Genie in the House
| Genie in the House | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | You Wish (original pilot) |
| Created by | Phil Ox Isabelle Dubernet Eric Fuhrer Steven Bawol |
| Directed by | Phil Ox & Steven Bawol |
| Starring |
Wayne Morris Vicky Longley Katie Sheridan Jordan Metcalfe Angus Kennedy Victoria Gay (season 1) |
| Theme music composer | Jean de Aguiar and Kevin Eldon |
| Opening theme | There's a Genie in the House |
| Ending theme | There's a Genie in the House [instrumental] |
| Composer(s) | Jean de Aguiar and Kevin Eldon |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Original language(s) | English (In the show) |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 78 (74 regular episodes, 2 TV movies, 2 TV specials) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Phil Ox |
| Location(s) | Elstree Studios |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Moi j'aime la television S.A |
| Distributor | Moi j'aime la television S.A |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Nickelodeon UK Canal J (France) |
| Picture format | 16:10 |
| Original release | 29 May 2006 – 4 December 2010 |
Genie in the House is a British sitcom broadcast on Nickelodeon UK about a widowed father (Philip) with two teenage daughters (Emma and Sophie) who find a dusty old golden lamp while exploring the loft of their new home. A quick rub of the lamp releases Adil, a trainee genie from Balamkadaar who has been confined to life in the lamp for 1000 years. Philip has banned any use of magic in the house, yet the girls and Adil the Genie find ways to get themselves into trouble using Adil's wish granting powers.
The show ran for three seasons from May 2006 to December 2010 with a total of 78 episodes. The show was aired in over 100 countries and in March 2012 Genie in the House also aired on the Starz Kids & Family cable network.
The show is based on an original idea — the collective work of Phil Ox, Steven Bawol, Isabelle Dubernet and Eric Führer — and 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 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 Vicky Longley and Katie Sheridan, the actresses who play Emma and Sophie in the show.
Series 1 was recorded at Elstree Film and Television Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire and was first aired on 29 May 2006. It is currently being repeated on Nickelodeon in the UK. Series 2 started recording at the BBC Elstree Centre in Borehamwood on 29 June 2007, for broadcast in October 2007. The show has been sold, sometimes in dubbed form, to Turkey, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Russia, Ukraine, India, The Netherlands and Germany. 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', filmed on location in Paris and the surrounding countryside.
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