The Large Family

The Large Family (French: La Famille Trompette) is a British-French animated children's television series based on the book series of the same name written by Jill Murphy and published by Walker Books in the United Kingdom.[3] The series was produced by Indie Kids (later acquired by Coolabi, who produced later episodes), GO-N Productions, LuxAnimation (Season 1) and DQ Entertainment with the participation of TF1, Playhouse Disney France and CBeebies (Season 2). It aired on CBeebies in the UK (and on other countries with a version of CBeebies) and TF1 in France. The series focuses on a family of anthropomorphic elephants, the Larges. It consists of two seasons with 26 episodes of up to 12 minutes each. The first season started on 15 October 2007,[4] and the second season aired in 2010. Surviving original The Large Family episodes are still available on DVD.

The Large Family
GenreChildren's television series
Voices ofJeff Rawle
Paula Wilcox
Tyger Drew-Honey
Rosie Day
Thomas Mole
Narrated byMaureen Lipman (only in the audiobooks)
ComposerJohn Du Prez
Country of originUnited Kingdom
France
Original languagesEnglish
French
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52
Production
Running time15 minutes per episode (approx.)
Production companiesIndie Kids (Earlier season 1 episodes)[1]
Coolabi Productions (Later Season 1 episodes and Season 2)
GO-N Productions
LuxAnimation (Season 1)
DQ Entertainment
Release
Original networkUnited Kingdom
CBeebies
France
TF1
Playhouse Disney
Original releaseOctober 15, 2007 (2007-10-15) –
March 10, 2010 (2010-03-10) [2]

Characters

The Large Family
  • Mr Larry Large/M. Trompette: (voiced by Jeff Rawle in the English version, and Bruno Magne in the French version) The kind-hearted patriarch of the family.
  • Mrs Linda Large/Mme Trompette: (voiced by Paula Wilcox in the English version, and Simone Herault (Season 1) and Emmanuelle Bondeville (Season 2) in the French version) The sometimes forgetful matriarch of the family.
  • Lester Large/Lester Trompette: (voiced by Oliver Bee (Season 1) and Tyger Drew-Honey (Season 2) in the English version, and Florentin Crouzet (Season 1) and Antoine Buchez (Season 2) in the French version) The oldest Large child in the family who can occasionally be seen riding an orange and black skateboard. Lester normally acts "cool". He mostly wears an orange hoodie and brown trousers.
  • Laura Large/Laura Trompette: (voiced by Rosie Day in the English version, and Emmylou Homs in the French version) The second-oldest Large child who is pretty much in charge of the other three Large children. She is the most sensible and level-headed of the Larges and enjoys painting pictures.
  • Luke Large/Luke Trompette: (voiced by Thomas Mole in the English version, and Valentin Maupin in the French version) The second-youngest Large child who mostly wears a green shirt and light blue trousers. Excitable and eager, Luke usually goes along with whatever his older siblings are doing.
  • Lucy Large/Lucy Trompette: (voice actor unknown) The youngest of the Large children who can only say a few words like "Me" and "Too".
  • Grandma/Grand Mère: (voiced by Eve Karpf in the English version, and Coco Noël in the French version) Grandma is Lester, Laura, Luke and Lucy's maternal grandmother, Linda and Susan's mother and Larry and Harry's mother-in-law.
  • Grandpa/Grand Père: (voiced by Robbie Stevens in the English version, and Benoît Allemane in the French version) Grandpa is Lester, Laura, Luke and Lucy's maternal grandfather, Linda and Susan's father and Larry and Harry's father-in-law.

The Smart Family
  • Mr Seymour Smart/M. Smart: (voiced by Struan Rodger in the English version, and Paul Borne in the French version) 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/Mme Smart: (voiced by Josie Lawrence in the English version, and Nathalie Homs in the French version) 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/Sébastien Smart: (voiced by Theo Smith in the English version, and Léo Caruso in the French version) 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 in the English version, voice actor unknown in the French version) Sebastian's cousin, and the object of Lester's affections, which she clearly returns.

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

Episodes

See also

References
  1. "Coolabi acquires Indie Kids".
  2. "CBeebies - the Large Family - Episode guide".
  3. Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 201. ISBN 9781476672939.
  4. "CBeebies - the Large Family, Series 1, Flour Power".
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