The Children's Party at the Palace (2006) (TV)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Directors:

Claire Popplewell
Ben Warwick

Writer:

David Wood (writer)

Release Date:

25 June 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Family

Plot:

To celebrate her 80th birthday, the Queen is holding a children's party in the grounds of Buckingham Palace...

Plot Keywords:

Children | Handbag | Buckingham Palace | Queen Elizabeth II | Peter Pan

Cast

Matt Baker	...	Dick - Famous Five
Sanjeev Bhaskar	...	Robin Hood
June Brown	...	Aunt Spiker - James and the Giant Peach
Fiona Bruce	...	Herself - Crimewatch Presenter
Daniel Caren	...	Swashbuckling Pirate
Martin Clunes	...	PC Plod - Noddy
Ronnie Corbett	...	Mr. Tibbs
Sophie Dahl	...	Sophie - The BFG
Janine Duvitski	...	Maid at Buckingham Palace
Huw Edwards	...	Himself - Newsreader
Rupert Grint	...	Ron Weasley
Jerry Hall	...	The Pirate Queen
Dani Harmer	...	Tracey Beaker (as Danielle Harmer)
Anthony Head	...	Captain Hook - Peter Pan
Harry Hill	...	Hogwarts Owl Keeper
Konnie Huq	...	George - Famous Five
Gethin Jones	...	Julian - Famous Five
Patsy Kensit	...	Grand High Witch
Matthew Lewis	...	Neville Longbottom
Brooks Livermore	...	Swashbuckling Pirate
Nicholas Lyndhurst	...	Cruella de Vil's Chauffeur - The 101 Dalmations
Joe Pasquale	...	White Rabbit - Alice in Wonderland
Queen Elizabeth II	...	Herself
Daniel Radcliffe	...	Harry Potter
Sophie Raworth	...	Herself - News Reporter
Amanda Redman	...	Cruella de Vil - The 101 Dalmations
Jonathan Ross	...	Sir Topham Hatt - Thomas the Tank Engine
Nick Ross	...	Himself - Crimewatch Presenter
Zoe Salmon	...	Anne - Famous Five
Pam St. Clement	...	Aunt Sponge - James and the Giant Peach
Scarlett Strallen	...	Mary Poppins
Alan Titchmarsh	...	Percy the Park Keeper
Emma Watson	...	Herself / Hermione Granger

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Quotes:

Queen Elizabeth II: I am delighted to have my handbag back. I do like happy endings.

Nice One-Off Family Show

You don't have to be of the Harry Potter generation to enjoy this show. If you've ever been a kid and read books you'd enjoy this show. I'd never imagined Jonathan Ross as Sir Topham Hatt but you can see the Blue Peter presenters as the Famous Five. It was a good performance all round. If I had been writing the script I would have had Martin Clunes saying when he came on as PC Plod "right, no behaving badly". Ronnie Corbett was marvellous in it. The Queen might well appoint him official Walker of Corgis. Sanjev Bhashkar is no-one's idea of Robin Hood but he was good. At the end HM said she was glad to have her handbag back. One thing, though, couldn't she have looked like she was enjoying the show? Her face was like fizz when you saw her in the Royal Box while watching the show although she may have been having to put up with a whole lot of snide comments on the show by the Duke of Edinburgh. The Harry Potter section was the highlight of the show for many. Every time you see Messrs Radcliffe and Grint and Miss Watson they've grown. I don't think it will be long until Miss Watson is competing for Keira Knightley's roles. Everybody did very well and it was a great feel good show.