Audrey and Friends
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| Audrey and Friends | |
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| Created by | David Bennett |
| Directed by | David Bennett |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (1 pilot) |
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| Running time | 12 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Impossible Television |
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| Original network | Channel 5 Shake! Milkshake! |
| Original release | August 3 – December 27, 2002 |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
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Audrey and Friends is a British children's animated television series that aired on Channel 5's children's programming blocks Shake![1] and Milkshake! from August 3 to December 27, 2002. The show was animated and produced by Impossible Television.
Plot[edit]
The show revolves around a teenage girl named Audrey with 2 her friends Meena and Constance (who is often called Stan for short). The three girls live in the fictional town of Rudley, and they like to do fun things together such as text-messaging, shopping, gossiping, doing makeovers, going on the internet to search for fun things they like to do, and medieval love potions. Audrey also has a pet dog named Rounball, and a little brother named Toby. She also has two next-door neighbors named Jonny and Dave, who are considered to be Audrey's rivals.
Characters[edit]
Main[edit]
- Audrey (voiced by Nicola Stapleton in the pilot; voiced by Elly Fairman in the series) - The most mature and serious out of the three girls. She is sassy, but can be nervous when things go wrong. She wears pink and has blonde hair.
- Meena (originally named as Mona in the pilot) (voiced by Kate O'Sullivan in the pilot; voiced by Marina Niel in the series) - She is cheerful and talkative, but can be selfish and vain sometimes. She wears green and has black hair.
- Constance (voiced by Kate O'Sullivan in the pilot; voiced by Lucinda Chambers in the series) - She is calm, smart, geeky, and tomboyish. She wears purple and has red hair.
Supporting[edit]
- Rounball - Audrey's pet dog
- Audrey's Dad (voiced by Simon Schatzberger in the pilot) - Audrey's father
- Valerie (voiced by Kate O'Sullivan in the pilot; voiced by Catherine Vandome in the series) - Audrey's mother
- Jonny (voiced by Simon Schatzberger in the pilot) - One of Audrey's neighbors and rivals
- Dave (voiced by Simon Schatzberger in the pilot) - One of Audrey's neighbors and rivals
- Toby (voiced by ???) - Audrey's younger brother
Pilot[edit]
The pilot was a one-off Christmas special produced for the series, and it premiered on December 26, 2000.[2][3]
Episodes[edit]
Series Overview[edit]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| Pilot | December 26, 2000 | ||||
| 1 | 26 | August 3, 2002 | December 27, 2002 | ||
Pilot (2000)[edit]
| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 0 | "Audrey and Friends (Pilot/Christmas Special)" | Aisling O'Hagan and Damian Kelleher | December 26, 2000 | |
| It is almost Christmas, and Audrey's parents got divorced as Audrey's dad already got a new girlfriend named Sienna, but Audrey's mother hasn't got a new or old boyfriend, so Audrey asks Stan to help her find a new boyfriend for her while Mona (later renamed to Meena) auditions for the Jack and the Beanstalk pantomime. | ||||
Series (2002)[edit]
| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Valentine" | Adam Peters | August 3, 2002 | |
| Audrey is disappointed when she doesn't get any Valentine's Day cards, especially when she learns that her best friends have got loads. | ||||
| 2 | "Lost Dog" | John Higgs | August 10, 2002 | |
| Meena loses Audrey's beloved dog Rounball and refuses to look for him, leading to terrible arguments between the girls. | ||||
| 3 | "Alt Healing" | Adam Peters | August 17, 2002 | |
| Stan teaches Audrey and Meena how to do yoga, before introducing them to aromatherapy, crystals and a whole world of weirdness and danger. | ||||
| 4 | "Jailbird" | Adam Peters | August 24, 2002 | |
| Stan's mum is arrested on a political protest. As everyone at school starts picking on her, Stan turns to Audrey and Meena for help. | ||||
| 5 | "Fruit" | Adam Peters | August 31, 2002 | |
| Stan has started a fruit-only diet, but it's giving her terrible wind. How long can Audrey and Meena suffer without saying something? | ||||
| 6 | "Shampoo" | John Higgs | September 7, 2002 | |
| Meena and Stan are both auditioning for a shampoo commercial, but who will get the part? And how well will the loser take it? | ||||
| 7 | "Fads" | Adam Peters | September 14, 2002 | |
| Audrey is worried that she's not 'cool' enough so she tries to change her ways. Can she transform herself into the coolest girl in town? | ||||
| 8 | "Popstars" | Adam Peters | September 21, 2002 | |
| The girls form a pop group in their quest for fame, but soon find themselves arguing about which of them should write the group's songs. | ||||
| 9 | "Foreign Exchange" | Adam Peters | September 28, 2002 | |
| Audrey's school has an exchange programme with a school in France. The girls are excited to discover who will be coming to stay with them. | ||||
| 10 | "Ow" | Adam Peters | October 5, 2002 | |
| Uh-oh! Things are getting a little painful for the girls. Stan is taken ill and Meena has an appointment with her super-scary dentist. | ||||
| 11 | "Daydream Believer" | John Higgs and Adam Peters | October 12, 2002 | |
| The girls are queuing up for a gig at the town's main music venue. They imagine what sort of cute boys they might meet at the concert. | ||||
| 12 | "Rudley TV" | Adam Peters | October 19, 2002 | |
| A new local TV station is looking for presenters. The girls get hold of a video camera and set about filming their own programmes. | ||||
| 13 | "Sleepover Makeover" | Adam Peters | October 26, 2002 | |
| The girls are spending the night over at Stan's house. Cue midnight chocolate binges, girlie gossip and ill-advised makeovers. | ||||
| 14 | "Rounball in Love" | John Higgs | November 10, 2002 | |
| Audrey's dog Rounball has fallen in love with girl dog Jojo, but Jojo doesn't want to know. Can the girls work their match-making magic on the two canines? | ||||
| 15 | "Stupid Boys" | John Higgs | November 17, 2002 | |
| Audrey's next-door neighbours Jonny and Dave come to stay while their Gran's in hospital. Audrey tries to teach the boys to be more grown-up. | ||||
| 16 | "Heroes" | Adam Peters | November 24, 2002 | |
| Audrey and Stan become heroes and get their photos in the local paper. Meena is annoyed and sets about trying to become a hero herself. | ||||
| 17 | "Project" | Peter Scott | December 1, 2002 | |
| The girls have to write about their best qualities. Audrey and Stan end up doing Meena's essay, but what can they say about her that's nice? | ||||
| 18 | "Glam Stan" | Adam Peters | December 8, 2002 | |
| Stan is going on a first date with a cute boy. Meena gives her coaching and advice, but how good a teacher is the self-styled Queen of Lurve? | ||||
| 19 | "Silence" | Adam Peters | December 15, 2002 | |
| Audrey has lost her voice. Mischievous Meena uses the situation to set her up on a date with the ugliest boy in school. Special guest star: Inkey Jones. | ||||
| 20 | "Rounball at the Vets" | Adam Peters | December 22, 2002 | |
| Rounball has been bothering girl dogs and there have been complaints. Audrey and her friends try to cure him of this behaviour, with mixed results. | ||||
| 21 | "Hideous!" | Peter Scott | December 24, 2002 | |
| Audrey wakes up to discover a huge spot of her chin. What can she do to get rid of it? Meena and Stan have some suggestions... | ||||
| 22 | "Stan and Judey" | Adam Peters | December 24, 2002 | |
| A cute boy is staying in Stan's house. Stan and Meena compete for his affections using increasingly desperate tactics. | ||||
| 23 | "Run Rabbit Run" | Adam Peters | December 25, 2002 | |
| Audrey's little brother Toby has just got an evil pet rabbit which is making her life hell. She enlists the girls to help her defend against it. | ||||
| 24 | "Meena vs the World" | Adam Peters | December 26, 2002 | |
| Meena's rudeness has gone too far, and the whole town has turned against her. Stan and Audrey have to teach her how to be nice - and fast! | ||||
| 25 | "Diet" | Adam Peters | December 26, 2002 | |
| Meena gets the other girls to join her in the new celebrity-endorsed Standing Diet. Is this the weirdest thing they've ever done? Sadly not... | ||||
| 26 | "Away" | Peter Scott | December 27, 2002 | |
| Audrey is moving to another town. Does this mean she'll never see Stan or Meena ever again? Time for tearful goodbyes. | ||||
Broadcast and home media[edit]
Audrey and Friends aired on Channel 5's children's programming blocks Shake! and Milkshake! from August 3 to December 27, 2002. The show also aired on Prime in New Zealand (now Sky Open).[citation needed] The show had reruns from 2003-2004 on British Forces Broadcasting Service.[4][5] However, the series never had any home video releases after the show ended, and many of the episodes haven't been resurfaced, which means that the show is considered to be lost media.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "five | shake! (archived)". Archived from the original on 2002-10-17.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20001008205953/http://www.impossible.co.uk/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20010212053127/http://www.impossible.co.uk/kids.html
- ↑ https://www.nationalarchives.gov.fk/jdownloads/Penguin%20News/2004%20Jan-Mar.pdf
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20040218030514/www.ssvc.com/bfbs/tv/listings.htm
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