CBBC Commissions Two British Series

LONDON: Two new children’s programs are being made for CBBC, the sitcom Jinx and factual series This Kid Could Change the World.

The commissions will be produced in Manchester, as will two other CBBC hits, Prank Patrol (season three) and Beat the Boss (season five). Based on the Lulu Baker books series by Fiona Dunbar, Jinx is about a modern-day Cinderella and her magic cookbook. The 13×30-minutes sitcom is produced by Kindle Entertainment. Shine North will produce This Kid Could Change the World. The 9×30-minutefactual series allows children from across the country to have their world-changing ideas put to the test. Through a series of tasks, two expert innovators and a mysterious benefactor, The Big Cheese, will determine which contestants’ ideas have the potential to succeed.

CBBC’s controller, Anne Gilchrist, commented: "These new commissions underline CBBC’s continuing commitment to original British content. Both shows have children at their heart and are guaranteed to be hugely entertaining."