BAD BOYES to THE BISCUITS @ Memorable TV's Guide to British Comedy Shows

With:- STEVEN KEMBER as Brian Boyes / ANNA DAWSON as Bonnie(Season 2) / BERWICK KALER as Clyde(season 2) / VICTOR SPINETTI as Insp Oiseau / SUSAN JAMESON as Mrs Boyes / WARREN BRIAN as Edward 'Slug' Slogg / DEAN HARRIS as Mr Boyes / GREGORY COX as Mr Wiggis /CHRISTOPHER OWEN as Headmaster / NICOLA GREENHILL as Bernetta Vincent / NICHOLAS COX as Juggs / LILA KAYE as Gran / MICHAEL DEEKS as Herbert(season1)

BADJELLY THE WITCH

UK / BBC1 / 1x30m-e / 2000 (Monday 25 December 9.05pm)

Story: Spike Milligan

Comedy animation. A mixture of animation and live action in which Spike Milligan tells a spooky fairy story (written for his daughter).

BACK TO SHERWOOD

Canada-UK / CBC- ITV - Fox Family Channel / x25m-e / 1999

Children's scifi drama series. A young teenage girl finds herself able to travel back in time to the days of Robin Hood.

With:- AIMEE CASTLE as Robyn Hood / ANDREW WALKER as William / RUDY ANN KING as Alana Dale / ALEXA DUBREULI as Joan Little / ADAM FROST as Phil Scarlett / ANIK MATERN as Brenan

BAGGY PANTS AND THE NITWITS

USA / NBC-De Patie Freleng / 13x25m-e / 1977

Animation. Two seperate shows; BAGGY PANTS the adventures of a clownish cat and THE NITWITS the adventures of two elderly crime-fighters Gladys and Tyrone(these two were based on live action characters seen in Rowan and Martin's Laugh In).

Voices:- RUTH BUZZI as Gladys Ormhby / ARTE JOHNSON as Tyrone

BAGPUSS

UK / BBC-Small Films / 13x20m-e / 1974

Creators/Producers: Peter Firmin, Oliver Postgate / Writer:Oliver Postgate / Director:Peter Firmin / Music: John Faulkner , Sandra Kerr

Puppet animation series. Pink and white striped cloth cat Bagpuss lives in a shop with his various friends including The Toy Mice, Gabriel the Toad, Woodpecker Professor Yaffle and Madeline the Doll. In 1998 Bagpuss was voted best BBC children's show ever.

THE BAGTHORPE SAGA

UK / BBC1 / 6x30m-e / 1981 25 Mar - 29 Apr Wed 5.05pm

Writer: James Andrew Hall / Novel: Helen Cresswell / Executive Producer: Anna Home / Director: Paul Stone

Children's comedy series. The adventures of the highly strange Bagthorpe family the youngest of whom, Jack, can see into the future.

With:-EDWARD HARDWICKE as Harry Bagthorpe / ANGELA THORNE as Laura Bagthorpe / PHILLADA SEWELL as Grandma / CERI SEEL as William Bagthorpe / RICHARD ORME as Jack Bagthorpe / RUTH POTTER as Tess Bagthorpe / DANDY NICHOLLS as Mrs Fosdyke / TIM PREECE as Uncle Parker / REBECCA LALONDE as Daisy Parker / MADELINE SMITH as Aunt Celia

BAILEY'S BIRD

Australia-UK / 7 Network-John McCallum Prod-Scottish and Global TV-Iduna / 26x30m-e / 1979

Creator/Producer:Tony Firth, Lee Robinson / Executive Producer: John McCallum

Children's adventure series. The exploits of a pilot with a one plane airline and a teenage son. Most of the action took place in South East Asia.

With:- HUW PRICE / MARK LEE / HOLGER HAGEN / SAMIT BURANAKOL / NOOR AZIZAH

BAILEY'S COMETS

USA / CBS-De Patie Freleng / 1973

Animated adventures. Roller Derby team the Comets (led by Barnaby Bailey) travel the world competing in various events and also taking part in a treasure hunt style quest to win a million dollars.

Voices:- CARL ESSER as Barnaby Bailey / KAREN SMITH as Candy / SARAH KENNEDYas Bunny / DAWS BUTLER as Dooter Roo / DON MESSICK as Gabby / BOB HOLT as Dude / Kathi Gori as Sarge / Jim Begg as Wheeler / FRANK WELKER as Pudge

THE BALLAD OF RIVERBOAT BILL

Australia / ABC / x15m-e / 1965

Action adventure series.

With:- RON HADDRICK / DON PASCOE

BALLET SHOES

UK / BBC1 / 8x30m-e / 1975

Writer: John Wiles / Novel:Noel Streatfield / Producer: John McRae / Director: Timothy Coombe

Period drama serial. Adventures of three girls living in a boarding house in the 1930's as they train to become ballet dancers.

With:- ELIZABETH MORGAN / ANGELA THORNE / JANE SLAUGHTER / SARAH PRINCE / BARBARA LOTT / JOANNA DAVID

THE BANANAS

Canada / CBC / x30m-e / 1969 (2 January - 6 February / Thursdays 4.30pm)

Theme Music: Jim Pirie, Rod Coneybeare / Producer: Robert Gibbons

Comedy series with a slight educational slant, set in Bananaland and presented by the Bananas -who were:- Melody Greer, John Davies, Francois-Regis Klanfer and Bonnie-Carol Case.

BANANAS IN PYJAMAS

Australia / ABC/ x20m-e / 1996-

Producer:Virginia Lumsden / Title Music: Carey Blyton / Executive Producer: Mark Barnard.

Preschool entertainment. Playroom stories featuring actors in costumes (Bananas and Teddy Bears). Australian television's biggest overseas earner with more than $1 billion in retail sales. ABC alone making a net profit of more than $50 million from the series. For the 2002 season 80 new episode were filmed and a raft of new friends for the bananas were brought in, including Camembert the Cow, Dolly the Sheep, Pedro the Pig, Chicken's Gregory and Peck, other characters already in the show include Rat in a Hat and Teddy's Amy, Lulu and Morgan. The two actors who played B1 and B2 recently left the show (although they still provide the voices) to be replaced by Michael James and Benjamin Blaylock.

With:- Ken Radley as B1 / Nicholas Opolski as B2 / Mary-Ann Henshaw as Amy / Taylor Owynns as Lulu / Jeremy Scrivener as Morgan

THE BANANA SPLITS ADVENTURE HOUR

USA / NBC - Hanna Barbera / 125x60m-e / 1968-70

Creators/Executive Producers:William Hanna, Joseph Barbera / Producer: Edward J. Rosen / Theme Music: Ritchie Adams , Mark Barkan

Entertainment. Madcap exploits of a pop group of four furry animals, Bingo (a Gorilla) , Drooper (a Lion), Fleegle (a Dog) and Snorky (an Elephant). Sandwiched in-between these segments were an assortment of items such as a cartoon versions of The Arabian Knights (size of a Pachiderm! comic tales of Prince Turhan, Princess Nidor, Bez, Farik and Raseem), The Micro Adventure (The Carter family led by Professor Carter are shrunk to a tiny size to examine wildlife and get involved in adventures) and The Three Musketeers (the adventures of Porthos, Aramis and the rest). There was also a live action adventure story called Danger Island featuring a young Jan Michael-Vincent.

Voices :- Daws Butler as Bingo / Paul Winchell as Fleagle / Don Messick as Snorky / Allan Melvin as Drooper / Other voices included Ronnie Troup, Frank Aletter, Jonathan Harris, Shari Lewis and Julie Bennett

B AND B

UK / Central / 4x25m-e / 1992

Writer: Grant Cathro and Lee Pressman

Children's drama. An architect loses his job and decides to turn his home into a bed and breakfast, but a local property developer wants the land the house stands on.

With:- KEVIN WHATELY / KATY MURPHY JOANNA KANSKA / IAN McNEICE / TIM HEALY

BANG GOES THE BUDGIE

Australia / ABC-Richard Bence Productions-ACTF / 13x30m-e / 1985

Producers/Directors: Jon Stephens, Tony Porter / Creator: Jennifer Hooks / Writers: Jon Stephens, Tony Porter, Nancy Groll, Jennifer Hooks

Series for young children featuring four kids who get jobs with a big corporation explaining to the public the meaning of various words.

With:- Jon Stephens, Jeff Phillips, Andrew Coodone, Carmelina di Guglieimo, Janet Shaw

BANG LIBERTY

UK / C5-Two Hats / x30m-e / 1999

Creator/Director:Daniel Peacock

Low budget teenage soap. Problems for a group of teenagers living in London.

With:- CHINNA WOOD / FIONA HENRY / LUKE JORDAN / NATASHA HUNTER / GEMMA HARPER / STEVE O'DONNELL

THE BARKLEYS

USA / NBC - Hanna Barbera / 26x30m-e / 1972

Animated sitcom. The exploits of a suburban family(of dogs), an obvious pastiche of the then popular All In The Family.

BARMY AUNT BOOMERANG

UK / BBC1 / 15x15m-e / 1999 Thurs 4.20pm

Writer: Roy Apps

Sitcom. Young Sebastian has a shock in store when his strange Australian soap star Aunt Boomerang arrives to stay and apparently has magical powers.

With:- Toyah Wilcox as Aunt Boomerang / Richard Madden as Sebastian / Lawrie McNichol as Kevin Simpkins / Kern Falconer as Mr Diplock / Laura McKenzie as Meryl

BARNEY

UK-Spain / BBC-Pegbar-Barney / x5m-e / 1989

Characters: Lisa Kopper / Idea: Shirley-Anne Lewis / Writer: Peter Bonnici / Director: Robert Balser / Producer: john Coates / Music: Colin Frachter / Executive Producer: David Hamilton

Animation. The adventures of a young dog called Barney and his best friend a mouse called Roger who lived on Barney's head.

Voices:- TIM BROOKE-TAYLOR as Barney / HARRY ENFIELD as Roger / JAN RAVENS / ENN REITEL as Narrator

THE BARNSTORMERS

UK / ITV / 12x30 minute episodes / 1964 ( 3 Mar - 19 May / Tuesdays 5.25pm)

Writer: Henry Soskin / Novel: Joy Thwaytes / Design: Bernard Goodwin / Director: Marc Miller

Children's adventure serial. A group of kids working on a theatre production manage to also find time for some mystery solving.

cast
John Pike as Alan / Peter Hempson as Philip / Patricia Wilson as Sarah / Dennis Waterman as Mike / Gerald Rowland as Rusty / Bernard Lloyd as Eddie

BARRIERS

UK / Tyne Tees / 20x30m-e / 1981-83

Creator/Producer:Margaret Bottomly

Children's drama series. A teenage orphan embarks on a journey which seems travel to Europe in a search for his roots.

With:- BENEDICT TAYLOR / PAUL ROGERS

BARNEY'S GANG

Canada / CBC / x30m-e / 1958 (2 May - 24 September / Fridays 5.00pm)

Producer: D. Gillingham

Entertainment show hosted by Barney Potts with each edition seeing Barney and a gang of kids visiting a different place in Vancouver.

BARNEY AND FRIENDS

USA / Lyons / x20m-e / 1995- continuing

Creators: Sheryl Leach, Kathy Parker , Dennis De Shazer / Executive Producers: Dennis De Shazer , Sheryl Stamps Leach.

Pre school educational series. Dinosaur Barney has fun and games with his young friends. Barney is very popular and lots of merchandise has been released tying in with the show.

With:- Bob West as Voice of Barney / David Joyner as Barney's Body Costume / Julie Johnson as Voice of Baby Bop / Jeff Ayers as Baby Bop's Body Costume

THE BASIL BRUSH SHOW

UK / BBC1 / 60x30m-e / 1968-80

Creator: Ivan Owen / Music: Bert Hayes

Comedy series in which posh glove puppet Basil Brush hosted his own variety show. Derek Fowlds, Rodney Bewes, Roy North, Howard Williams and Billy Boyle all co-presented. The character of Basil first came to prominence on the David Nixon show. Basil's catchphrase was 'BOOM - BOOM' and Owen was the man operating Basil. The puppet Basil was actually created by Peter Firmin. Many star names made appearances on the show including the Dad?s Army Cast, Princess Anne and Abba. The show was mostly written by George Martin. In 1980 Basil appeared on the children?s show Let?s Read With Basil Brush.

BASIL IN NEVERLAND

UK / BBC1 / 1x30m-e / 1976 (18 December at Saturday 5.20pm)

Writer: George Martin / Producer: Brian Penders

Comedy Christmas special starring the boom-tastic Basil Brush and his helper Mr Roy North. Guest stars were Brian Blessed and Jan Hunt.

BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES

USA / Fox / 65x30m-e 1x90m-e / 1992-93

Animated scifi drama series. Dark stories (ala the modern film versions) of Batman at large in Gotham City.

Voices:- Kevin Conroy as Batman / Loren Lester as Robin / Efram Zimbalist Jr as Alfred / Melissa Gilbert as Batgirl / Mark Hamill as The Joker / Roddy McDowall as The Mad Hatter / Adrienne Barbeau as Catwoman

BATMAN BEYOND

WB Kids / x20m-e / 199?

Fantasy animation. In the future, an elderly Bruce Wayne has retired and acts as mentor to troubled teen Terry McGinnis who takes over the legacy of the Bat to create a new hero for Gotham. Its a new world, with new rules and new threats everywhere.

Voices: Will Friedle / Kevin Conroy / Lauren Tom / Teri Garr / Ryan O'Donohue

BATTLE OF THE PLANETS

USA / Sandy FrankProd - Gallerie International / 85x25m-e / 1979-84

SciFi adventure series. Exploits of the G-Force team (five youngsters) intent on protecting the Earth from alien invaders.

THE BAY CITY ROLLERS SHOW

USA / NBC - Sid & Marty Kroft / x60/30m-e / 1978-79

Executive Producers: Sid and Marty Kroft

Variety/music. A series starring the then popular Bay City Roller in a mixture of music and sketches. The shows were originally a hour long and called The Kroft Superstar Hour but later switched to the above title and the shows went to 30 minutes. Characters from previous Kroft productions also appeared.

With:- The Bay City Rollers (Alan Longmuir / Derek Longmuir / Leslie McKeown / Stuart Wood) / Billie Hayes as Witchiepoo / Jay Robinson as Dr Shrinker / Billy Barty as Hugo / Paul Gale as Hoo-Doo

BEACHCOMBER BAY

UK / C5 - Renard / x30m-e / 1999 -

Puppets:Neil Sterenberg / Puppeteers: Sheila Clock , Joe Greco, Neil Sterenberg / Script Editor: Richard Callanan / Music: Pete Gosling / Executive Producer: Adrian Moore / Producer/Director: Adrian Hedley

Pre-school puppet series with puppet fun in the seaside resort of Beachcomber Bay.

With:- Casey-Lee Jolleys as Jenny

BEANY AND CECIL

USA / Bob Clampett / 78x25m-e / 1961-62

Animated adventure. Tales of a flying young boy and his serpent friend.

THE BEAR

UK / C4 - TVC London / 1x30m-e / 1998

Producer: John Coates / Executive Producer: Paul Madden / Music: Howard Blake/ Director: Hilary Andous

Animated fantasy. A cuddly zoo bear moves in with a suburban family.

Voices:- Peter Knapp as Star Bear / Philip Sheffield as Polar Bear / Charlotte Church as Tilly

BEAR IN THE BIG BLUE HOUSE

USA / Disney - Shadow Projects - Brian Henson / x25m-e / 1997

Creator: Mitchell Kriegman / Producer: Richard A. Fernandes / Executive Producers: Mitchell Kriegman , Brian Henson

Puppet series. A show for pre-school kids with Noel MacNeal / Peter Linz / Vicki Kenderers-Eibner / Tyler Bunch / Lynne Thigpen / Tara Moody

BEAST WARS

UK / Mainframe / 39?x20m-e / 1998

Animated scifi action series. Two warring robotic races, the Maximals and the Predacons, both able to transform into all manner of fearsome beasts, engage in regular battle. The show is completely computer generated.

Voices:- David Kaye as Megatron / Gary Chalk as Optimus Primal

THE BEATLES

USA / King Features / 39x20m-e / 1965

Animation: Halas and Batchelor

Much in the spirit of A Hard Day's Night this popular animation had the fab four become the first living people to be turned into regular cartoon characters on network TV. The plots were inconsequential but the Beatles were at the height of their fame when the show hit the air. As the shows had at least two songs per episode pretty much all of the Beatles then catalogue made an appearance. Other than their music the Beatles themselves didn't appear and had little creative input.
Made by King Features in both England and Australia the show was very popular until Space Ghost took over in the ratings. The songs on the show featured a kind of early karaoke with the words appearing on the bottom of the screen for people to sing along to.

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

BBC1 / 1x45m / 16 February 2003 / 5:30pm

Writer: Tim O'Mara and Kate Wood / Director Louis Caulfield / Producer: Diana Kyle

Drama. When Holly's family move to a new area she befriends the 11-year old boy living next door but starts to suspect he is being beaten by his mother's boyfriend.

With:- TILLY GERRARD as Holly Phillips / VICTORIA WILLING as Kara Phillips / LIAM NOBLE as Brian Phillips / AARON JOHNSON as Sam Goodwin / CAROLINE O'NEILL as Nikki Goodwin / JAMES THORNTON as Joe Healy

BEHIND THE BIKE SHEDS

UK / Central / 17x25m-e / 1983-85 / 2 Seasons

Writer: Jan Needle, Tony Slattery, John Yoeman(season 2) / Producer/Director:Alister Hallum(S1), Peter Tabern

Children's comedy series. The exploits of the kids at Fulley Comprehensive School, the series also used sketches and music.

With:-CAL McCRYSTAL as Pericles Braithwaite(Season 1) / KJARTAN POSKITT as Poskitt(season 1) / VAL McLANE as Megapig(season 2) / KEN JONES as Whistle Willie(season 2) / SARA MAIR-THOMAS as Trolly Molly(season 2) / TONY SLATTERY as Joe(season 2) / The kids included LEE WHITLOCK(Season 1), PAUL CHARLES and JENNY JAY

BEING EVE

New Zealand / Nickelodeon / x30m-e / 2001

Teen sitcom. Episodes in the life of the somewhat philosophical 15 year old New Zealand teenager Eve Baxter.

With:- FLEUR SAVILLE as Eve Baxter

BELFRY WITCHES

UK / BBC1 / 14x25m-e / 1999-2000 Season 1:29 Sep - 10 Nov Wed 4.35pm

Writer: Kelly Marshall / Book:Kate Saunders / Music: Kirsten Morrison / Theme performed by Atomic Kitten / Executive Producer: Elaine Sperber / Producer: Rosalind Anderson / Director: Joy Perino

Children's fantasy comedy drama series. After being banned from Witch island for a hundred years, teenage witches Skirty Marm and Old Noshie take up residence in the sleepy village of Tranters End.

With:- LAURA SADLER as Skirty Marm / LUCY DAVIS as Old Noshie / SCOTT CHARLES as Chris Tucker / POLLY IRVIN as Mrs Tucker / PAULA JACOBS as Mrs Bagg-Meanly

BELLE AND SEBASTIAN

France / RTLF - Gaumont / 13x25m-e / 1967 / black and white

Writer: Cecile Aubrey / Music: David White / Executive Producer: Ettienne Laroche / Producer: Helene Gagarine / Director: Jean Guillame

Drama series. Adventures of a young boy and his dog in a small French village. Sebastian lived with his initially grumpy elderly grandpa.

With:- Pierre Mehdi as Sebastian / EDMUND BEAUCHAMP as Cesar / JEAN MICHEL AUDIN as Guillame / PALOMA MATTS as Angelina / HELENE DIEUDONNE as Celestine

BERNARD'S WATCH

UK / ITV / 43x20m-e / 1997-continuing

Writer: Andrew Norris, Richard Fegan

Children's fantasy comedy drama series. A 10 year old boy finds a special watch that can make time stand still.

With:- DAVID PEACHEY as Bernard Beasley / MARTIN NEIL as Mr Beasley / RUTH HUDSON as Mrs Beasley / PERRY NEVILLE as Miss Picot / LISA GODDARD as Narrator

BEST FRIENDS

UK / ITV1 / 5x30m / started 3 December 2004

Writer: Jonathan Harvey (from the book by Jacqueline Wilson) / Director: Cilla Ware

Gemma and Alice share the same birthday and have always been best friends but when Alice's family move to Scotland their happiness appears to be over.

With:- CHLOE SMYTH as Gemma / POPPY ROGERS as Alice / ALEX POWNALL as Biscuits / PAUL COPLEY as Gemma's Grandad / JACK BLUMENAU as Gemma's brother (Callum) / JULIA FORD as Gemma's Mum (Liz) / LIZZY McINNERY as Alice's Mum (Karen)

BETTER NOT...

UK / BBC / 2x15m-e / 1952 23 - 30 Jan Wednesday 6.00pm

Writer: Desmond Tester / Producer: Alan Bromly

Comedy series with Desmond Tester tackling a different subject each week, first ironing and then cycling. There were supposed to be four programmes in all but the final two were cancelled when George VI died (6 Feb) and all TV programming was re-arranged.

THE BIG BANG

UK / ITV / x20m-e / 1995-

"Edutainment" series in which Gareth Jones and Violet berlin examine the world of science and technology.

BIG BLUE MARBLE

USA / ITT / x30m-e / 1974

Creator/ Producer: Henry Fownes / Animation: Ron Campbell

Educational based show in the style of Sesame Street.

BIG FOOT AND WILDBOY

USA / ABC - Sid and Marty Krofft / x30m-e / 1979

Exectuive Producers: Sid and Marty Krofft

Fantasy drama series. A pair of teenagers discover a bizarre prehistoric, bigfoot type creature in the Pacific Northwest.

With:- Ray Young

BIGGLES

UK / Granada / 28x30m-e / 1960 bw

Producer: Harry Elton, Kitty Black

Children's action adventure series. Biggles and his chums Ginger and Bertie are attached to Scotland Yard's Air Division and spend their time tracking villains of the air.

With:- NEVILLE WHITING as Insp 'Biggles' Bigglesworth / JOHN LEYTON as Ginger / DAVID DRUMMOND as Bertie / CARL DUERING as Von Stalheim

BIG JOHN LITTLE JOHN

USA / NBC - Redwood Prod. - William P.D. / 22x30m-e / 1976 - 77 9 Nov 76 - 9 Mar 77

Creator:Sherwood Schwartz

Fantasy sitcom. Middle aged teacher John Martin accidentally takes a drink from a fountain of youth which causes him to change into a 12 year old boy at the most inopportune of times.

With:- Herb Edelman as Big John Martin / Robbie Rist as Little John Martin / Joyce Bullifant as Marjorie Martin / Mike Darrell as Ricky Martin / Olive Dunbar as Miss Bertha Bottomly

BIG KIDS

UK / BBC1 / 13x25minutes / 2000 (27 September - 20 December / Wednesdays 4.35pm)

Script Editor: Joysti Patel / Costume Design: Chris Marlowe / Music: Tony Flynn / Design: Paul Munting / Executive Producer: Cas Lester

Fantasy comedy. Following a stage hypnotist?s stunt, Simon and Kate?s parents regularly and without warning start acting like naughty children but have no memory of it when they recover - blaming any mess and damage they cause on Simon and Kate.

With:-IMOGEN STUBBS as Sarah Spiller / DUNCAN DUFF as Geoff Spiller / MATT ADAMS as Simon Spiller / KELLY SALMAN as Kate Spiller / JASPER BRITTON as Ming the Mindmaster / SAM GREEN as Jake Tyler / KATY LANDIS as Jenny Tyler / JANET AMSDEN as Margaret

THE BIG KNIGHTS

UK / BBC2 / 13 x 10m-e / 1999 - 2000 19 Dec 99 - 3 Jan 2000 Various days/ times

Creator / director: Neville Astley, Mark Baker / Music: Pete Baikie / Script Editors: Richard Hansom, Abigail Youngman / Producer: Claire Jennings

Animated sitcom. The misadventures of a pair of extremely daft knights.

Voices:- Brian Blessed as Sir Moris / David Rintoul as Sir Boris / Xander Armstrong as Narrator

BIG MEG LITTLE MEG

UK / Granada / 14x25m-e / 2000-2001

Creators: Peter Kerry, Diane Whittley / Special Effects: Matt Howarth, TSI Design / Script Editors: Connal Orton, Sarah Conroy / Music: Crispen Merrell / Executive Producer: Steven Andrew

Fantasy sitcom. After discovering an ancient crystal young Meg finds herself with the ability to change places with her mother, usually at the most inopportune of times.

With:- VICKI LEE TAYLOR as LittleMeg(Megan) / CAROLYN PICKLES as Big Meg(Margaret) (season one) CHRISTOPHER VILLIERS as Terry / JACKIE DOWNEY as Lavinia / MATTHEW BEARD as Freddie / KENNER BOLT as Samantha

THE BIG QUESTION

UK / C5 / 10x30m-e / 1999 Sun 8.30am

Youth based discussion show ala Kilroy etc, hosted by Josie D'Arby and taking in subjects like tattoing, body piercing and the like.

THE BIG SPOT

UK / Channel Four - 2 Sides TV / x30m-e / 1999

Writer: Peter Corey / Music: David Lowe, Julian Ronnie / Producer: Louise Clover / Executive Producer: Catherine Roberts / Director: Peter Eyre

Preschool education puppet fun.

With:- Andrew Spooner / Nick Mercer / Michele Durler

BIG WOLF ON CAMPUS

USA-Canada / Telescene - Fremantle / x25m-e / 1998

Creators: Peter Knight, Christopher Briggs / Music: James Gelfand

Teen fantasy comedy drama series. Tommy Dawkins, student at Pleasantville High School, is apt to turn into a werewolf at the most inopportune of moments.

With:- Brandon Quinn as Tommy Dawkins / Rachelle Lefevre as Stacey Hanson / Danny Smith as Merton Dingle

BILL AND BEN

UK / BBC1 / 26x10m-e / 2001 (First Episode: Thursday 11 January 3.45pm)

Creator: Freda Lingstrom / Executive Producer: Theresa Plummer-Andrews

A brand new series of adventures for the Flowerpot Men, this time around there were no strings without the show using animated models, in this new series Bill and Ben were able to move further afield to places such as next doors garden. Narrated by John Thomson. See also The Flowerpot Men.

BILL AND TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURES

USA / Hanna Barbera

Animated scifi comedy. A spin off from the Bill and Ted films featuring the exploits of two time travelling teens.

Voices:- Keanu Reeves as Bill / Alex Winter as Ted

BILLY'S CHRISTMAS ANGELS

UK / BBC1 / 1x35m-e / 1988

Writer: Sheila Fox / Executive Producer: Paul Stone / Director: Christopher Baker

Children's fantasy. Billy dreams of playing in his brother's rock band and with the help of the Christmas Angels he achieves his dream.

With:- JEREMY STUART as Billy / THE MINT JULEPS as Billy's Angels / JOHN SHACKLEY as Dave / DANIEL PEACOCK as Mr Big / FAY MASTERSON as Hope / NABIL SHABAN as Charlie

BIM BAM BOOM

Canada / CBC / x15m-e / 1955-56 (18 November 55 - 13 January 56) black and white

Children's entertainment. The exploits of a trio of clowns, two of whom, Bim and Bam were puppets. Boom (as played by John Allen) was a real life clown.

BIRDMAN

USA / NBC - Hanna Barbera / 26x25m-e / 1967

Animated adventure. After being 'blessed' by an Egyptian Sun God, an explorer finds he has superhuman powers.

THE BISCUITS

USA / Hanna Barbera / x30m-e / 1983

Executive Producers: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera / Producer: Art Scott

Animated adventure series. The smallest dogs in the world, the Biscuits, are guardians of the Royal Treasure and have to keep it safe from the clutches of would be thieves.

Voices:- Dick Beals / Peter Cullen / Jennifer Darling / Marshall Efron / Henry Gibson / Kathleen Helppie / Darryl Hickman

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