The Large Family

The Large Family
Genre	Children's television series
Voices of	Jeff Rawle; Paula Wilcox; Tyger Drew-Honey; Rosie Day; Thomas Mole
Narrated by	Maureen Lipman (only on the audiobooks)
Country of origin	United Kingdom; France
Original languages	English; French
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	52
Production
Running time	12 minutes per episode (approx.)
Production companies	Coolabi; GO-N Productions; LuxAnimation (Season 1); DQ Entertainment
Distributor	BBC Worldwide; GO-N Distribution
Release
Original network	CBeebies (UK); TF1 and Playhouse Disney (France)
Original release	October 15, 2007 –; March 10, 2010 [1]

The Large Family is a 2007-2010 British-French children's television series based on the book series of the same name written by Jill Murphy.[2] The series was produced by Coolabi, GO-N Entertainment, 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,[3] and the second season aired in 2010.

Characters

The Large Family

Mr Larry Large: (voiced by Jeff Rawle) The kind-hearted patriarch of the family.
Mrs Linda Large: (voiced by Paula Wilcox) The sometimes forgetful matriarch of the family.
Lester Large: (voiced by Tyger Drew-Honey) The oldest Large child in the family who mostly rides a skateboard. Lester normally acts "cool". He wears an orange hoodie and brown trousers.
Laura Large: (voiced by Rosie Day) 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: (voiced by Thomas Mole) The second-youngest Large child who mostly wears a green shirt and blue trousers. Excitable and eager, Luke usually goes along with whatever his older siblings are doing.
Lucy Large: The youngest of the Large children who can only say a few words like "Me" and "Too".

The Smart Family

Mr Seymour Smart: (voiced by Struan Rodger) 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: (voiced by Josie Lawrence) 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: (voiced by Theo Smith) 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) Sebastian's cousin, and the object of Lester's affections, which she clearly returns.

Others

Miss Lovely: A 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 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

Season One

1. "Flour Power"
2. "Girls' Stuff"
3. "Good as Gold"
4. "Sports Day"
5. "Elephants Never Forget"
6. "Sniffles and Snuffles"
7. "The Great Explorer"
8. "Easy Peasy"
9. "Under The Stars"
10. "The Wrong End of the Stick"
11. "Fancy That"
12. "A Dino Disaster"
13. "The Mystery of the Missing Elephant"
14. "You Can Do It"
15. "Sebastian's Sleepover"
16. "Spring Clean"
17. "X Marks The Spot"
18. "Picture Perfect"
19. "Six Go to the Seaside"
20. "Baby Chilly"
21. "Sebastian's Cousin Sarah"
22. "Mr Short Takes a Holiday"
23. "Super Elly"
24. "Me Too"
25. "The Big Race"
26. "Not Again"

Season Two

1. "The Babysitter"
2. "Mrs Large's Birthday Boogie"
3. "The School Fete"
4. "Rotowhizzers"
5. "No Place Like Home"
6. "While The Cat's Away"
7. "The Blackout"
8. "The Play's The Thing"
9. "What A Load Of Rubbish"
10. "Pachyderm Park"
11. "Rock Star"
12. "Don't Do It Yourself"
13. "Trendy Trouble"
14. "You Are What You Eat"
15. "The E-Factor"
16. "Girl Power"
17. "Happy Birthday Luke"
18. "Four Go Away Together"
19. "Mrs Large's Big Night"
20. "A Walk In The Woods"
21. "A Relaxing Day"
22. "Mr Short's Christmas"
23. "The Old New Teacher"
24. "My Cousin Little Luke"
25. "The Queen of the Castle"
26. "Father's Day"

References

"CBeebies - the Large Family - Episode guide".
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.
"CBeebies - the Large Family, Series 1, Flour Power".

External links

Works by or about the Large family in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
The Large Family at IMDb
Official CBeebies site

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[1] "CBeebies - the Large Family - Episode guide".

[2] 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.

[3] "CBeebies - the Large Family, Series 1, Flour Power".