Genie in the House

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Genie in the House
Also known asYou Wish (original pilot)
Created by
  • Phil Ox
  • Isabelle Dubernet
  • Eric Fuhrer
  • Steven Bawol
Directed by
  • Phil Ox
  • Steven Bawol
Starring
Theme music composerJean de Aguiar and Kevin Eldon
Opening themeThere's a Genie in the House
Ending themeThere's a Genie in the House [instrumental]
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes78, including specials (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerPhil Ox
Running time28 minutes
Production companyMoi j'aime la television S.A<Helion Pictures
Original release
Network Nickelodeon UK
Canal J
Release29 May 2006 (2006-05-29) 
4 December 2010 (2010-12-04)

Genie in the House is a British sitcom broadcast on Nickelodeon about a widowed father (Philip) with two teenage daughters (Emma and Sophie) who find a golden lamp while exploring the loft of their new home. A rub of the lamp releases Adil, a trainee genie from Balamkadaar who has been confined to life in the lamp for a thousand years. Genie in the House ran for four series, from May 2006 to December 2010, with a total of 78 episodes. The series was aired in over 100 countries and in March 2012, Genie in the House aired on the Starz Kids & Family pay-TV network in the United States.

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Production

The show is a French/English co-production, produced in English by French company Moi j'aime la television. At one point, You Wish! was considered as a working title, and was used for the pilot show, but it was discovered that there had been an American sitcom, You Wish , with the same name, so Genie in the House was chosen instead. The series was originally recorded in 3 blocks of 26 episodes each using multi camera setups that enabled the recording of 2 episodes a week over a 13 week period for each series.

In 2010 the original cast were involved in a 3D rendition of "Genie in the House" in preparation for a planned Genie In The House Feature Film which in the end never came to be made. [1]

The show's theme song was written especially for the show, with music by Jean de Aguiar and lyrics by Kevin Eldon. It is sung by Lorraine Pearson.

The show has been sold, sometimes in dubbed form, to Turkey (Turkish), France (French), Belgium (Walloon/Flemish), Italy (Italian), Spain (Castilian), Portugal (Portuguese), Russia (Russian), Ukraine (Ukrainian), India (Hindi), The Netherlands (Dutch) and Germany (German). Filming for the third and final series took place at Twickenham Film Studios, London, and began in June 2008, ending with a 3 part story 'The Legend of The Dragon', with a teleplay by one of the main series writers Bennett Arron who also had a cameo role as The Great Suprendo. It was filmed on location in Paris and the nearby countryside and was the only story filmed outside the Studio.

Soundtrack

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 2629 May 20067 May 2007
2 265 November 200727 May 2008
3 113 November 20085 January 2009
4 1510 August 20094 December 2010

Characters

Recurring characters

Other characters

  • Abdab (Nicholas Khan) (Series 1-2)
  • Aisha (Leyla Pellegrini)
  • Alex Delaney (Shamus Iqbal)
  • Ali Baba (Peter Peralta)
  • Anabell Scott (Hannah Tointon) (Series 1)
  • Bonnie Swift (Georgia Slowe)
  • Dancer (Pixie Lott) (Series 1 Episode 14)
  • Djamola (Deborah Alobah)
  • Elmer Norton (Glyn Angell) (Series 3)
  • Frank McCartney (David McMullen)
  • Harold (Jack Blumenau) (Series 1)
  • Hunk (Glyn Angell)
  • Jamilla (Susan Kyd)
  • Lady Isabella (Elizabeth Conboy)
  • Len (Alexander Wilson)
  • Lindy Lou (Kristal Archer)
  • Mamoun (Matthew Leitch)
  • Melissa Fox (Ellen Lister) (Series 2)
  • Miss Mayer (Katy Bartrop)
  • Mr Hull (Richard Freeman)
  • Mr. Osterman (Johnnie Lyne-Pirkis), Austrian-born
  • The Mummy (Tom Underwood)
  • Nanette (Olivia Caffrey)
  • Nev (Harry Lloyd)
  • Raza Matas Jay Simon
  • Reject #1 (Danielle Mitchell)
  • Reject #2 (Eleanor Wild)
  • Reject #3 (Kayleigh Batchelor)
  • Reject #4 (Lyneah Johnson)
  • Prince Otto (Nathan Guy)
  • Prince Otto's courtier (Eric Kolelas)
  • Radio Presenter Jay Simon
  • Royal hunk (Joshua Bowman)
  • School friend (Jermaine Lynch)
  • Shona (Jessica Ashworth)
  • Sophie's PA (Naomi Heffernan)
  • Atom, boyband member and dancer (Tom Andrew Hargreaves)

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References

  1. Andreas Wiseman2010-09-21T12:33:00+01:00. "Genie in the House being adapted into 3D films". Screen. Retrieved 27 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)