Little Lunch (TV series)

Little Lunch is an Australian children's mockumentary television series that first aired on ABC ME in 2015. The 26-part, 12 minute series is based on the books written by Danny Katz and illustrated by Mitch Vane. The series was adapted for television by Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope. The stories are set in the primary school playground at snack time and unfold through six children whose names are Atticus, Debra Jo, Rory, Melanie, Tamara and Battie as well as their teacher Mrs. Gonsha.[1]

Little Lunch
Genre
Written by
  • Wayne Hope
  • Robyn Butler
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26 (plus 2 specials)
Production
Executive producerBernadette O'Mahoney
Producers
Running time
  • 12 minutes (main episodes)
  • 22 minutes (The Halloween Horror Story)
  • 24 minutes (The Nightmare Before Graduation)
Production companyGristmill Productions
Release
Original networkABC Me
Picture format16:9 HD
Audio formatStereo
Original release20 July 2015 (2015-07-20)

Two additional specials were filmed and screened in 2016: "The Halloween Horror Story"[2] and "The Nightmare Before Graduation".[3] The series was filmed at St Kilda Primary School in Melbourne, Australia.

Main plot

Little Lunch is set in a suburban primary school in Australia and follows the adventures of six Grade 5 students (listed below). In each episode, set at little lunch (or morning recess), the children tell stories about a scenario that happened at little lunch or events that happened outside class for example, a walk-a-thon, two pupils competing for who gets to go on the monkey bars or celebrating a birthday.

Cast and characters
  • Flynn Curry as Rory: A naughty, distracted and very likeable student who is friends with Atticus.
  • Joshua Sitch as Atticus Busby: A sweet and nerdy student who is always hungry. He is friends with Rory but can get frustrated with his antics.[4]
  • Madison Lu as Melanie Woo: Stubborn, morally courageous, and shy
  • Faith Seci as Debra-Jo: Smart, ambitious and organized, though some may call her bossy
  • Olivia Deeble as Tamara Noodle: Excellent at sport and is not afraid to remind everyone
  • Oisín O'Leary as Battie: The gentle, creative, daydreamer
  • Heidi Arena as Mrs. Gonsha: Extremely patient and has a tendency to nod off in class

International broadcasts

This show airs in the United States on Universal Kids and in Canada on TVO. The first season and specials are still available on Netflix in the UK. However, the US only had these until March 15, 2020.

In Vietnam, it is broadcast on VTV7 (Vietnam Television) from December 2019.

Home media

A two-disc DVD (PAL, Region 4) collection of the 26 episodes was published by the Australian Children's Television Foundation in 2017. The series and two specials are currently (January 2023) available for digital download from ACTF.

See also

References
  1. "Australian Television: Little Lunch". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. "Airdate: Little Lunch: The Halloween Horror Story". tvtonight.com.au. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. Knox, David (3 December 2016). "Little Lunch: Christmas special". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Australian Curriculum: English" (PDF). actf.com.au. 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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