Little Princess (British TV series)
British animated television series
Little Princess is a British animated children's television series created by The Illuminated Film Company. It was directed by Edward Foster during series 1–3 and directed by Sue Tong during series 4. It premiered in the United Kingdom in 2006. The programme is shown in the UK as part of Channel 5's Milkshake! and as Y Dywysoges Fach in the children's programming strand Cyw on the Welsh language channel S4C.
The stories in series 1–3 are narrated by Julian Clary, who also provides the voice of the cat character Puss. Series 4 is narrated by Rufus Jones. Jane Horrocks provides the voice of the Little Princess. The series is based on the original books by Tony Ross and follows the success of Ross's 1986 book 'I Want My Potty', which was also turned into a five-minute short film for Anytime Tales.
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The show tells the story of a very spoiled princess, who is curious about the world around her and can be really bossy at times. She wears a white dress and a yellow crown.
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