''Jinx'' is a British children's comedy television sitcom based on the 'Lulu Baker' trilogy of books, written by Fiona Dunbar. The first series premiered on 31 October 2009 on

CBBC CBBC is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 to 12. Its sister c ...

and ended its initial run on 23 January 2010. The series follows the life of Lulu Baker, a teenager who is able to conjure spells. However, her fairy godmother, Cookie, stops things from going smoothly. The first series was produced by

Kindle Entertainment Kindle Entertainment is an independent television production company based in London, England. Kindle Entertainment was formed by Anne Brogan, the former controller of ITV Kids, and former head of development at ITV Kids, Melanie Stokes after I ...

and over a three-month period, filmed in BBC Manchester studios and Oxford Road Studios, a second series has not been commissioned yet. Australian free-to-air channel

ABC3 ABC Entertains is an Australian free-to-air television channel owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was launched on 4 December 2009 as a children's channel called ABC3. It was rebranded on 19 September 2016 to ABC ME. It rebra ...

started airing the first episode on 28 September 2010.

Overview

The series chronicles the life of Lulu Rose Katherine Baker, a teenager whose father has recently been remarried to a woman whom Lulu believes to be the worst stepmother ever. However, her fairy godmother, Cookie, soon comes to Lulu's aid and together they use spells for good, although most situations turn out badly for the people involved, usually due to Cookie's incompetence.

Cast

*Amber Beattie as Lulu Baker *

Chizzy Akudolu Andrea Chizoba "Chizzy" Akudolu (born 7 October 1973) is a British actress. Career In 2002, Akudolu was one of eight new comedy performers who won the BBC Talent Initiative, The Urban Sketch Showcase. All eight performed a comedy sketch show ...

as Cookie * Ben-Ryan Davies as Chip *Gia Lodge-O'Meally as Frenchy *James Ainsworth as Torquil Le Bone *

Michael Nardone Michael Nardone (born 20 January 1967) is a Scottish actor. He was raised in Ballingry, Fife, and trained in Drama at Queen Margaret College in Edinburgh. Nardone starred as Mascius in the BBC/HBO/RAI TV series Rome and appeared as DCI Richa ...

as Mike *Lucy Chalkley as Minty Le Bone * Morag Siller as Mrs Kilbraith

Episodes

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* * {{Kindle British children's comedy television series BBC television comedy BBC children's television shows 2009 British television series debuts 2010 British television series endings 2000s British sitcoms 2010s British sitcoms BBC high definition shows Television series by Kindle Entertainment British English-language television shows 2000s British children's television series 2010s British children's television series British children's fantasy television series British television series about teenagers