Angelina Ballerina

Angelina Ballerina is a British animated children's television series, based on the Angelina Ballerina series of children's books by author Katharine Holabird and illustrator Helen Craig. The series is about Angelina Mouseling, a young mouse who loves to dance ballet, and her family and classmates. Finty Williams performed the voice of Angelina, and her real-life mother Judi Dench performed the voice of Miss Lilly, her ballet teacher.

Characters

• Angelina Mouseling (voiced by Finty Williams) – A feisty, quiet and soft-voiced little white mouseling who loves to dance and dreams of becoming a famous prima ballerina. She often wears a pink leotard, tutu, vest, hair ribbon, and ballet slippers.
• Miss Lilly (voiced by Judi Dench) – Angelina's ballet teacher. She grew up in Dacovia, which is a far away land from Mouseland. She is sometimes mentioned in the TV series Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps and a picture of her is seen at Angelina's new dancing school.
• Alice Nimbletoes (voiced by Jo Wyatt) – Angelina's soft-voiced best friend, who is very skilled at gymnastics. She is brown and often wears a green leotard, tutu, vest, hair ribbon, and ballet slippers. She has a very big appetite. She also appears in the TV series Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps.
• William Longtail (voiced by Keith Wickham) – One of two boys in Miss Lilly's ballet class. In one of the episodes, it is shown that he has a crush on Angelina.
• Mr. Longtail (voiced by Keith Wickham) – William's father who works as a cab driver and praises his son for any efforts he tries to make, especially if it is his first time.
• Priscilla and Penelope Pinkpaws (voiced by Jonell Elliott and Jo Wyatt) – 2 twin sisters who tease and belittle nearly everyone, including each other. They are particularly jealous of Angelina for her dancing talent. Priscilla wears lilac leotards, tutus, lilac ballet slippers, and wears a purple hair ribbon. Penelope wears a purple leotard, tutu, purple ballet slippers, and wears a lilac hair ribbon. They also have a baby brother in the episodes Angelina's Surprise and The Ballet Tickets.
• Sammy Watts (voiced by Jo Wyatt) – One of Angelina's classmates in school. Sammy is a bully who often causes trouble for William and Angelina particularly but has a heart of gold.
• Mr Watts - Sammy's dad ho only appeared in a few episodes his first name is never used
• Mr. Maurice Mouseling (voiced by Keith Wickham) – Angelina and Polly's father and the proprietor of the Mouseland Gazette. In "Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps" Maurice works for the Mouseland Herald which requires him, Matilda, Angelina, and Polly to move to the other side of Chipping Cheddar. He also gets the hiccups when he eats to many cheese pies.
• Mrs. Matilda Mouseling (voiced by Jonell Elliott) – Angelina and Polly's mother. Her maiden surname is Fielding. She has a sister Amanda, who has a son.
• Polly Mouseling – The youngest daughter of Maurice and Matilda and the little sister of Angelina. Polly is an infant with brown fur and often wears a pink dress. In the TV series Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps, Polly is 4 years old with white fur instead of brown and she wears a blue jumper with a yellow T-shirt.
• Grandma Sophia Mouseling and Grandpa Jeffrey Mouseling (voiced by Adrienne Posta and Keith Wickham) – Angelina, Polly, and Henry's grandparents and Maurice and Louis's parents. They are sometimes mentioned in Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps.
• Uncle Louis Mouseling (voiced by Rob Rackstraw) – Maurice's brother, Angelina and Polly's uncle, Matilda's brother-in-law, and Henry's father.
• Aunt Lavender Mouseling (voiced by Finty Williams) – Louis's wife, Angelina and Polly's aunt, Maurice's sister-in-law, and Henry's mother.
• Henry Mouseling (voiced by Jo Wyatt) – Angelina and Polly's soft-voiced cousin, Lavender and Louis's son, Grandma and Grandpa's grandson, and Matilda and Maurice's nephew.
• Mrs. Hodgepodge (voiced by Finty Williams) – Angelina and Polly's next door neighbour who does not like dancing. She always appears grumpy and is viewed with fear by most of the Chipping Cheddar mouselings, but occasionally helps the mouselings often when they least expect it.
• Doctor Tuttle (voiced by Keith Wickham) – The doctor in the town of Chipping Cheddar.
• Miss Quaver – Miss Lilly's nervous pianist, who plays the piano during dance classes.
• Mr. Ivor Operatski (voiced by Derek Jacobi) – An old friend of Miss Lilly's and a stern choreographer. Angelina is convinced (wrongly, as it turns out) that he hates mouselings.
• Queen Seraphina – A childhood friend of Miss Lilly's and the current Queen of Mouseland.
• King Ferdinand - Seraphina's husband and King of Mouseland.
• Princess Valentine – Queen Seraphina's middle daughter.
• Anya Mousezauski – A shy mouse who comes to Chipping Cheddar as part of a migrant family from Dacovia working through the harvest season. She has an ear with a black patch which Sammy and the Pinkpaws twins make fun of. She befriends Angelina and Alice and later joins Miss Lilly's ballet class when she returns to Chipping Cheddar for a visit.
• Mrs. Pinkpaws is the mother of the twins Priscilla and Penelope and their baby brother. She appears in a couple of episodes. She has a Southern accent and wears a lot of jewellery.
• Ms. Chalk – A teacher in Angelina's class at school and can be both strict and fair to her pupils.
• Mrs. Thimble – The elderly kind hearted store owner.
• Mr. Ratchett – A builder and crane driver.
• Ms. Twitchett – A gentle old lady who loves wrapping things up.
• Yuri - is a ship sailor and Miss Lilly's nephew.
• Captain - TBA

Episodes

Series 1 (2002)

Screenshot	Episode title	Release date	Episode number #
	Angelina in the Wings	TBA	#01
	Director of Madame Zizi's Ballet Mr. Popoff is seeking a replacement Sunbeam dancer. Madame Zizi chooses Henry over Angelina who becomes an understudy. Angelina gets a place on stage when another replacement is required.
	Arthur The Butterfly	TBA	#02
	Angelina finds and takes care of an injured butterfly she calls Arthur. Angelina traps Arthur inside a glass jar, and then Henry releases him. Later on, Angelina and Henry get trapped in a dark a hole, but Arthur summons help for them.
	The Gift	TBA	#03
	On Christmas Eve, Angelina receives a hand-painted gift from Miss Lilly. However, Angelina is unhappy that the gift she made for Miss Lilly is "not good enough", but Miss Lilly is absolutely flattered by Angelina's hand-painted Christmas gift.
	Treasure Tandems	TBA	#04
	Angelina and Alice take part in a treasure hunt tandem race, avoiding the Pinkpaw twins' cheating attempts. As Angelina and Alice rescue the twins, Henry and William win the race.
	Angelina at the Fair	TBA	#05
	Angelina reluctantly takes Henry to the fair with her friends. Poor Henry is forced to go on rides that he does not like. When Angelina leaves Henry on his own, however, she loses him, but then she finds him and makes up for her selfishness.
	The Ballet Tickets	TBA	#06
	Alice and Angelina miss their chance to get tickets to the ballet dance and their efforts to find a way all fail. But Angelina's father has a big surprise for the both of them.
	Midnight Muddle	TBA	#07
	A prank from Sammy gets him in trouble after Angelina accidentally ruins Mrs. Hodgepodge's prize cauliflower. Angelina, ridden with guilt, confesses and both Angelina and Sammy make it up to Mrs. Hodgepodge.
	Miss Lilly is Leaving	TBA	#08
	Alice and Angelina hear rumours that Miss Lilly is leaving Mouseland to teach at another dance school. The ballet mice try to ensure Miss Lilly stays, bearing gifts and dancing, but Miss Lilly tells them that she is leaving only for the weekend.
	Miss Lilly Comes to Dinner	TBA	#09
	Miss Lilly is coming to dinner at Angelina's cottage and Angelina wants everything to be perfect to impress her after a talk with the twins. Angelina makes Cucumber Soup for Miss Lilly. The dinner seems to end in a disaster, but Miss Lilly comforts Angelina and lets her know that cucumbers give her the hiccups.
	The Lucky Penny	TBA	#10
	Angelina comes across a coin she thinks is a Lucky Penny, helping her regain confidence and neglect her dance practice. Then she loses the coin, but she harnesses enough self-confidence to do the dance perfectly for her audition.
File:AngelinatheMouseDetective.jpeg	Angelina the Mouse Detective	TBA	#11
	Garden gnomes are being stolen in Mouseland. Inspired by Monty the Mouse Detective, Angelina becomes a detective. At first, she finds nothing, but she soon discovers that Mrs. Hodgepodge is secretly mending the stolen garden gnomes.
File:AngelinaandGrandma.jpeg	Angelina and Grandma	TBA	#12
	Mr. and Mrs. Mouseling leave Angelina in the care of her grandparents. Unfortunately, Angelina tears Miss Lilly's old tutu and Grandma is too busy planning her friend Mrs Twinkle's birthday party to mend it. Angelina gets in trouble but the whole misunderstanding is soon cleared up.
File:TwoMiceinaBoat.jpeg	Two Mice in a Boat	TBA	#13
	Angelina is taking part in a boat decorating contest, but has Sammy as her partner. Their idea for a Pirate-Princess galleon does not work, but at the parade they win the teamwork prize.
	The Costume Ball	TBA	#14
	Angelina is disappointed that she cannot join the adults at The Costume Ball. Mrs. Hodgepodge is babysitting her and Alice, as she is the only adult in Mouseland who is not going to The Costume Ball. Alice and Angelina dress up as an adult to attend the costume ball but Angelina wants to dance and Alice just wants some food. Sadly they both get caught and are made to clean up the Halle and eat cabbage jelly sandwiches.
File:TheLegendofBigPaw.jpeg	The Legend of Big Paw	TBA	#15
	On a camping trip, Angelina ventures with Henry into the dense forest, hoping to recover Grandpa's war medal. They become lost and see signs that look like the legendary Big Paw until they are met by Colonel Forthfoot.
	The Ballerina Rag Doll	TBA	#16
	Angelina gives away her old rag doll Polka, but later she really wants her toy of memories back. While teaching a preschool class how to dance, she realizes that the new owner Mary needs it more.
File:TheCheeseBallCupFinal.jpeg	The Cheese Ball Cup Final	TBA	#17
	William Longtail decides to give up ballet lessons after being teased by Sammy and prepares for The Cheese Ball Cup Final. William is then forced to counter a tough team, but with a little ballet he wins the game and returns to ballet class.
File:AngelinaandAnya.jpeg	Angelina and Anya	TBA	#18
	A new Chipping Cheddar resident called Anya is introduced and quickly befriends Angelina. However, Anya is ostracised by Sammy Watts and the Pinkpaw twins for prejudicial reasons. Angelina clears Anya's name and helps her to fit in with the other mouselings.
File:Angelina'sSurprise.jpeg	Angelina's Surprise	TBA	#19
	Prickled by the attention the Pinkpaws are getting for their newborn brother, Angelina fibs she's going to have one too. She has great difficulty confessing but finally does when she thinks the Pinkpaws' party is all about her new baby sister.
File:TheRoseFairyPrincess.jpeg	The Rose Fairy Princess	TBA	#20
	Miss Lilly chooses Angelina to be The Rose Fairy Princess, but Angelina is nervous about the flying stunt. Determined not to let Miss Lilly down, Angelina goes along with the stunt and overcomes her fear.
File:Alice'sPresent.jpeg	Alice's Present	TBA	#21
	Alice gives Angelina a new gym bag, but when she mislays it, Alice thinks Angelina gave it away and doesn't appreciate her and the two friends fall out, until Henry finds the bag and Angelina and Alice make up.
File:NoMatchforAngelina.jpeg	No Match for Angelina	TBA	#22
	Angelina is a skilled hockey player, but girls are disallowed in the team. Angelina joins the team as a boy named Andy. Despite her cover blown, Angelina still makes her winning shot for the team.
File:Angelina'sValentine.jpeg	Angelina's Valentine	TBA	#23
	Today is Valentine's Day. William Longtail is too shy to give Angelina a Valentine card, so Sammy Watts tricks William just to get Angelina's yo-yo. Angelina finds that she's been duped and takes back the yo-yo and sends William her own Valentine's card.
File:TheRoyalBanquet.jpeg	The Royal Banquet	TBA	#24
	Miss Lilly takes Angelina to dance for Queen Seraphina and Princess Valentine. Unfortunately, they soon get lost after their train breaks down, but Doctor Tuttle rescues them in his balloon and they reach the palace ready for the grand banquet.
	The Gymnastics Championship	TBA	#24
	Alice is selected for a Gymnastics Championship. Alice gets vertigo attacks and is up against Phunella, the Pinkpaw twins's cousin. Motivated by Olga Mousicovich, Alice plucks her courage and wins first prize.
	Angelina's Baby Sister	TBA	#25
	Angelina now has a baby sister named Polly. Unfortunately, Angelina's parents are too preoccupied to give Angelina attention and are quite disorganized. Angelina then becomes frustrated and upset, and starts whining and crying as usual, as well as having a tantrum, but the whole Mouseling family eventually manage to sort out the problem.

Series 2 (2003)

Screenshot	Episode title	Release date	Episode number #
[[File:|150px]]	The Proposal	TBA	#01
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	William the Conjuror	TBA	#02
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[[File:|150px]]	The Old Oak Tree	TBA	#03
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[[File:|150px]]	Lights, Camera, Action!	TBA	#04
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[[File:|150px]]	Ace Reporter	TBA	#05
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[[File:|150px]]	Heads and Tails	TBA	#06
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	Angelina and the Silver Locket	TBA	#07
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File:MouseoftheYear.jpeg	Mouse of the Year	TBA	#08
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	Anya's Visit	TBA	#09
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File:Henry'sHalloween.jpeg	Henry's Halloween	TBA	#10
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	Sammy's Club	TBA	#11
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	The Anniversary Party	TBA	#12
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File:ShowandTell.jpeg	Show and Tell	TBA	#13
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Specials

Screenshot	Episode title	Release date	Episode number #
File:TheShowMustGoOn.jpeg	The Show Must Go On	TBA	#01
[[File:|150p]]	Angelina's Princess Dance	TBA	#02
[[File:|150px]]	Angelina's Sets Sail	TBA	#03

Home Media Releases

• Rose Fairy Princess
• The Gift
• Friends Forever
• The Show Must Go On
• Lights, Camera, Action!
• The Big Performance
• Angelina's Valentine
• Show and Tell
• Princess Dance
• Angelina's Surprise
• Sets Sail
• Live Tour Star Performance