Nelly and Nora, the new animated series from Irish animation company Geronimo Productions which features Ardal O'Hanlon among its voice talent and celebrates the Irish obsession with the weather, will have its world premiere on RTÉjr on February 2.
Aimed at preschoolers, Nelly and Nora follows the adventures of two sisters who spend holidays and weekends at their family's mobile home in a camping park near the sea.
The series was created by Geronimo Productions' Gerard O'Rourke and is developed by Emma Hogan and directed by Jamie Teehan.
The voice talent includes Clodagh Kane and Aoibhinn McAuley as Nelly and Nora, O'Hanlon as Dad, Linda Teehan as Mum and Paul Tylak as Farmer Joe.
UK rights to the show have been secured by BBC for CBeebies for transmission in May.
BBC Worldwide has secured the rest of the world rights for international distribution and global CBeebies channels, and the series will also air in other territories later this year.
The first in a series of books, published by Walker Books, will be published early next year.
Creator O'Rourke said: "This series was inspired by a regular family holiday in Wicklow and is based on our obsession as a nation with the weather."
Pauline MacNamara, RTÉ Young Peoples Executive Producer, Animation and Independent Commissioning, said: "Nelly and Nora is a fantastic opportunity to indulge the national obsession with the weather for the RTÉjr audience!
"Gerard, Emma, Jamie and the team at Geronimo have created a truly beautiful and charming series that just sings on screen.
"Nelly and Nora is bursting with personality and fun and will delight our preschool audience and their parents alike as it dips us into the typical Irish family holiday scenario with style."
