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The character sheet for all the characters of Children's Party at the Palace, from Goodies to Baddies. Keep in mind this page is currently under construction.


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Goodies

    In general 
The Goodies are main characters from their respective literature works who also happen to be the protagonists of this film. They have been invited to the Palace to the Queen's party along with a lot of children. Since the Queen accidentally forgot her handbag, and the Baddies decided to get revenge on them by sabotaging the party the Goodies will have to team up and do two things: defeat any Baddie who stands in the way and help in locating the bag.
  • Actual Pacifist: Played straight for half of the Goodies, who would rather stay out of harm's way. The other half, however, is averted, such as Peter Pan sword-fighting with Captain Hook and Robin Hood threatening said Baddie.
  • Big Damn Heroes: The Goodies immediately rush in and defeat Burglar Bill by starting a Chase Fight with him, use the Kneel, Push, Trip method in hindering him, and Mr. Plod confiscates his SWAG back to reveal the MacGuffin the Goodies and the Queen were looking for the whole time.
  • British Accents: All Goodies speak in accents from the British Isles, of course.
  • Colour-Coded Characters:
    • Red - Tracy Beaker
    • Blue - Horrid Henry, William Brown, Mary Poppins, The Queen
    • Green - Peter Pan, Robin Hood
    • White - Owl Keeper, Wendy
    • Yellow - White Rabbit, The Fat Controller
    • Black - Mr. Tibbs, Mary, Maid at Buckingham Palace, Mr. Plod
  • Light Is Good: Most Goodies wear bright colours, though there are some such as Mr. Plod, Mr. Tibbs, and the two maids who avert this trope.
  • Primary-Color Champion: Most Goodies have red, blue, or yellow on them while other Goodies such as Robin Hood and Peter Pan are averted as they present secondary colours.
  • Rag Tag Bunch Of Misfits: What they're considered compared to the regular people featured in the film as they're rather quirky.
  • Super Team: The Goodies are all part of their own team who have one recurring motive: find the Queen's handbag. However, their team doesn't have any particular name besides just "the Goodies".
  • Undying Loyalty: To the Queen. They defeated the Baddies just so her party can start like it's supposed to.

    Tracy Beaker 
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"It's like everyone's in a sugar rush today."

Played by: Dani Harmer

Tracy Beaker, who comes from The Story of Tracy Beaker, is the main protagonist of the play who helps the Goodies locate the Queen's handbag along with her friends. Over the course of the plot, she helps other Goodies get out of the Baddies' traps and even assisted the Famous Five on searching the bag by checking if the audience has it. At the end, she is tasked by presenting the bag to the Queen.


  • Berserk Button:
    • Never, by any means, give her a pinch on the arm. Even if you’re Mr. Plod.
    • Also when calling her handbag “plastic”.
  • British Stuffiness: She has her moments though sometimes when she's really annoyed she snaps out of this.
  • Deadpan Snarker: She often shows a sassy side, usually by snarky remarks at the Child Catcher to ward him off and when Mr. Plod takes a look at her own handbag to make sure it isn't the Queen's.
    • One of her dry lines is "Like you live under a sink", referring to how the Child Catcher looks.
    • Another one is "I'm surprise you got any teeth".
  • Decoy Protagonist: One would expect either the Fat Controller, Sophie Dahl, or even Postman Pat to be the main protagonist by their early but major appearances in the film, but turns out they later fade into the background to make way for Tracy and the other Goodies to take their turns in the spotlight. Tracy gets an especially major role as a protagonist.
  • Excellent Judge of Character: She uses this very well when she encounters the Child Catcher trying to lure her in with sweets, just by his appearance. She knows well that he’s a Baddie who’s not supposed to be trusted by any Goodie.
  • Fangirl: Hints to being a huge fan of the Queen by turning very excited and giggly when Mr. Plod escorts her to send the handbag back to Her Majesty.
"I'm going to meet the Queen?!"
  • Only Sane Woman: Compared to the majority of other storybook characters, that is. She even admits that she is when she notes that everyone else was "in a sugar rush".
    • Not to mention she and her friends are some of the only characters that could blend in with London's modern environment.

    William Brown 
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Played by: Luke Tittensor

William, who comes from Just William, is one of the main protagonists of the film. He helps Tracy Beaker and Horrid Henry on their quest to find the handbag and eventually helped to immobilize Burglar Bill alongside Horrid Henry, the White Rabbit, and the Lost Boys to retrieve the Queen's handbag.


  • Blue Is Heroic: Wears a blue and white striped cap.
  • British Stuffiness: Presents himself as uptight when meeting Tracy Beaker and Horrid Henry.
  • Nice Guy: There isn't really that much to dislike about him. He's shown to be helpful towards Tracy Beaker and Horrid Henry after they unlock the door for him.

    Horrid Henry 
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"Not a chance. She must be saving up for some new stuff. And where's her hi-def mega-screen telly?"

Played by: Sam Aston

Horrid Henry, who comes from the titular books, is a main protagonist who teams up with the Goodies to find the Queen's handbag. Despite his rude demeanour, he is part of the Goodies. He even helps in defeating Burglar Bill by shoving him away and eventually capturing him.


  • Adaptational Nice Guy: Downplayed. His uncouthness is lighter than the work he comes from but still contributes to defeating Baddies.
  • Alliterative Name: Horrid Henry
  • Aloof Ally: He doesn't care so much about attending the shindig as much as looking for a television in the Palace, but can and will help the other Goodies if a Baddie gets in the way.
  • Anti-Hero: His personality may not mean it, but he is a Goodie. He helps the other Goodies with finding the handbag.
  • Blue Is Heroic: Well, despite how he seems, he is a Goodie and wears blue.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He is initially rude when he meets Tracy Beaker after she helps him out of the net trap and is pretty careless when looking around at the Palace, but eventually he helps the other Goodies with Burglar Bill's defeat.
  • The Klutz: When finding a television at Buckingham Palace, he attempts to open a cabinet, causing it to shake and the vase atop it to fall off and shatter.

    Mr. Tibbs 
Played by: Ronnie Corbett

Mr. Tibbs, who comes from The BFG, is a Buckingham Palace butler who is a supporting character for this film and one of the first storybook characters to make an appearance in this film.


  • Deadpan Snarker: He often makes snarky comments with the other characters.
    • After telling Mary that the Baddies have impulses instead of feelings, she asks him if they may hurt their impulses. He snarks that he’ll “hurt her impulse if they don’t get a move on”.

    Mary 
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Played by: Meera Syal

Also coming from The BFG, she is a Buckingham Palace maid who is amongst the first storybook characters to appear in this film.


    The Fat Controller / Sir Topham Hatt 
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"I am Sir Topham Hatt and I am in a whole series of books: Thomas & Friends. I suspect you've heard of 'em."

Played by: Jonathan Ross

Sir Topham Hatt (also known as the Fat Controller), who comes from The Railway Series, is amongst the first storybook characters to appear in the film, as the co-host of the children's party alongside the Queen. He only makes two appearances, however, as he debuts on-stage via Thomas the Tank Engine to introduce the audience to Sophie Dahl and at the end during the Curtain Call.

Despite being called the Fat Controller in the UK dub of the show he comes from, he introduces himself as Sir Topham Hatt, his actual name and US alias, in this film.


  • Adaptational Attractiveness: Lampshaded. Compared to his look in the television series he comes from, he has a rather charming look, even sporting hair, which his counterpart lacks. He even admits to being in his "corpulent, sexy glory" in the books he appear in to both Sophie Dahl and the audience.
  • Deadpan Snarker: Has a rather dry sense of humour.
    • "Only in the one story, Sophie? It's a bit of a shame; did you, uh...you annoy him or something?"
  • Football Hooligans:
    • Hints to being one when he shares the news about winning against the Ecuadorians by a landslide in a football match.
    • "Never mind the football, this is going to be marvelous."
  • Quintessential British Gentleman: He fits the example well.
  • Sharp-Dressed Man: Being the only Goodie who dresses like a true gentleman.
  • Spell My Name with a "The": That is, if you use his original UK name the Fat Controller.

    White Rabbit 
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"I can't stop. I'm late, I'm late, I'm really really late late, I'm so late, I'm really late."

Played by: Joe Pasquale

The White Rabbit, who comes from Alice in Wonderland, is a supporting protagonist who lends Tracy Beaker and her friends his invitation card, which magically changes the recipient name from his to "Tracy Beaker & Friends". Near the end he helps defeat Burglar Bill and retrieve the handbag by trying to catch him.


  • Colour Motif: Yellow.
  • Little Bit Beastly: Unlike most animal characters, who take on the appearance as costumed characters, the White Rabbit is a "face character". Only animalistic characteristics are his ears, nose, and tail.
  • Motor Mouth: Has a tendency to ramble in a very fast pace.
  • Verbal Tic: "I'm late, I'm late!"

    Peter Pan 
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"Follow Wendy and me because we're going on an adventure! We've been invited to a party!"

Played by: Kacey Ainsworth

Peter Pan, who comes from the titular book, is a supporting protagonist. He is the leader of the Lost Boys who helps in defeating Captain Hook and the pirates so they all can attend the party.


    Robin Hood 
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"Oi, Hookie! Hookie-dear, what's going on here?"

Played by: Sanjeev Bhaskar

Robin Hood, who comes from the titular legend, is a supporting protagonist. He leads his group of Merry Men to help Peter Pan and the Lost Boys defeat Captain Hook and his pirates.


    Station Guard 
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Played by: Bernard Cribbins

Coming from The Railway Series, he is a cheerful station guard whom the White Rabbit as well as Tracy Beaker and her friends meet at the London Underground and is in charge of inspecting their invitations.


    Mr. Plod 
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"Alright, I'm gonna have to ask you all to very carefully look under your seats. Wait for the whistle."

Played by: Martin Clunes

The policeman of Toyland who comes from the Noddy books, Mr. Plod is a supporting protagonist of the film. He assists the Famous Five on searching the handbag by checking if somebody in the audience has it.


  • Cops and Detectives: As the policeman of Toyland and a supporting character of the series he comes from, he is one of the Goodies.
  • Deadpan Snarker: Just like Tracy Beaker and Sir Topham Hatt, he has his snarky moments.
  • Fair Cop: Pretty much a given, especially since he's a part of the Goodies. He even outright said to Burglar Bill that he's a fair cop.

    Prime Minister's Owl Keeper 
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"See, what you probably don't know is if the Prime Minister has a particularly tricky problem, he sends an owl to Hogwarts, for a little bit of extra magical help. If it's a smaller problem, he might send a budgie."

Played by: Harry Hill

The Prime Minister's Owl Keeper is a supporting protagonist whose job is to take care of the birds the Prime Minister owns and send them to Hogwarts in case of an emergency. He sends Blodwen, a snowy owl, to Hogwarts to send a letter for help to the House of Gryffindor.


    Mary Poppins 
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"Don't you know the first rule of children's books? There never was and never will be a children's story where good doesn't win in the end."
Click here to see her alternate outfit. 

Played by: Scarlett Strallen

Mary Poppins, who comes from the titular book, is a supporting protagonist who appears much later in the film. She proves to the Baddies that there is no such thing as a children's story where evil wins in the end.


  • Beware the Nice Ones: She's just as charming as any other Goodie, but remember that even she doesn't tolerate the Baddies' unruliness.
  • Colour Motif: Black at first, representing the reserved and no-nonsense demeanour she puts on when she first appears. Later changes to blue, representing her more relaxed side during the ending song.
  • Palette Swap: First appears wearing a black coat when she arrives on stage but is later swapped with a blue coat during the "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" musical number. She also drops her hat in that scene.
  • Sugar-and-Ice Personality: She is initially stern when she arrives on stage but shows a warmer side during the "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" segment.

    Queen Elizabeth II 
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"Ladies and gentlemen, and children everywhere, as been so evident this afternoon, British children's literature has been for many years an extraordinary success story. And I am glad that we have been able to celebrate this great achievement here at Buckingham Palace."
Click here to see her with glasses on. 

Played by: Herself

The late Queen Elizabeth II plays an important role in the film, as being the one whose handbag goes missing and the host of the children's party, though she only appears on-stage at the ending. She is farsighted, as she needs her reading glasses to read her closing speech, and without them and the handbag they're housed in, the party cannot continue as planned.


  • Anonymous Ringer: She's only referred to as "the Queen" or "Her Majesty". Truth in Television as when somebody usually uses those terms, people will automatically recognise that it's Elizabeth II herself.
  • As Herself: The Queen plays herself, of course. Quite a rare occurrence.
  • Big Fancy Castle: She's the owner of one (actually multiple, especially Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace), which explains why one of her maids seem to be overwhelmed by the 700+ rooms and thousands of sofas of the Palace to look under when searching for her handbag.
  • Big Good: She is considered this to everyone as she is the one who hosted the children's garden party and that it's her handbag the Goodies will have to search for. Not to mention she's the Queen.
  • Blind Without 'Em: Downplayed. The Queen simply needs her glasses to read her speech, and she appears to have no trouble watching the stage-play from the Royal Box.
  • Colour Motif: Blue, possibly representing both royalty (as royal blue is a real shade, though the Queen wears sky blue instead in this film) and femininity.
  • Cool Old Lady: She hosted a huge palace party for the children and invited characters from literature? Now an old lady with magic up her royal sleeve is a cool one. It's Truth in Television too.
  • Friend to All Children: Both in real life and in the film, that is. Why else wouldn't she host a shindig for the children in her garden?
  • The High Queen: Being one of the only two queens of the film, Her Majesty is the benevolent counterpart to the Pirate Queen. Especially that she has a soft spot towards children and that not even the Baddies have the guts to dislike or outright say they dislike her.
  • Modest Royalty: Simply wears a matching blazer and dress with a flower print, her trademark brooch, a pair of pearl earrings and necklace, and black heels. Nothing too extravagant to show that she's the Queen.
  • Reasonable Authority Figure: A more downplayed example as she mostly remains in the background for most of the film, she has shown that she's always willing to listen to the Goodies...actually, pretty much all the literature characters. Also Truth in Television but is a lot more present in Real Life.
  • Red Oni, Blue Oni: A comparison between two monarch characters, she's the Blue Oni to the Pirate Queen's Red Oni. Pretty coincidental since she wears blue in this film.
  • Royals Who Actually Do Something: Subverted. She presents this trope more in Real Life though in this film, prior to getting her handbag back, she's just shown watching the stage play from the Royal Box.
  • Silver Vixen: She's quite the looker.
  • True Blue Femininity: Wears a blue blazer and matching dress throughout the film.
  • Universally Beloved Leader: Everyone absolutely loves Her Majesty. Even the Baddies don't have the nerves to outright dislike her and outright applaud with the Goodies when she gets her handbag back, finds her reading glasses, and gets her speech.

    Maid at Buckingham Palace 
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"There's...five hundred and seventy-three bedrooms! This is Buckingham Palace, not a studio flat!"

Played by: Janine Duvitski

She is a supporting character of the film, albeit unnamed. She helps Mr. Tibbs in looking for the Queen's handbag but is overwhelmed by how many rooms of the palace it may be hiding in.


  • Colour Motif: Black and white.
  • Nervous Wreck: Shows this when searching for Mr. Tibbs and thinking about how many bedrooms and sofas Buckingham Palace has when it comes to finding the handbag. She’s even hesitant to let Angelina perform her routine at the party because of all the dancers already backstage.
  • No Name Given: Her name isn't mentioned anywhere in the film, and she's only referred to as the "Maid at Buckingham Palace" according to IMDb.
  • Red Oni, Blue Oni: Is the Red Oni to the more composed Mary's Blue Oni.

    Corgis 
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It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. Just look at what they've done to Cruella.

The corgis are the Queen's faithful pet dogs, specifically the Pembroke kind of Welsh corgi. Mr. Tibbs is seen holding them on leashes and he lets Cruella have them, much to her delight. Whilst Cruella tries to get their fur, she gets attacked by them and ends up passing them to her chaperone, who denies the order and instead returns the dogs back to the Palace.


    Peter Rabbit 
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Played by: Alexander Loxton

Peter Rabbit, who comes from his namesake book series, is a minor character who only appears in a dance number along with several other characters from his series.


  • Flat Character: Doesn't drive the plot nor have known personality traits in this film. He's just there with his friends to put on a dance for the audience.
  • The Voiceless: Is never heard talking in the film.

    Angelina Mouseling 
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Played by: Uncredited
Voiced by: Finty Williams

Angelina, who comes from the Angelina Ballerina series, is a minor character who performs a ballet routine for the party.


  • Flat Character: Has only one minor role in the film: to perform her dance at the Queen’s party.
  • Pink Means Feminine: Just like in the media she hails from, she wears pink.
  • The Voiceless: Surprisingly enough, averted. She is the only exception to the costumed characters of this production when it comes to not having any speaking role, but she only has one line.

    Noddy 
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Played by: Uncredited
Noddy, from his namesake series, appears when he successfully saves the golden invitations from the pirates during the skirmish at the London Underground.
  • Colour Motif: Red.
  • Flat Character: He only has one single role to be the one who would defeat the Pirate Queen and her pirates. Then he isn't seen again in the film.
  • The Voiceless: Never speaks in the film.

Baddies

    In general 
The Baddies are villains from their respective literature works who are the antagonists of this film. They make up a club known as the Baddies' Club. Due to the Palace not inviting them to the Queen's shindig, they all turn envious of the Goodies and sabotage the party. All their plans failed, though one- stealing Her Majesty's handbag, nearly succeeded.
  • Ancient Evil: Downplayed. However, some Baddies are antagonists from literature works published several decades ago, if not a century.
  • Bad Is Good and Good Is Bad: To the Baddies, being villainous is good.
  • Card-Carrying Villain: All the Baddies know well they're villains.
  • Classic Villain: All Baddies take on this trope in so many different ways.
  • Dark Is Evil: Almost all Baddies wear either black or a very dark shade of any colour. Averted with Gobbo and Sly, who wear brightly coloured garb.
  • Even Evil Has Standards:
    • Implied; none of the Baddies seem to have a blatant dislike for Her Majesty, not even Burglar Bill or the Pirate Queen. They've only presented hatred for both the Goodies and the children attendees. Which is why they’re only stealing her handbag, spiking the cake, and blocking the Goodies from reaching the Palace, not straight-up Queen-napping.
  • Evil Brit: Being a British production, this is to be expected. All the Baddies speak in different kinds of accents of the British Isles with the exception of the Child Catcher and the Grand High Witch, who speak in German ones.
  • Evil Is One Big, Happy Family: Despite having a hatred for the Goodies and children (and an ambiguous view on the Queen), all the Baddies get along with each other fine. Well, most of the time.
  • Fatal Flaw: Each of the Baddies has one of this.
    • All the Baddies share one: envy. They all were so jealous of the Goodies being invited to the party instead of them that they were very ambitious on their plans, yet the Goodies were clever enough to outwit them all.
    • Cruella de Vil: Pride. As leader of the Baddies she thinks very highly of herself and brags about her animal fur scheme. Because of this she thought she could handle the corgis with ease…until she shows up with her hair in a mess after the dogs attacked her off-screen.
    • Grand High Witch: Wrath. She is one of the Baddies who actually have implicated violent intents, even towards children. She was set on turning all the children and Goodies into mice by having her potion be slipped into the cake, though in the end it ended up having no effect on them whatsoever.
    • Captain Hook: Just like the other Baddies, his major flaw is envy, but he's worse. Since he was rather jealous of Peter Pan as he was invited instead, he was set on not only barring him from entering the party, but the rest of the Goodies as well. He eventually fights with both Peter Pan and Robin Hood, and ends up being pursued by the Gruffalo, even losing his hat in the process.
    • Burglar Bill: Sloth. He was not fast enough for the security cameras to not catch him stealing the handbag.
    • The Child Catcher: Greed. He was set on capturing each and every child he could find in the Palace until Tracy Beaker came along, outsmarting him to not fall into one of his traps and freeing two of her fellow Goodies.
  • Hot-Blooded: Literally all the Baddies are passionate in what they do, especially the plots they all carry out. The Grand High Witch and Cruella especially so.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: The Baddies hinted that they are actually this when they planned for a sabotage, not because of actual revenge on the Goodies for not being invited like they are, but because they wanted to help out on the story for the children. Maybe the Child-Catcher and the Grand High Witch actually didn't despise them after all...
    • Later on they show adoration for Her Majesty by applauding for her (Yes, really!).
  • Jerk with a Heart of Jerk: What some of the Goodies, especially Mr. Tibbs, believe the Baddies are: they have no feelings, but impulses instead.
  • Legion of Doom: Downplayed. They're a whole group of villains but they don't plan on slaying the Goodies, rather sabotaging the party of the Queen they will attend by various means.
  • Obviously Evil: From the stark colours to the devious smirks to even the malicious tones to their dialogue. Who wouldn't think the Baddies are...well...Baddies?
  • Vile Villain, Saccharine Show: Compared to the other literature characters, who make up the lighthearted romp of a film, the Baddies can get dangerous and vile. For example, Cruella de Vil with her intent on skinning the corgis for their fur and the Grand High Witch fantasizing about boiling and frying kids.
  • Villain Team-Up: Because they weren't invited, the Baddies teamed up to seek revenge on the Goodies.

    Cruella de Vil 

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"We are Baddies by name, Baddies by nature! If we're not invited to this party the answer is simple. I propose, we invite ourselves!"

Played by: Amanda Redman

Cruella de Vil, who comes from The Hundred and One Dalmatians, is the main antagonist of the film, being the leader of the Baddies. She initiates the Baddies' plan to sabotage the Queen's shindig by having the idea to "invite themselves" in, though her only action is to take out the Queen's corgis that will get in the way.


  • Adaptational Attractiveness: Compared to her Disney counterparts, that is. In this film she is much more faithful to her original novel depiction, being much more refined in appearance. She wears quite a chic black-and-white print dress with a cape and has her hair tied into two buns and split into two colours: one half black and the other white. Think of a middle-aged Melanie Martinez whenever you see this film's version of her.
  • Ax-Crazy: She's especially mad about turning animals into fur coats.
  • Big Bad: She's the Baddies' leader, and she's also the main cause of all the conflicts that happen in the film.
  • Big Bad Duumvirate: If you count the other Baddies.
  • Colour Motif: Black and white, which are also the colours of a Dalmatian.
  • Cruella to Animals: Why, it's the Trope Namer herself. In this play, she fantasises so much about turning animals into clothing articles, and has even threatened to turn Jess and the corgis into them.
  • The Fashionista: It shows both in her appearance and personality. She wears quite a fabulous dress with polka-dot prints reminiscent of a Dalmatian and zebra stripes and she particularly has an interest in fashion that uses animal furs.
  • Incoming Ham: "Darlings! Sorry I'm late! Actually, I'm not sorry at all."
  • It's All About Me: Though she isn't really that mean to the other Baddies, she's very selfish to the point where she goes way too far by taking out the corgis and threatening to skin them just so she can be at the royal party. She's also very proud of her fur obsession and implied collection.
  • The Leader: Of the Baddies' Club.
  • Wicked Cultured: She's a villainess who dresses smartly. Though she prefers dressing smartly...in fur.

    Burglar Bill 
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"You know, I always wonder what was in the handbag. My gran said it was a spare crown but my dad reckons it's just a bus pass."

Played by: Bradley Walsh

Burglar Bill, who comes from the titular book, is a secondary main antagonist of the film. His task in the sabotage is to sneak into Buckingham Palace and steal the Queen's handbag from the ballroom.


  • Alliterative Name: Burglar Bill
  • Big Bad Duumvirate: Along with Cruella de Vil, the Pirate Queen, the Child-Catcher, and the Grand High Witch.
  • Butt-Monkey: More of a downplayed example, he is often subject to the other Baddies looking down at him, especially when he keeps saying that he'll get the handbag.
  • The Chew Toy: Since he's a Butt-Monkey Baddie, and that the audience always jeers at anyone who's part of the Baddies' Club. Especially when he gets defeated thanks to the Goodies dogpiling on him and confiscating the handbag from him, the audience cheers for the Goodies.
"So, let's hear it for the Baddies!"
(The audience jeers)
  • Colour Motif: Grey.
  • Co-Dragons: With the Grand High Witch, the Pirate Queen, and the Child-Catcher.
  • The Dragon: To Cruella de Vil, as he also plays a major role in sabotaging the party by stealing the handbag.

    Grand High Witch of All the World 
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"The Goodies vil bite, and in a trice, quick as a flash, vil turn into mice!"

Played by: Patsy Kensit

The Grand High Witch, who comes from The Witches, is a secondary main antagonist of the film. Her task in the sabotage is to poison the birthday cake so that anyone who consumes a slice from it transforms into mice.


    The Pirate Queen 
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"Serious sabotage! Operation: Party Poop!"

Played by: Jerry Hall

The Pirate Queen is the leader of her gang of swashbuckling pirates and a secondary antagonist of the film. Her role in the sabotage is to have her and her pirates prevent the Goodies from reaching Buckingham Palace at the London Underground.


    The Child Catcher 
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"What a charming child you are. So...contemporary."

Played by: Richard O'Brien

The Child Catcher, who comes from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, is a main antagonist of the film. He sneaks into Buckingham Palace to trap the child characters such as throwing an Inescapable Net on top of Horrid Henry and locking William behind a door. He attempts to lure Tracy Beaker into a trap as well, but thanks to her clever but snarky wits he fails to do so.


    Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker 
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Aunt Spiker (left) and Aunt Sponge (right)

Played by (respectively): Pam St. Clement and June Brown

Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, the two aunts of James who come from James and the Giant Peach, are supporting antagonists. They help in the sabotage by baking a cake to give to the Goodies that has the Grand High Witch's potion in it.


    Captain Hook 
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"Here's a notion my bullies: let's mischief 'em, by hook or by crook. Let's stop those Goodie-Goodies from ever reaching the party."

Played by: Anthony Head

Captain Hook, who comes from Peter Pan, is one of the supporting antagonists who fights against Peter Pan and Robin Hood on stage.


  • Arch-Enemy: Of Peter Pan.
  • Berserk Button: Never, under any circumstances, chant out "tick tock" continuously while he's within earshot. He'll think there's a crocodile on the loose.
  • The Bully: He often likes to use insults at the Goodies and he can put up a rough fight too.
  • Classic Villain: He's the Foil to Peter Pan.
  • Colour Motif: Red.
  • Evil Is Hammy: Though majority of the characters are very dramatic and somewhat exaggerated, Hook takes this up a notch.
  • Flowery Insults: Just like how Robin Hood is with his, Hook comes up with his own unique set of insults, including "leotard boy" and "monster's carbuncle".
  • Hook Hand: Part of his namesake.
  • Incoming Ham: Now this is apparently a trend in this film.
    "Peter Pan invited without Captain Hook? Obesity and bunions, tis bad show!"
  • Laughably Evil: He often throws ridiculous insults at the Goodies, especially Robin Hood. The audience often laugh at how flowery, clever, and somewhat original they are.
  • Sharp-Dressed Man: Wears very flamboyant attire to match his very expressive personality.

    Cruella's Chauffeur 
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"Ladies and gents of the Baddies' Club, Miss Cruella de Vil."

He was the chauffeur for Cruella de Vil. Every time his boss would enter the hideout of the Baddies' Club, he would formerly introduce her to the other Baddies.


  • Colour Motif: Grey.
  • Deadpan Snarker: Tends to joke about himself.
  • Extreme Doormat: He even admits to being one. Cruella often pushes him around to the point where he then resigns and becomes nice to the corgis for once.
  • Heel–Face Turn: Later on he decides to resign and not take the fur from the corgis.
  • No Name Given: He doesn't have a known name and is instead referred to either as Cruella's chauffeur or chaperone.
  • Took a Level in Kindness: Doubles as a Heel–Face Turn, when Cruella orders him to "harvest the corgis' fur", he decides not to and instead return them to the Palace.

    Gobbo and Sly 
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Gobbo (left) and Sly (right)

Played by: Uncredited

A duo of two devious goblins from the Noddy series who are temporarily seen as being the Baddies' Club's underlings. They kidnap Postman Pat when he was going to deliver the letters to the Goodies but eventually free him by Cruella de Vil's order.


  • Bright Is Not Good: Don't let their brightly-coloured garb fool you.
  • Bumbling Henchman Duo: They're a devious duo yet their expressions say otherwise.
  • Flat Character: They barely get any character development aside from just being there to capture Postman Pat.
  • Mooks: As minor Baddies who only make an appearance to do what Cruella tells them to do, they are this.
  • The Voiceless: Both do not speak in the film.

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