5)
• Granny – Liz Smith (series 2)
• Aunt Glenda – Nerys Hughes (series 3)
• Uncle Ginger – Donald Sumpter (series 1–3)
• Himself – Gary Mabbutt (series 1)
• Gregory – Callum Dixon (series 1, 2, 3, 6)
• Tom – Anthony Hamblin (series 1, 2)
• Paul – Joe Cadden (series 2, 7)
• Sam – Ella Jones (series 4–6, 7)
• Sophie – Dominique Moore (series 4–6, 7)
• Mrs Dooley – Annette Badland (series 4, 5)
• Aaron – Darryl Hutton (series 4)
• Dino – Vicki Lee Taylor (series 3)
• Melody's Agent – Paul Danan (series 6)
• Jake – Jordan Metcalfe (series 7)
• Gemma – Lucinda Dryzek (series 7)
• Chief – David Sterne (series 7)
• Wesley – Joshua Garland (series 7)
• Duncan – Nicholas Gleaves (series 7)
• Nick – Brock Everitt-Elwick (series 7)
• Carla – Juliet Cowan (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 – William Todd-Jones (series 7)
• Pansy – Grace Atherton (series 4–6)
• Emily – Montanna Thompson (5 episodes- 2000)
• Judge – Bob Goody (series 4–one episode)

Who Owned the Magic Coin?

The special coin that grants wishes was owned by different characters throughout the show:

• Harmony Parker (series 1 to 2)
• Dino Parker (series 3, sharing with Harmony)
• Sam (series 4 to 6)
• Jake (series 7)

How Many Series Were There?

The Queen's Nose had a total of seven series and some special episodes. This table shows when each series first aired and how many episodes it had:

Radio Show

In 2011, The Queen's Nose was also made into a radio show. It was adapted by Elizabeth Kuti and broadcast on Radio 4 Extra. The show was about an hour long and produced by Heather Larmour.

Radio Show Cast

• Harmony Parker - Lauren Mote
• Uncle Ginger - Rupert Graves
• Mr Parker - Richard Lumsden
• Mrs Parker - Matilda Ziegler
• Melody Parker - Holly Bodimeade