The Legend of Dick and Dom
The Legend of Dick and Dom is a sitcom that stars Dick and Dom as two budding young princes who are on a quest to find the antidote to a terrible plague that consumed Fyredor because Dick dropped the cure.
The all star cast also includes Mannitol (Steve Furst), a wizard who is really bad at doing magic, and Lutin (Chloe Bale), a thief who was released from prison. During the quest, they have to find various items e.g. a magnofish. They then put it in a special bottle to complete their potion. The programme is narrated by former Monty Python member Terry Jones. A second series started on 3 March 2010 as this season started a game started (WITCH IS EDUCATIONAL)
Main characters[]
Princes Dick and Dom[]
Prince Dick and Prince Dom (Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood respectively) are the sons of the King of Fyredor, a kingdom in Bottom World. They appear to be in their early twenties. They are both accident-prone and often naive. When a terrible plague ravaged the city, the king's mightiest warrior set out to find the cure. After successfully obtaining the ingredients, Dick and Dom were the first ones to be cured, but then, in their celebration, smashed the bottle and thus lost the cure. So, they set out on a quest with their trusty mage, Mannitol, and their servant, Lutin, to find the ingredients again. At the end of the first series they discovered that they had collected all the ingredients, but they had all the wrong ingredients and had created a potion to cure athlete's foot. In series 2 the plague evolved & the people of Fyredor start to transform into animals; Dick & Dom must therefore collect all the right ingredients as fast as they can.
Mannitol[]
Mannitol Chur-Railways (Steve Furst) is a mage who embarks on the quest with Dick, Dom and Lutin. Although he appears to be an experienced wizard, he is appallingly bad at magic, and most of his spells turn out disastrously wrong. His mishaps have included, among other things, turning Dick into a cowpat. Unlike the other characters, he wears a full length, itchy-looking brown robe. He is bald, but (unusually) has long red hair around the sides and a long beard. In the episode Dick's Brain, whenever gruesome things are mentioned (e.g. removing Dick's brain), Mannitol throws up. In an episode called The King of Kong's Conker, Dick and Dom are turned to stone, and can only be restored by the King of Kong's magic touch and Mannitol and Lutin must marry the King's daughters. Mannitol was due to marry Princess Minnie, and, when worrying with Lutin over the effects of their last names, revealed his surname to be Chur-Railways. but Mannitol knows the knowledge of the Items about like the tears of furry and there was a story about it. In 'Land of the Luvies' everyone thought he had been infected by 'luviness' due to his nice optimistic comments about his stay in their village; Therefore they had tied him up to a chair in 'Normans' Lab and left there when Dick revealed himself to be a 'Luvie'.
Lutin[]
Lutin Mum (Chloe Bale) is the servant of the princes. A very grumpy and querulous person, she was originally a thief. She dislikes the heavy labour she must do, such as carrying the supplies. When the characters get covered in mess (quite frequently) Lutin often complains about it messing up her hair or make-up, even though her hair appears messy and she obviously wears no make-up at all. She proves her toughness, though, in her handling of the princes and Mannitol, as she is rough with them. She is an outspoken critic of Mannitol, calling him an old fool and never listens to him. Lutin showed her courage, too, in The King of Kong's Conker, when she easily defeated a man-eating beast, but later owed this to the fact that she is a woman, not a man. In the same episode, Lutin had to pretend to be Prince Dom (who had been turned to stone), and had to marry a princess called Maxine. She argued with Mannitol over who should marry who; Lutin claimed she could not marry the other princess, Minnie, due to the fact that her surname was Mum, which would make Minnie's name "Minnie Mum". And Dom kissed Lutin on the cheek in one of the series. In the episode, "Tears of Fury" she had had a crush on a man called Jasper that lived within the walls. They end up being girlfriend and boyfriend and actually kiss.This shows her soft side. In 'Land of the Luvies' she used her singing talent to trick the luvies that she had been infected and possessed to escape.
Beastmaster[]
The Beastmaster (Dave Chapman) is a secret enemy who follows Dick & Dom through Bottom World in the second season. All the villains of series 2 work for him, but when they fail to stop the heroes the Beastmaster turns his minions into animals, e.g. Hans becomes a goat, the Hag becomes a slug, the Sirens become sheep. When his evil animals fail him he cooks and eats them, e.g. Jackal the goose, Evil prince dick the rabbit, evil prince dom the dog, evil Lutin the cat and evil Mannitol the guinea pig. He is responsible for the plague. In Haunted he caught the heroes at last.
Episode guide[]
Series 1 (2009)[]
| Title | OrigialAirDate | ProdCode | EpisodeNumber | Total | ShortSummary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 9/1/2009 | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | The next item on Dick and Dom's quest is a pint of milk, but Bottom World has run dry. Who has captured all the cows? |
| Princess Gladys | 16/1/2009 | 1.3 | 3 | 3 | Our heroes need dandruff from the golden hair of Princess Gladys. Prince Dom is in love, but has a rival for her hand in marriage. |
| The Neehi Tribe | 23/1/2009 | 1.4 | 4 | 4 | Dick and Dom seek the fruit of the lost Neehi tribe, but will it lead to war? |
| Swampy's Girlfriend | 30/1/2009 | 1.5 | 5 | 5 | The two princes need the song of the swamp monster to add to their potion. Meanwhile, Lutin swerves away from the quest temporarily. |
| Hairwolf | 6/2/2009 | 1.6 | 6 | 6 | The princes' potion requires a lock of hair from the golden wig of Barnet, but the wig is cursed and a foul beast terrorises the land. |
| Nan Trap | 13/2/2009 | 1.7 | 7 | 7 | The quest for the next ingredient leads the gang to Nan's house, but will she ever let them leave? |
| Mists of Time | 20/2/2009 | 1.8 | 8 | 8 | The heroes need The Mists of Time to add to their potion. Who would have thought this quest would take them to modern-day Slough? |
| Back to School | 27/2/2009 | 1.9 | 9 | 9 | Princes Dick and Dom send their terrible wizard, Mannitol, back to wizard school while they hunt down a dragon's clack, the next potion ingredient. |
| Tears of Fury | 6/3/2009 | 1.10 | 10 | 10 | The terrible Furies are feared throughout the land but our heroes need to make one cry to continue their quest. Things take a turn for the worse for the boys when Lutin betrays them to the people that protect the Furies. |
| Rock Hard | 13/3/2009 | 1.11 | 11 | 11 | When the gang try to pinch the King of Kong's conker, Princes Dick and Dom are turned to stone; is this the end for our heroes? |
| Vampire Baby | 20/3/2009 | 1.12 | 12 | 12 | The potion needs a little something from Alan the Vampire Baby. Our heroes must journey to Deepest darkest Pramsylvania. |
| Dr Cheese | 27/3/2009 | 1.13 | 13 | 13 | By finding the last ingredient Griffins snot, the potion is finally complete - but will it work? The heroes return to the kingdom of Fyredor to try it out, and remember the many adventures they had along the way. They eventually discover from the eccentric Dr. Cheese that they have collected athlete's foot as it was a prescription scroll instead of a magic scroll. They have to do the quest all over again. |
Series 2 (2010)[]
| Title | OrigialAirDate | ProdCode | EpisodeNumber | Total | ShortSummary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beastly | 3/3/2010 | 2.1 | 1 | 14 | The plague is starting to turn humans into animals, and the gang must work faster than ever to retrieve potion ingredients. Before beginning their quest once more, they meet Hans, who says that Mannitol has resigned from the quest and that he is to help them instead. But what are Hans' true motives? |
| Dick's Brain | 10/3/2010 | 2.2 | 2 | 15 | The antidote needs the brain of a prince called Dick, but after Prince Dick refuses to let them to take his brain, the gang are forced to search for another prince by the name of Dick. Meanwhile, evil clones of Dick, Dom, Lutin and Mannitol cause chaos at the fairest fairy fayre and the gang are put to blame - it's time to call in Inspector Harold Batt. |
| Hag Pus | 17/3/2010 | 2.3 | 3 | 16 | The hereos need the pus from an old hag's spot, but they become children, and the hag turns children into butter! |
| Sirens | 24/3/2010 | 2.4 | 4 | 17 | The sirens are twelve feet tall with rows of razor-sharp teeth, and the heroes need one of their talons for the potion! |
| Garlic Tuesday | 31/3/2010 | 2.5 | 5 | 18 | The four need the biggest Turnip in Bottom world. Dick is celebrating a festival that Dom made up. A troll is attacking a village of vegetables. It's a catastrophe! |
| Heist | 4|07 | 2.6 | 6 | 19 | Whilst their penguin's egg, the next ingredient, is defrosting, the gang have to steal back the potion from a corrupt bank manager and his child henchmen. |
| Hairy Fizzogs | 14/4/2010 | 2.7 | 7 | 20 | The Hairy Fizzogs are the hottest boy band in Bottom World, but now they have the plague! To make matters worse, the heroes are stalked by a sinister duck... |
| Journey to the Centre of Bottom World | 21/4/2010 | 2.8 | 8 | 21 | The Eye of the Beholder is needed, so the heroes descend to Bottom World's very core. |
| Haunted | 28/4/2010 | 2.9 | 9 | 22 | The princes need a ghost for the last potion ingredient - and where better to find one than Aaargh Manor? But there are sinister forces at work - and Lutin's gingerbread addiction becomes out of control. |
| The Beastmaster | 05/5/2010 | 2.10 | 10 | 23 | The group are imprisoned by the Beastmaster at last, but despite the danger they are determined to escape... |
Series 3 (2011)[]
| Title | OrigialAirDate | ProdCode | EpisodeNumber | Total | ShortSummary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escape | 19/1/2011 | 3.1 | 1 | 24 | Imprisoned by the evil Beastmaster, Princes Dick and Dom must escape with their cure before the kingdom of Fyredor is doomed forever. |
| The Loopy Tribe | 26/1/2011 | 3.2 | 2 | 25 | The princes encounter the daftest tribe in all of Bottom World. They think that Prince Dick is a God, and they want him to stay forever. |
| The Magic Oblong | 2/2/2011 | 3.3 | 3 | 26 | What dark secret does this mysterious wizard's society hide? Could this be the end of our heroes' fellowship? |
| Valley of the Bigheads | 9/2/2011 | 3.4 | 4 | 27 | Princes Dick and Dom are put to the test. Will they overcome the biggest brains in Bottom World? |
| Land of the Luvies | 9/2/2011 | 3.5 | 5 | 28 | The gang arrives at Land of the Luvies. With Prince Dom possessed by the Tribe; Will he give in to the power of Jazz Hands? |
| Forget Me Nuts | 23/2/2011 | 3.6 | 6 | 29 | In an ancient grove where very peculiar nuts grow, the heroes struggle to remember who they are or where they are headed. |
| The Numbskulls of the Beast | 2/3/2011 | 3.7 | 7 | 30 | The princes journey into the mind of the Beastmaster. What foul discoveries lie in wait? |
| The Cabbage Ball Run | 9/3/2011 | 3.8 | 8 | 31 | Princes Dick and Dom must take part in the biggest race in Bottom World to escape the Beastmaster. |
| The Cabbage Ball Secret | 16/3/2011 | 3.9 | 9 | 32 | The cure has been stolen. Will the heroes be able to retrieve it and return it to Fyredor before it is destroyed? |
| Home | 24/3/2011 | 3.10 | 10 | 33 | As the heroes get closer to home the Beastmaster makes his final attack. Will Princes Dick and Dom fail in their quest once again? |
Guest stars[]
Several well-known faces from CBBC have played guest parts in The Legend of Dick and Dom. These include Kate Edmondson (Hider in the House), Ted Robbins (The Slammer), Dave Chapman (Dick and Dom in da Bungalow) and Ian Kirkby (Dick and Dom in da Bungalow and Harry Batt). Kirkby and Chapman have semi-regular roles throughout the series (see below). There have also been guest appearances by veteran entertainers, including Alan Ford (The Armando Iannucci Shows) Ian Lavender (Dad's Army) and Stephen K. Amos (The Stephen K. Amos Show)