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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Horrid Henry'' (TV series)}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Horrid Henry'' (TV series)}}
{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| name = Horrid Henry
| name = Horrid Henry
| image =
| image =
| genre = [[Children's television series]]
| genre = [[Children's television series]]
<br/>[[Animated sitcom]]
<br/>[[Animated sitcom]]
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Horrid Henry]]''|Francesca Simon}}
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Horrid Henry]]''|Francesca Simon}}
| writer = Tony Hall and Francesca Simon
| writer = Tony Hall and Francesca Simon
| director = Dave Unwin
| director = Dave Unwin
| voices = {{unbulleted list|Lizzie Waterworth-Santo|[[Emma Tate (voice actress)|Emma Tate]]|Aidan Cook|[[Joanna Ruiz]]|Sue Elliott-Nichols|[[Tamsin Heatley]]|[[Morwenna Banks]]|[[Wayne Forester]]}}
| voices = {{unbulleted list|Lizzie Waterworth-Santo|[[Emma Tate (voice actress)|Emma Tate]]|Aidan Cook|[[Joanna Ruiz]]|Sue Elliott-Nichols|[[Tamsin Heatley]]|[[Morwenna Banks]]|[[Wayne Forester]]}}
| runtime = 11 minutes
| runtime = 11 minutes
| country = {{unbulleted list|United Kingdom|Canada (Series 1)}}
| country = {{unbulleted list|United Kingdom|Canada (Series 1)}}
| language = English
| language = English
| num_episodes = 250
| num_episodes = 250
| list_episodes = List of Horrid Henry episodes
| list_episodes = List of Horrid Henry episodes
| company = {{unbulleted list|Novel Entertainment|[[Nelvana Limited]] (Series 1)}}
| company = {{unbulleted list|Novel Entertainment|[[Nelvana Limited]] (Series 1)}}
| distributor = {{unbulleted list|Nelvana Limited (2006–2009)<ref>http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/nelvana-harbors-horrid-henry/</ref>|Target Entertainment (2009–2012)<ref>https://kidscreen.com/2011/12/12/target-lands-broadcast-deals-for-horrid-henry/</ref>|[[Zodiak Kids]] (2012–present)<ref>https://www.c21media.net/zodiak-grabs-horrid-henry-rights/</ref><ref>https://www.zodiakkids.com/zodiak-kids-takes-novel-entertainments-horrid-henry-on-world-tour</ref>}}
| distributor = {{unbulleted list|Nelvana Limited (2006–2009)<ref>http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/nelvana-harbors-horrid-henry/</ref>|Target Entertainment (2009–2012)<ref>https://kidscreen.com/2011/12/12/target-lands-broadcast-deals-for-horrid-henry/</ref>|[[Zodiak Kids]] (2012–present)<ref>https://www.c21media.net/zodiak-grabs-horrid-henry-rights/</ref><ref>https://www.zodiakkids.com/zodiak-kids-takes-novel-entertainments-horrid-henry-on-world-tour</ref>}}
| network = [[CITV]] (formerly) <br> [[Nicktoons (UK and Ireland)|Nicktoons]], [[Nickelodeon (UK and Ireland)|Nickelodeon]] and [[Netflix]] (currently)
| network = [[CITV]] (formerly) <br> [[Nicktoons (UK and Ireland)|Nicktoons]], [[Nickelodeon (UK and Ireland)|Nickelodeon]] and [[Netflix]] (currently)
|first_aired = 31 October 2006
| first_aired = 31 October 2006
|last_aired = present
| last_aired = presents
| website = http://www.horridhenry.me
| website = http://www.horridhenry.me
| num_series = 5
| num_series = 5
}}
}}
'''''Horrid Henry''''' is a British [[Children's television series|children's]] [[animated sitcom]], based on the popular [[Horrid Henry|book series of the same name]] by [[Francesca Simon]]. It is produced by Novel Entertainment, broadcast from 31 October 2006 on [[CITV]]. It is now currently aired on [[Nicktoons (UK and Ireland)|Nicktoons]], [[Nickelodeon (UK and Ireland)|Nickelodeon]] and [[Netflix]] in the United Kingdom since 28 May 2018 and <nowiki>[[Toon-A-Vision]]</nowiki> <nowiki>[[Netflix]]</nowiki> in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kidscreen.com/2014/07/02/netflix-nabs-rights-to-horrid-henry-in-uk-and-eire/|title=Netflix nabs rights to Horrid Henry in UK and EIRE|access-date=2019-12-19}}</ref> The animation style differs from the [[Tony Ross]] illustrations in the books.
'''''Horrid Henry''''' is a British [[Children's television series|children's]] [[animated sitcom]], based on the popular [[Horrid Henry|book series of the same name]] by [[Francesca Simon]]. It is produced by Novel Entertainment, broadcast from 31 October 2006 on [[CITV]]. It is now currently aired on [[Nicktoons (UK and Ireland)|Nicktoons]], [[Nickelodeon (UK and Ireland)|Nickelodeon]] and [[Netflix]] in the United Kingdom since 28 May 2018 and <nowiki>[[Toon-A-Vision]]</nowiki> <nowiki>[[Netflix]]</nowiki> in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kidscreen.com/2014/07/02/netflix-nabs-rights-to-horrid-henry-in-uk-and-eire/|title=Netflix nabs rights to Horrid Henry in UK and EIRE|access-date=2019-12-19}}</ref> The animation style differs from the [[Tony Ross]] illustrations in the books.

Revision as of 09:39, 6 August 2020

Horrid Henry
GenreChildren's television series
Animated sitcom
Based onHorrid Henry
by Francesca Simon
Written byTony Hall and Francesca Simon
Directed byDave Unwin
Voices of
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • Canada (Series 1)
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes250 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time11 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCITV (formerly)
Nicktoons, Nickelodeon and Netflix (currently)
Release31 October 2006 –
presents

Horrid Henry is a British children's animated sitcom, based on the popular book series of the same name by Francesca Simon. It is produced by Novel Entertainment, broadcast from 31 October 2006 on CITV. It is now currently aired on Nicktoons, Nickelodeon and Netflix in the United Kingdom since 28 May 2018 and [[Toon-A-Vision]] [[Netflix]] in Canada.[5] The animation style differs from the Tony Ross illustrations in the books.

The series producer is Lucinda Whiteley[6] and the animation director is Dave Unwin. The series has broadcast in more than a 90 countries,[7] including France, US, Germany, South Africa, India, Pakistan, South Korea, Russia and the Philippines.[8]

The incidental music is composed by Lester Barnes,[9] and additional songs are composed by Lockdown Media. Three series were aired, with 52 episodes each. The fourth series started on 11 October 2014 with another 52 episodes making it 208 in total.

On 10 May 2018, Nickelodeon UK[10] announced they had acquired the broadcast rights to all the seasons of the show, and it premiered on 28 May 2018 on Nicktoons in the UK and Ireland with a special "Horrid Half Term".[11] On the same day, Novel Entertainment ordered 42 new episodes slated to start airing in early 2019. The final episode aired on 21 May 2019. Series 5 took the episode count to 250 in total. Horrid Henry then officially confirmed that there would be another 42 episodes on Nicktoons.[12]

Horrid Henry was broadcast on Nicktoons UK in 2018[13][14] and quickly became the channels most popular show. In 2019 the series was the number three most watched animation across all the UK's commercial TV services.

Horrid Henry: The Movie, is a live action 3D movie based on the TV show, which was shown in cinemas in 2011 with an all star cast, including Noel Fielding, Jo Brand, Theo Stevenson and Richard E Grant.[15]

Episodes

Main article: List of Horrid Henry episodes
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
15230 October 2006 (2006-10-30)9 October 2007 (2007-10-09)
25216 February 2009 (2009-02-16)4 March 2010 (2010-03-04)
35222 July 2011 (2011-07-22)1 September 2012 (2012-09-01)
45211 October 2014 (2014-10-11)25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)
54217 November 2018 (2018-11-17)17 May 2019 (2019-05-17)
Specials221 October 2019 (2019-10-21)17 September 2020 (2020-09-17)

Characters

Main article: List of Horrid Henry characters
Character(s) Voice actor Ref.
Horrid Henry Lizzie Waterworth-Santo [16]
Perfect Peter/Spotless Sam/Lazy Linda/Miss Oddbod/Madame Tutu Emma Tate
Mum/Fang the Hamster/Fluffy the Cat/Tidy Ted/Great-Aunt Greta/Prissy Polly/Vomiting Vera Tamsin Heatley
Dad/Aerobic Al/Beefy Bert/Greedy Graham/Pimply Paul Wayne Forester
Moody Margaret/Weepy William/Anxious Andrew/Greasy Greta (aka Demon Dinner Lady)/New Nick/Rabid Rebecca/Rich Aunt Ruby Sue Elliott-Nichols
Rude Ralph/Miss Battle-Axe/Brainy Brian/Jolly Josh/Soggy Sid/Colin the Clown Aidan Cook
Sour Susan/Goody-Goody Gordon/Gorgeous Gurinder/Bossy Bill/Lisping Lily/Miss Lovely/Singing Soraya/Stuck-Up Steve Joanna Ruiz

DVD releases

The show was released on DVD only in the United Kingdom. Series 1 was released on 4 May 2012. Series 2 was released on 31 October 2013. Series 3 was released on 22 September 2014. Series 4 was released February 2016 and series 5 was released in 2019.

Awards

Year Award Category Result
2009 British Academy Children's Awards Best Animation[17] Nominated
2010 British Academy Children's Awards Best Animation[18] Nominated
2013 BAFTA Kids Vote Television in 2013[19] Nominated
2016 BAFTA Kids Vote Favourite TV Show[20] Nominated
2019 BAFTA Kids Best Performer Lizzie Warterworth-Santo as Henry[21] Nominated

Soundtrack

In November 2009, the series produced one music album, Horrid Henry's Most Horrid Album.[22] In December 2019, Horrid Happy Christmas was released on Spotify and iTunes. Horrid Henry's Horrid Album will be released in early 2020. New tracks including My Song, Born To Be Rude, Wanna Be Me and Too Cool For School featured on the Vue Cinema special and will be released on the album.[23]

Horrid Henry: Unlocked!

In April 2020, it was revealed that a podcast entitled Horrid Henry: Unlocked! would be broadcast on Spotify and iTunes every Sunday. Presented by Lizzie Waterworth (as herself and Henry), and children's radio presenter "Silly" Sean Thorne, the series features a variety of fun and games, as well as short stories narrated by the title character based on episodes from the TV series. Episodes run from 20 to 50 minutes. On July 12, 2020, it was revealed that the podcast would have a second series during the Autumn, after the school holidays.

Series 1 (2020)

Series one began on 26 April 2020 and ended on 12 July 2020. The final episode was a double length bonus, due to the upcoming end of term at the end of July; during the episode, it was hinted that a new series of Unlocked! would return sometime in September, and well as a variety of Horrid Henry media would be coming out over the summer holidays.

No. Title Airdate Short Story Runtime
1 Not So Fun Run! April 26, 2020 Horrid Henry and the Fun Run 23 minutes
2 Name Game! May 3, 2020 Horrid Henry and the Name Game 25 minutes
3 The Lost Dog! May 10, 2020 Horrid Henry and the Lost Dog 23 minutes
4 The Time Capsule! May 17, 2020 Horrid Henry's Time Capsule 28 minutes
5 Sleepover! May 24, 2020 Horrid Henry and the Best Boys Club Sleepover 29 minutes
6 Favourite Day! May 31, 2020 Horrid Henry's Favourite Day 28 minutes
7 The Big Dig! June 7, 2020 Horrid Henry and the Big Dig 27 minutes
8 Champion Chef! June 14, 2020 Horrid Henry and the Cooking Competition 20 minutes
9 Gone Fishing! June 21, 2020 Horrid Henry Goes Fishing 24 minutes
10 Perfect Peter, Popstar! June 28, 2020 Horrid Henry: Perfect Peter, Popstar 25 minutes
11 Pet Sitting Service! July 5, 2020 Horrid Henry and the Pet Sitting Service 23 minutes
12 Smelly Stuff! July 12, 2020 Horrid Henry's Smelly Stuff 48 minutes

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/nelvana-harbors-horrid-henry/
  2. ^ https://kidscreen.com/2011/12/12/target-lands-broadcast-deals-for-horrid-henry/
  3. ^ https://www.c21media.net/zodiak-grabs-horrid-henry-rights/
  4. ^ https://www.zodiakkids.com/zodiak-kids-takes-novel-entertainments-horrid-henry-on-world-tour
  5. ^ "Netflix nabs rights to Horrid Henry in UK and EIRE". Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Profile: Lucinda Whitely - Transforming Horrid Henry". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Zodiak Kids signs global broadcast partners for Horrid Henry". Licensing.biz. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Novel scores more Horrid Henry deals". Licensing.biz. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  9. ^ "About | Lester Barnes". www.lesterbarnes.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Nickelodeon acquires five series of Horrid Henry | Toy World Magazine". toyworldmag.co.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Nicktoons UK To Premiere 'Horrid Henry' On Monday 28th May 2019". 9 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Horrid Henry | Novel Entertainment". www.novelentertainment.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Nickelodeon acquires five series of Horrid Henry | Toy World Magazine". toyworldmag.co.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Nickelodeon UK gets all of Horrid Henry". Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  15. ^ Cooper2011-05-05T13:05:00+01:00, Contributing Editor Sarah. "Horrid Henry: The Movie". Screen. Retrieved 14 January 2020. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ "A Q&A with the voice of Horrid Henry (prepare yourself for a surprise!)". Mummy's Little Monkey. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  17. ^ "Children's Awards Nominations". www.bafta.org. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  18. ^ "Children's in 2010 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  19. ^ "2013 Children's BAFTA Kids' Vote - Television | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  20. ^ "2016 Children's BAFTA Kids' Vote - Television | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  21. ^ "2019 Children's Performer | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  22. ^ "Record deal for Horrid Henry". Licensing.biz. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  23. ^ "Horrid Henry hits the big screen in summer campaign with Vue cinemas". Licensing.biz. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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