Audrey and Friends

**Audrey and Friends** is a British children's animated television series created and directed by David Bennett. The pilot for the show aired on Channel 5's children's programming block Milkshake! on December 26, 2000. The series later aired on Channel 5's children's programming blocks Milkshake! and Shake! from August 3 to December 27, 2002. The show had 26 episodes with 12 minutes of duration. The show is a mix of 2D and CGI-animation.

## Premise

The show is about 3 teenage girls named Audrey, Meena and Constance who live in the fictitious town of Rudley where they do fun things like going shopping, text-messaging with each other, gossiping, doing makeovers, going on the internet to search for fun things they like to do, and making medieval love potions. Audrey also has a pet dog named Rounball, and a little brother named Toby. Audrey also has two next-door neighbors named Jonny and Dave in which they consider to be Audrey's rivals.

### Main Characters

* Audrey
* Meena
* Constance

### Recurring Characters

* Rounball
* Valerie
* Jonny
* Dave
* Toby

## Cast

### Pilot

* Nicola Stapleton as Audrey
* Kate O'Sullivan as Meena (originally named as Mona), Constance, Valerie, Sienna
* Simon Schatzberger as Audrey's Dad, Bernard Edgar, Jonny, Dave

### 2002 Series

Main Cast
* Elly Fairman as Audrey
* Marina Niel as Meena
* Lucinda Chambers as Constance
* Tim Whitnall as various male characters
* Catherine Vandome as Valerie, various characters

Guest Stars
* Inkey Jones (in "Silence")

## Production

The show was announced in October 2000 on the Impossible Television website as the Christmas Special for the show, which served as the show's pilot, was scheduled to air on December 26, 2000.

Expressive eyes were the starting point for the characters of the show. The creator of the show David Bennett tells people that one of the hardest things was building the expressiveness of the original pencil sketches into the 3ds max models that were used in the TV show.

## Reception

The ratings were poor in the UK due to the cheap animation and character design that traumatized people, especially the fact that it was made on an extremely low budget, however, it seemingly gained a minor cult following in New Zealand where it aired on Prime for several years.

## Gallery

Title card for the pilot/Christmas specialShake! poster for the showShake! October 2002 Banner (with Meena)Gif from Shake! websiteStill image of Audrey's face from the Shake! websiteFrom L to R: Audrey, Constance, and MeenaAudrey and Friends posterEarly drawing of AudreyAudrey with RounballMeena and ConstanceDave (with Jonny's hairstyle)Early colored drawing of Audrey
## Theme Song and Intro

*Main article: Title Sequence*

The show had two theme songs, one for the Christmas Special, and one for the series itself. The theme song for the Christmas Special had an upbeat rock rhythm while the theme song for the series had a dance pop rhythm. The intro for the series was the same as the Christmas Special, but one scene was changed a bit.

Audrey and Friends (2000) Pilot Intro
## Other Appearances

* The show's intro appeared in an episode from *Angels of Jarm* titled "Sharing".

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20010212053127/http://www.impossible.co.uk/kids.html
2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20201029084901/https://twitter.com/brianbbunny1/status/1321735676849754114
3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20021002215706/http://www.five.tv/milkshake/splash.php
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://web.archive.org/web/20021017114033/http://www.five.tv/milkshake/shake.php
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20021005124828/http://www.channel5.co.uk/milkshake/shake.php