The Large Family (French:La Famille Trompette) is an animatedchildren's television series based on the book series of the same name written byJill Murphy and published byWalker Books in the United Kingdom.^[3] The series was produced by Coolabi Productions, GO-N Productions, LuxAnimation (Series 1) and DQ Entertainment, with the participation ofTF1,Playhouse Disney France andCBeebies (Season 2), with distribution handled through GO-N Distribution (European French speaking territories) andBBC Worldwide (All other countries). The series focuses on a family of anthropomorphicelephants, the Larges. It consists of two seasons with 26 episodes of up to 12 minutes each.

• Mr Larry Large/M. Trompette (voiced byJeff 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 byPaula 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 byOliver Bee (Season 1) andTyger 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 blackskateboard. Lester normally acts "cool". He mostly wears an orange hoodie and brown trousers.
• Laura Large/Laura Trompette (voiced byRosie 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 enjoyspainting pictures.
• Luke Large/Luke Trompette (voiced byThomas 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 byEve 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 byRobbie Stevens in the English version, andBenoît 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.

• Mr Seymour Smart/M. Smart (voiced byStruan 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 andholidays.
• Mrs Sheena Smart/Mme Smart (voiced byJosie 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 byTheo 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 thetrombone.
• Sarah Smart (voiced byMae 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.

• Miss Lovely: The teacher at the Large children's school.
• Simon Short: The owner of the localstore.
• 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).

• 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. "Queen of the Castle"
• 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"

• 1. "The Babysitter"
• 2. "Mrs Large's Birthday Boogie"
• 3. "The School Fete"
• 4. "Roto-whizzers"
• 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. "Father's Day"
• 12. "A Dino Disaster"
• 13. "Rock Star"
• 14. "Don't Do It Yourself"
• 15. "Trendy Trouble"
• 16. "You Are What You Eat"
• 17. "The E-Factor"
• 18. "Girl Power"
• 19. "Happy Birthday, Luke"
• 20. "Four Go Away Together"
• 21. "Mrs Large's Big Night"
• 22. "A Walk in the Woods"
• 23. "A Relaxing Day"
• 24. "Mr Short's Christmas"
• 25. "The Old New Teacher"
• 26. "My Cousin, Little Luke"

Production of the book series was announced when production company Indie Kids was established in September 2002^[4]

The series first aired in the United Kingdom onCBeebies on 15 October 2007.^[5] The series premiered in France onTF1 on 29 October on the same year,^[6] with its pay-TV premiere onPlayhouse Disney in October 2008.^[7]

By October 2008,BBC Worldwide had pre-sold the series in over 22 territories, including Australia, Portugal, Iran and Sweden.^[8]

• The Large Family atIMDb
• Official CBeebies site

• 2000s British animated comedy television series
• 2000s French animated television series
• 2007 British television series debuts
• 2007 French television series debuts
• 2010s British animated comedy television series
• 2010s French animated television series
• 2010 British television series endings
• 2010 French television series endings
• Animated television series about elephants
• Animated television series about families
• British children's animated comedy television series
• British preschool education television series
• French children's animated comedy television series
• French preschool education television series
• Animated preschool education television series
• 2000s preschool education television series
• 2010s preschool education television series
• British television shows based on children's books
• French television shows based on children's books
• CBeebies
• BBC animated television series

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