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Treat super-fans this Christmas with the Absolutely Complete Series Two DVD boxset of the delightful and BAFTA award-winning Charlie and Lola, released by Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Worldwide on 10 November 2008, priced at £24.99.

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Charlie is seven – he likes rockets, making racing cars and playing football with his friend Marv, who lives downstairs.

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Lola is four, but very nearly five. She likes pink milk, chimpanzees and her best friend Lotta. She is fascinated by everything and very independent!

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As they come up against life's daily problems (be it a spider or learning how to share), they use their own method of problem solving: imagination and fantasy.

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This "absolutely complete" boxset of Series Two combines previously released Charlie and Lola DVDs Five, Six, Seven and Eight in one special boxsetÌýfeaturing almost 5 hours worth of enchanting and amusing episodes, plus all the original extras including funny outtakes, unseen footage and music videos from everyone’s favourite sibling duo.

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Charlie and Lola: The Absolutely Complete Series Two Boxset DVD is released on 10 November 2008 and contains the following 28 episodes:

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You Can Be My Friend
Marv and Charlie are off to the insect house and Marv's little brother Morton is coming round to play with Lola. Lola is very excited and is sure that Morton will be her new friend who lives down the stairs. However, Morton is very shy indeed and Lola has to draw on all her resources to get him to play with her at all. Will Morton smile if Lola tries hard enough? Who wouldn't!

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I Will Be Especially Very Careful

Lola is overjoyed when Lotta finally agrees to do swaps: Lola can borrow Lotta's brand new fluffy white coat in exchange for Lola's clippy handbag... just until tomorrow. In spite of promising to be extremely very careful, things don't quite go as planned for Lola. How can she possibly own up to Lotta that her brand new white fluffy coat is lost?

Too Many Big Words

Usually Lola just loves going to school but recently she is not so keen. It's all the counting and the writing and the reading. Especially the reading. Poor Lola is feeling the pressure. But who better to help her deal with it than Charlie. Before long Lola is actually reading her new storybook and not just making it up!

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It Is Absolutely Completely Not Messy

Lola refuses to admit that their shared bedroom is messy…"it's just all spread out!" Try as he might, Charlie simply can't make Lola see that having a tidy room can be a good thing.

Charlie points out that it is not just her room, it's his too. But she won't have it. In the end, desperate measures are called for… and Charlie decides to move out! Will this be enough to encourage Lola to tidy up?!

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Please May I Have Some Of Yours?

On a trip to the zoo Lola is keen to buy a seal toy for her bath but unfortunately she spends all of her pocket money by the time she gets to the zoo shop. In fact, Lola is having one of those days when she can't seem to save anything for later. Charlie helps out, as ever, and is later rewarded by his grateful little sister, who finally gets the hang of saving!ÌýÌý

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Can You Maybe Turn The Light On?

Lola isn't scared of the dark she just wants the bedroom door open, the window blind up and the light on… that's all! That fact is that she is a little scared of the dark because that's when the ogre comes!

Charlie tries to rid his sister of her fear of the dark. Finally, Lola lets Charlie get to the end of the story book revealing the happy ending with the ogrr.ÌýLola then insists on having the light off because she and her friendly ogre can't possibly sleep unless it is totally dark!

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Yes I Am, No You're Not

Charlie and Lola are looking forward to going to see a Chinese puppet show. But they are in a squabbling mood. In fact, today they do nothing BUT squabble. Will they ever "simmer down" and learn how to talk nicely to each other?

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I Miss Our Mouse Too Much
Charlie and Lola love Charlie's pet mouse, Nibbles. They even take him to school where he shows off his extremely clever tricks.ÌýBut mice don't live for very long and when Nibbles dies, Lola doesn't think she could ever have a pet mouse again. The arrival of Tickles, the most tickliest mouse in the world, proves her wrong.

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I Wish I Could Draw Exactly More Like You
Everybody in the whole school has to make a picture of their house for open visiting school day. Charlie, Marv, Lola and Lotta all decide to make their pictures round at Charlie and Lola's. Lotta, who prides herself on being really good at drawing houses, suddenly can't draw anymore! The others all find a way of inspiring Lotta and soon there's absolutely no stopping her.

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How Many More Minutes?
Long car journeys and rainy days can be pretty boring, but a dentist waiting rooms where there is absolutely nothing to do is definitely the most boring place of all! The lady at the desk seems determined to ruin any fun that Charlie and Lola start to have. But even she can't stop Charlie and Lola from turning a dull old water cooler, fish tank and tooth poster into an epic pirate adventure on the high seas!

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Never Ever Step On The Cracks
Lola is in a superstitious mood. There are so many unlucky things you can do. Charlie plays along with this but Lola's imagination gets carried away. If you step on the cracks, do bears really jump out at you? Or is it crocodiles? Or maybe lions? How can Charlie persuade Lola that some of these things are simply not true?

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I Am Collecting A Collection

Charlie's is only missing one dinosaur for his immaculate collection and it's the hardest one to get… the Gigantasauras! Lola is inspired to start her very own collection. But what should she collect? Leaves? Water? Hippos? Eventually Lola ends up with her own totally unique collection of things… but what is it? Charlie has to guess and the stakes are high. If he guesses correctly he could win his precious Gigantasauras.

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Welcome To Lolaland
Charlie and Marv are trying to do their Spanish homework, which sparks an interest in Lola to speak Spanish too. The boys say she is too young to speak Spanish. So Lola decides she wants to go to Spainland… now! But the boys say that is totally impossible. Nothing is impossible for Lola so she and Soren Lorenson invent their own land – Lolaland and their own language Lola Language!

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My Best Best Bestest Friend

Lola and Lotta are best best friends. They do everything together. Then a new girl arrives at school and Lotta seems rather taken with her. Lola starts to feel left out. Inconsolable that Lotta may not like her anymore Charlie and Marv come to the rescue, and Lola realises that of course Lotta is still definitely her best friend. Phew! For one brief moment it looked like life may never be the same again!

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What If I Get Lost In The Middle Of Nowhere

A surprise school trip is planned and as Charlie, Marv and Lotta speculate about where it might be, Lola starts to worry that she might get lost. Bright clothes, whistles and pebbles all come into play in an attempt to avoid getting lost. Finally, however, the school trip takes them to a place where you are meant to get lost! A maze!

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I Just Love My Red Shiny Shoes!

Lola's extremely most favourite red shiny shoes no longer fit, and Dad insists that she gets a new pair of shoes. Lola is not having any of it… her old red, shiny shoes are her favourite and she is definitely not going to change them, not ever! No other shoes are as grippy, or bouncy or shiny or red as her old favourite red shiny shoes!! After trying on hundreds of other shoes, Dad makes her get some brown shoes with big buckles… but will Lola ever learn to like them?

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Look After Your Planet

Charlie and Lola are on a recycling mission. Soon they involve the whole school determined to enter a competition that could win them all a real tree to plant! But time is running out and they are in serious danger of failing to collect enough recyclable items. Where will the last few cans and bottles come from in order for them to get their real tree?Ìý

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Will You Please Stop Messing About?
Charlie can only watch his favourite TV Show "Space Family Hudson" after he and Lola have completed some little jobs for Mum and Dad. Lola can't help but get distracted, and every job becomes a wonderful game. For Charlie, these games are not fun, time is running out and he's going to miss his favourite programme of all time. Charlie begs Lola to hurry. But will "Space Family Hudson" have to wait for another day?

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This Is Actually My Party

Lola is determined to make Charlie's birthday party the best birthday party ever! The problem is that Lola's idea of a good party is fairycakes, dancing and pink things, whereas Charlie prefers monsters, green and things that go squidge. As Charlie says "Monsters don’t like pink!" Lola can't help but hijack Charlie's party and Charlie is none too pleased… until a few of his monster friends gobble up the fairycakes!

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Lucky Lucky Me!

Lola is convinced she's the luckiest person in the whole wide world, especially when Granny and Grandpa send her and Charlie the money to go and see the new 'Bat Cat' film. 'Bat Cat' is her favourite! Then things start to go wrong and Lola's luck runs out. Or has it?

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How Many More Minutes Until Christmas?
Lola is everso, extremely excited because Christmas is coming and they are taking it in turns to open the advent calendar Granny and Granpa sent them. The countdown begins, but Lola is not very good at waiting… she wants it to happen now and she wants it to be just right! That means snow, reindeer, Christmas List for Santa, cards to post in the school post box and Granny and Grandpa coming to stay.

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Everything is going to plan… but then things start going a little wrong; The reindeer behind door 8 is wonky, (because it’s been stuck on badly!) but Charlie explains that it's because the reindeer are sleeping in readiness for the big day.

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Sizzles eats all of Mrs Hanson's Christmas Cake and worst of all, Lola sends Lotta's Christmas card to Santa Claus and Lotta gets her present list…. It's a disaster!

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After twenty four days of hiccups, happy preparations and Christmas carols… everything finally looks set for the perfect Christmas. Until Lola discovers that there is no door for Christmas Day! Christmas Day has completely and utterly disappeared!!!! They have to do something… and find Christmas Day.

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Charlie Is Broken
Charlie and Lola's well rehearsed circus act for Granny and Grandpa is put in jeopardy when poor Charlie breaks his arm playing football with Marv. Lola and Soren Lorensen try to nurse him back to health and cheer him up. But will Lola find anything for poor "broken" Charlie to do in the circus?

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I Completely Know About Guinea Pigs
Mrs Hanson has chosen Lola to look after Bert, the class guinea pig, for the school holidays. Lola makes sure she knows everything about guinea pigs. That is everything except where to find him when Bert the guinea pig totally and utterly disappears!Ìý

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I Spy With My Little Eye

Charlie and Marv go swimming, Lola decides to play "Spies" with her imaginary friend Soren Lorenson. The two intrepid detectives spy a removal van outside the flats and they become convinced that a big Ogre is moving in next door! Then they change their minds… it's not an Ogre, it's a wolf!Ìý Or perhaps a whole family of hungry wolves!! When Charlie comes home he says that's impossible, Wolves can't possibly be moving in next door! He decides to sort things out once and for all. But who will answer the door?

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I Am Really, Really Concentrating

It's Lola's first ever school sport's day and, after much deliberation, she decides to enter the Egg and Spoon race - the most difficult race of all. How is she ever going to keep her egg on her spoon?! The answer is concentration … and lots of it!

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I Really Wonder What Plant I Am Growing
Charlie is growing a big tomato plant and Lola wants to grow something too. Mum gives her a seed and Lola can't help but imagine a whole host of exotic and exciting plants that her seed might grow into: a biscuit plant or a butterfly plant or maybe even a singing plant! Charlie tries to teach her that first of all she has to learn to look after her plant… but Lola is far too excited. She can't wait to see what her seed may grow into!

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I Am Extremely Magic

Charlie is Magic. Lola knows this for a fact. He has a new magic set and he can make coins appear from behind her ears! Lola wants to be magic too. She practices and practises and practises, but the magic just doesn't seem to work and she cannot make her magic white rabbit disappear. Then suddenly something magic really happens!

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RELEASE DATE: 10 November 2008
CAT NO: Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿ÚDVD2821
DURATION: 339 mims approx
PRICE: £24.99

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About Tiger Aspect Productions
Tiger Aspect Productions, an IMGÌýMediaÌýcompany, is internationally recognised as one of the UK's most successful and prolific independent television producers. The company portfolio includes animation, comedy, drama, entertainment and factual genres.

Tiger creates a wide range of critically acclaimed and award-winning programming for all the UK's major terrestrial and non-terrestrial broadcasters.Ìý In addition the company’s creative output now enjoys an increasingly high profile in the USA through its commissions for major stateside networks.

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