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Little Princess: Turn On The Taps

Great Aunty introduces Princess to the magic of tap dancing, but how ever will Princess learn to do it herself if she doesn’t want to have lessons?!

Little Princess is a pre-school series for young girls and boys and is based on the best-selling children’s picture books by award-winning author/illustrator Tony Ross.
Little Princess is full of energy, charm and questions about how the world works. As with most little children she has an impressive curiosity and is delightfully stubborn when things don’t go her way. But, however demanding Little Princess gets, no one can stay angry with her for long once she puts on her big smile and tries to make it all better.

  • Sue Tong
    Director
    The Rubbish World of Dave Spud, The Wind in the Willows, The Snowman and the Snowdog, The Thief and the Cobbler, War Game
  • Dave Ingham
    Writer
    Clangers, Luo Bao Bei, School of Roars, The Octonauts, Horrid Henry, Little Princess, Bob the Builder, Fireman Sam, Charlie and Lola
  • Sue Tong
    Writer
    The Rubbish World of Dave Spud, The Wind in the Willows, The Snowman and the Snowdog, The Thief and the Cobbler, War Game
  • Moya O'Shea
    Writer
    Floogals, Toot the Tiny Tugboat, Tree Fu Tom, The Koala Brothers,
  • Alison Gentleman
    Writer
    Toot the Tiny Tugboat, The Hive
  • Laura Summers
    Writer
    Little Roy, Topsy and Tim, Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service, The New Worst Witch, The Story of Tracy Beaker, Rupert Bear, Bernard's Watch
  • Rebecca Stevens
    Writer
    School of Roars, Zig and Zag, Messy Goes to Okido, The Hive, Bing, Topsy and Tim, Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service, Mike the Knight, Horrid Henry, Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
  • Sally Marchant
    Writer
    Kiva Can Do, Pinky and Perky Show, Softies
  • Iain Harvey
    Producer
    The Rubbish World of Dave Spud, War Game, On Angel Wings, Christmas Carol: The Movie, TRANSIT, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories
  • Jane Horrocks
    Key Cast
    "Little Princess"
    The Rubbish World of Dave Spud, Chicken Run, Little Voice, Claude, Corpse Bride
  • Colin McFarlane
    Key Cast
    "Chef, Prime Minister, Gardner, General"
    Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Outlander, The Queen's Corgi, Peppa Pig, Doctor Who, Zack and Quack, The Amazing World of Gumball, Coronation Street, Torchwood, The Dark Knight, The Bill, Judge John Deed, Bob the Builder, Jonathan Creek, War Game, A Christmas Carol, Dennis the Menace, Batman Begins
  • Victoria Willing
    Key Cast
    "Maid"
    Pennyworth, The Inbetweeners Movie, The Inbetweeners, The Bill, Holby City,
  • Rufus Jones
    Key Cast
    "Narrator"
    101 Dalmatian Street, Home, Flack, Stan & Ollie, Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, W1A, Episodes, Paddington, The Wrong Mans, Mongrels, Katy Brand's Big Ass Show, Peep Show
  • Shelley Longworth
    Key Cast
    "Algie"
    Benidorm, Thunderbirds Are Go, Footy Pups, The Octonauts, Messy Goes to Okido, OOglies, Suffragette, Noddy in Toyland
  • Robert Webb
    Key Cast
    "Professor"
    Back, Peep Show, Frayed, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Fresh Meat, Doctor Who, That Mitchell and Webb Look, The Smoking Room, The Mitchell and Webb Situation
  • Maggie Ollerenshaw
    Key Cast
    "Queen"
    War Horse, Scarborough, Doctors, Still Open All Hours, Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Last of the Summer Wine, Coronation Street
  • Edward Peel
    Key Cast
    "King, Admiral"
    Doctors, Shakespeare's Globe: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hollyoaks, Heartbeat, The Bill, Emmerdale, Doctor Who
  • David Holt
    Key Cast
    "Puss"
    A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Angry Kid, Numberblocks, Ruff-Ruff Tweet and Dave, The Jungle Book, Pinky and Perky Show, Rupert Bear, The Magic Roundabout, The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
  • Bradley Miles
    Music
    Skint Britain: Friends Without Benefits, Louis Theroux, Silent Witness, V for Vendetta, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,
  • Michele Chiappa
    Editor
    Sarah & Duck
  • Vicky Godding
    Script Editor
    The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
  • Fonic
    Sound
    Peppa Pig, The Rubbish World of Dave Spud, Thomas and Friends, Hey Duggee, Simon's Cat, Olobob Top
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Television
  • Genres:
    Childrens, Series, pre-school
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 31, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    2,000,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    35 Episodes x 11 minutes
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Channel 5
    Country: United Kingdom
    Rights: All Rights
  • Zodiak Kids
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Sue Tong

Sue Tong is a talented director and art director. Sue has been in the industry for over 25 years and worked as art director for all four series of The Illuminated Film Company’s LITTLE PRINCESS pre-school TV show. She has recently also been art director on THE RUBBISH WORLD OF DAVE SPUD.

Sue previously art directed the BBC special ON ANGEL WINGS, based on the best-selling author Michael Morpurgo’s children book.

Over the years Sue has worked on a number of productions doing backgrounds and designs. Sue was part of the design and development team working on ETHEL & ERNEST feature.

Sue was a backgrounds artist for TV special WAR GAME, feature film CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE MOVIE, TV special TALES OF THE NIGHT, BBC’s THE FIRST SNOW OF WINTER, and many more.

Sue worked with the art director on THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS and THE WILLOWS IN WINTER, plus TV series HARRY AND HIS BUCKETFUL OF DINOSAURS.

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Director Statement

Little Princess and I have known each other for many years. As Art Director I helped bring Little Princess to life on our screens. As Director of the latest series, it became my responsibility to convey all the Northern warmth and humour that’s so close to my heart to a new audience.

It was important to me to keep true to the spirit of the show but also update the series to keep it feeling fresh. A new Narrator (Rufus Jones) and the addition of a zany Professor (Robert Webb) to the original household cast has helped give the classic series a re-booted feel.

It was my goal to bring Little Princess’s familiar sense of fun and mischief to the screen, whilst also making time for reflection and some more emotional moments amid the chaos of castle life. I also wanted Little Princess to spend more time with individual members of the household and to be able to explore those unique relationships more fully than before. I hope Little Princess’s cheeky humour and the warmth of all the characters will capture the hearts of a new generation of children.