| Leonardo | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | Tom Mason, Dan Danko |
| Written by | Pia Ashberry, Dan Danko, Tom Mason, Alex Perrin, Brian Lynch, Brian Jordan |
| Directed by | Beryl Richards, Luke Watson |
| Starring | Jonathan Bailey Flora Spencer-Longhurst Akemnji Ndifornyen Colin Ryan |
| Theme music composer | Mark Russell |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Anne Brogan, Melanie Stokes |
| Producer(s) | Bernard Krichefski |
| Editor(s) | Sue Wyatt, Philip Hookway |
| Cinematography | Dirk Nel |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBBC |
| Original airing | 11 April 2011 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Leonardo is a British children's television series broadcast on CBBC. The show is an adventure programme featuring a teenage Leonardo Da Vinci and his friends. The series is set in 15th-century Florence. There has only been one series made by the BBC and it currently stands at 13 episodes; the four main characters are in every episode.
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Leonardo began as a novel outline by Tom Mason and Dan Danko portraying Leonardo Da Vinci as a "teenage Renaissance Batman". Although never actually used in a book, Mason and Danko were able to interest the BBC in their unpublished story idea. It was optioned by the BBC in late 2009 and the pre-production was completed by summer 2010. Leonardo was shot on location in South Africa throughout the second half of 2010.[1]
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Anything Is Possible" | Beryl Richards | Tom Mason, Dan Danko, Pia Ashberry | April 11, 2011 |
| Leonardo has created the planet's first bicycle, which he calls "a velocerotor". When he takes the bike out for the first time he crashes into a street artist named Tomaso, who soon gets himself a job with Leonardo at Verrocchio's workshop. After Leonardo and his friends find out that Tom has stolen Leonardo's notebook, he claims he was forced to steal it by a sinister secret society called the Luminari. But there is more to Tom than first meets the eye. | ||||
| 2 | "Da Vinci's Code" | Beryl Richards | Alex Perrin | April 11, 2011 |
| Piero has Leonardo's notebook but as the notebook is written entirely in code he finds his plans thwarted. Professor Pico is asked to decipher the code. After Leo finds out that Pico is linked to the theft, Pico is able to convince him that he just a victim of Luminari's schemes and attempts to convince him to tell him the secret code. | ||||
| 3 | "Wing And A Prayer" | Beryl Richards | Tom Mason, Dan Danko, Pia Ashberry | April 18, 2011 |
| Leonardo's latest invention sees him flying high, but he ends up being brought down to earth with a bump after he attempts to assist Mac out of a tricky situation. | ||||
| 4 | "Something Wicked" | Luke Watson | Brian Jordan | August 6, 2010 |
| Leonardo and his group of friends attempt to save an unhappy bride from her villainous fiancé. He has taken Petronella as payment for her father's debts and unknown to Leonardo he also works for the mysterious Luminari. | ||||
| 5 | "It Must Be Love" | Beryl Richards | Brian Jordan | May 2, 2011 |
| There is some romance is in the air, but complications end up arising after the feelings are not mutual and first looks end up being deceiving. | ||||
| 6 | "The Lightning Box" | Luke Watson | Kirstie Falkous | May 9, 2011 |
| Piero is to hold an exhibition of the greatest treasures in Europe and Lorenzo is able to sneak Leo in for a look around. After somebody from Mac's past shows up with his own designs, Leo ends up begging Lorenzo for a chance to borrow the exhibit which causes friction amongst his friends. | ||||
| 7 | "Time Waits" | Beryl Richards | Alex Perrin | May 16, 2011 |
| Leo and his friends end up facing a race against time after they find an unusual watch. They attempt to unlock the watch's secrets before Piero's men find them. | ||||
| 8 | "Angels and Cherubs" | Luke Watson | Pia Ashberry, Dan Danko, Tom Mason | May 23, 2011 |
| Tensions end up running high when Leonardo finds himself pitted in an artistic battle against his rival Michelangelo. | ||||
| 9 | "Lost and Found" | Luke Watson | Alan Perrin | May 30, 2011 |
| The truth about Lisa's double life is close to being revealed after she receives a visitor she was not expecting. | ||||
| 10 | "Servants of Florence" | Beryl Richards | June 6, 2011 | |
| A startling discovery is made by Lisa after she gate-crashes a party to catch a glimpse of a champion sportsman. After Lisa hears Piero talking she makes a connection with the shadowy figure she saw in the catacombs and realises who he is. | ||||
| 11 | "Bandit Queen" | Beryl Richards | Brian Lynch | June 13, 2011 |
| After Lorenzo falls in love he soon finds out that following his heart could end up seeing both himself and his friends being led into danger. | ||||
| 12 | "Fireball" | Luke Watson | Danny Peake | June 20, 2011 |
| Leo and Lisa are summoned to the Medici Palace to undertake a special commission. Since they have stolen back Leo's notebook and Piero knows Lisa is a girl, they fear the worst. However Piero is charming and explains that he wants Leo to join forces with him for the good of Florence, and when he discovers that Piero has had all his designs built, Leo is completely taken in. But it turns out that Piero intends using one of Leo's inventions to assassinate the Duke and now it is Leo's word against a Medici—in a matter of life or death. | ||||
| 13 | "Enter the Robot" | Luke Watson | Brian Lynch | July 4, 2011 |
| Piero puts his plan into action when his large robot based on Leo's design begins terrorizing the city and Leo and his friends must stop it before it is too late. | ||||