CHILDREN'S TV - CHOCKY to CYBERGIRL
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CHOCKY
UK / Thames / 18x25m-e / 1984-86
Writer: Anthony Read / Novel:John Wyndham / Producers: Richard Bates(1-2), Brian Wolcroft
Three Children's scifi drama serials. Chocky, Chocky's Children and Chocky's Challenge. An intelligent life form from an another galaxy, seen only as a ball of energy, befriends a young English boy.
With:- ANDREW ELLAMS as Matthew Gore / JAMES HAZLEDINE as David Gore / CAROL DRINKWATER as Mary Gore / ANNABEL LORRELL as Albertine Meyer / PRENTIS HANCOCK as Arnold Meyer / GLYNIS BROOKS as Chocky's Voice
CHRIS CROSS
UK / ITV / 13x25m-e / 1994-95
Creator: D.J. McHale / Writers: D.J. McHale, Gary Cohen, Ned Kandel / Executive Producers: Gary Cohen, Lewis Rudd
Children's comedy series. Misadventures of two schoolboys.
With:- SIMON FENTON as Chris Hilton / EUGENE BYRD as Oliver Cross / ALAN DAVID as Mr Rogers / RACHEL BLANCHARD as Dinah McGee / TOM BRODIE as Mookie
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
UK / Chuck Jones - Richard Williams / 1x30m-e / 1971
Novel: Charles Dickens / Director: Richard Williams
Animation. Grumpy Ebeneezer Scrooge sees the error of his ways after being visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve.
Voices:- Alastair Sim / Michael Redgrave / Michael Hordern
CHRISTOPHER CROCODILE
UK / BBC-Mixpix / x5m-e / 1993
Writers: Jerome Vincent, Stephen Edmondson / Idea: Graham Purcell / Music: Kick Prod. / Executive Producers: David Hamilton, Claire Derry, David C. Pick, Joan Lofts / Producer/Director: Mike Joyce
Children's animation. The adventures of a mischievous, inventing crocodile with voices by Derek Griffith.
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA
UK / BBC1/ 24x25m-e / 1988-90
Writer: Alan Seymour / Music: Geoffrey Burgon / Producer: Paul Stone
Four of C.S. Lewis's Narnia novels in which a group of children discover a gateway to the magical world of Narnia, a world of talking all powerful lions and wicked witches. The four novels were:-1.The Lion the Witch and The Wardrobe, 2. Prince Caspian, 3. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, 4. The Silver Chair,
With:- RICHARD DEMPSEY as Peter / SOPHIE COOK as Susan / RONALD PICKUP as Aslan(voice) / BARBARA KELLERMAN as The White Witch / JEFFREY PERRY as Mr Tumnus / JULIET WALEY as Adult Lucy / CAMILLA POWER as Jill
CHUCK FINN
Australia /7 Network-Barron TV Prod. / x25m-e / 1999
Devisors: John D. Barron, Peter Hepworth / Executive Producers: Paul D. Barron, Joan Peters / Script Editor: Annie Fox / Producers: Peter Hepworth, Barbi Taylor, Paul D. Barron
Fantasy adventure series. Canadian Chuck Finn moves to a small Australian town. Chuck is heavy on the fantasy with ghosts from across time making regular appearances in the world of Chuck Finn and his friends.
With:- Luke O'Loughlin as Chuck / Cassandra Kane as Sarah / Johnny Nicolaidis as Hamish / Amelia Knight as Becky / Larena Charlesworth as Linda / Glenn McMillan as Tiny / Thomas Lambert as Davo
CHUCKLEVISION
UK / BBC1 / 150+ x20m-e / 1987-
Producer: Martin Hughes
Comedy. Slapstick adventures with real life brothers Paul and Barry Elliot who styled themselves The Chuckle Brothers. See also their quiz show To Me To You.
C.H.U.M.S
UK / ITV / x5m-e / 1999-
Comedy. A pastiche of Friends that appeared as part of the Saturday Morning show SMTV:Live and featured flat sharers (and hosts of SMTV) Ant, Dec and Cat getting upto mischief and being visited by all manner of celebrities (basically whoever happens to be on SMTV that week, Spice Girls, Tom Jones, S Club 7,Steps etc). One of the best moments involved most of the UK's pop acts (Mel C, Posh etc) getting involved in a charity record called Blink For Ant after Ant discovered he was unable to blink (even though he was lying just to make himself some money).
With:- CAT DEELEY / DECLAN DONNELLY/ ANTMcPARTLIN
CIRCUS BOY
USA / NBC-Columbia-Herbert B. Leonard / 49x25m-e / 1957-58 black and white
Producers: Herbert B. Leonard, Norman Blackburn
Adventure series. Following the death of his parents, both circus performers, young Corky is adopted by the owner of the circus Big Tim Champion.
With:- Micky Braddock as Corky / Noah Beery Jr as Joey the Clown / Billy Barty as Little Tom / Robert Lowery as Big Tim Champion / Lee Gordon as Hank Miller / Olin Howlin as Swifty
CITY GUYS
USA / NBC-Peter Engel Prod. / x30m-e / 1997
Creators: Peter Engel, Scott S. Gordon / Executive Producer: Peter Engel / Theme Music: Joey Schwartz, Eric Swardloff, Michael Muta-Ali Muhammad
Sitcom. Two teens, both expelled from their respective schools, team up when they are transferred to inner city public school Manhattan High.
With:- Wesley Jonathan as Jamal / Scott Whytte as Chris / Marissa Dyan as Cassidy Guiliani / Dion Basco as Alberto 'Rocket' Ramos / Caitlin Mowrey as Dawn Tartikoff / Marcella Lowery as Karen Noble
THE CLANGERS
UK/ BBC-Smallfilms / 27x10m-e / 1969-73
Creators:Oliver Postgate, Peter Firmin / Writer: Oliver Postgate / Music: Vernon Elliott / Producer: Peter Firmin.
Stop frame animation detailing the adventures of the mouse like Clangers, residents of a strange moon like planet, the Clangers did regular battle with the Soup Dragon.
CLAPPERBOARD
UK / Granada / 254x25m-e / 1972-82
A junior version of Cinema hosted originally by Muriel Young until Chris Kelly made the show his own. The show gave kids the lowdown on all the latest cinema happenings. There was also a spin off show detailing the history of film making in the North West called Clapperboard North West that appeared between 1978-79.
CLARISSA EXPLAINS IT ALL
USA / Nickelodeon-Turner / 65x30m-e / 1991-94
Sitcom. Episodes in the life of teenage Clarissa Darling. Melissa Joan Hart's first big hit.
UK Format Videos: Clarissa - Explains It All - Ferguson Explains It All (1996) / Clarissa - Explains It All - Take My Brother Please! (1995)
With:- Melissa Joan Hart as Clarissa Darling / Jason Zimbler as Ferguson W. Darling / Sean O'Neal as Sam Anders / Elizabeth Hess as Mum (Janet) / Joe O'Connor as Dad (Marshall)
CLASSICAL MUSIC ANIMATIONS
Castle Comm PLC-Madman Movies- / x25m-e / 1994
Writer: John Broadhead, Joyce McAleer, Chris Randall
Animation bringing to life famous pieces of classical music. Narrated by Richard Briers.
CLOCK ON
UK / BBC1 / 5x20m-e / 1982 1-29 November Mondays 4.40pm
Executive Producer: David Brown / Producer: Cyril Gates / Director: Sue Leonard
Comedy series. Sketch and slapstick fun with Su Pollard, Christopher Lillicrap and Tony Maiden
CLOPPA CASTLE
UK / ITV / 36x10m-e / 1978-79 Three seasons
Creators/Producers: Mary Turner, John Read / Writers: John Kane, Anna Standon / Director: Mary Turner
Puppet series. The adventures of King Woebegone and his family during medieval times.
Video: Cloppa Castle
CLOWNING AROUND
ABC-Barron Films / 16x30m-e / 199?
Writers: Tony Cavanaugh, Shane Brennan / Producers: Paul Barron, Antonia Barn / Director: George Whaley
Two 8 part children's comedy drama serials about a young boy training to become the world's greatest clown.
With:- CLAYTON WILLIAMSON / NONI HAZLEHURST / STEVE JODRELL / ANNIE BYRON / ERNIE DINGO / VAN JOHNSON / NELL FEENEY / JEAN MICHEL DAGORY
THE COAL HOLE CLUB
UK / BBC1 / 13x25m-e / 1973-74
Writer: Garry Chambers / Producer: Tony Harrison
Comedy series. Sketch based show featuring comedy singing group The Grumbleweeds (Robin, Maurice, Albert, Carl and Graham). Season two known as The Grumbleweeds. Guest stars included the likes of Freddie Davies, Stan Stennett and Stanley Unwin
THE COAST TOWN KIDS
Australia / Andromeda / 1x80m-e x30m-e / 1980
Producer: Tom Broadbridge / Executive Producer: Ewart Wade
Children's adventure series. A group of kids living in the small coastal town of Lorne get involved in various adventures.
With:- JOHN WOODS as Tom Wilde / FRANK GALLACHER as Len Wolding / ALAN HOPGOOD as Mick James / PETER FELMINGHAM as Fred Farrell / ROBERT KOROSY as Peter Martin / SALLY WILDE as Missy Martin / JUSTIN STANFORD as Skinny
CODENAME ICARUS
UK / BBC1 / 6x25m-e / 1981
Writer: Richard Cooper / Director: Paul Stone
Children's scifi drama serial. A child maths prodigy is sent to a school for gifted children where he discovers that the children are being used under hypnosis in a sinister military project.
With:- BARRY ANGEL / JACK GALLOWAY / DEBBIE FARRINGTON / GORDEN KAYE
COME BACK LUCY
UK /ATV / 6x25m-e / 1977
Novel:Pamela Sykes
Children's drama serial. Young Lucy goes to stay with her three cousins in the country where she meets a ghostly girl called Alice.
With:- ROYCE MILLS / PHYLLIDA LAW / AIMEE DELAMI / OONA KIRSCH
THE COME UPPANCE OF CAPTAIN KATT
UK / TVS 'Dramarama' / 1x30m-e / 1986
Writer/Director: Peter Grimwade / Producer: John Dale
SciFi drama. Behind the scenes on a long running science fiction show.
With:- ALFRED MARKS as Katt/Ludovic French / DEREK ROYLE as The Prof/Frank Lucas / JANET BEHAN as Lt Rook/Louise Jobling / SIMON ROUSE as Desmond Gibb / SARAH JAMES as Pat
COMIN' ATCHA
UK / ITV/Initial / 14x25m-e / 1999-2000
Writers: Roger Griffiths, Steve Rock, Carol Russell / Script Editor: Barbara Slade / Animation:Slave studios / Executive Producers: Malcolm Gerrie, Spencer Campbell
Children's comedy drama series. The three members of girl group Cleopatra deal with teenage life.
CLEOPATRA are ZAINAM, CLEO and YONAH HIGGINS. Also playing themselves are their mother CHRISTINE and younger sister TERRI. Also with:- MATTHEW COTTLE as Lawrence / SEROCA DAVIES as Yemi / CAROL RUSSELL as Mrs Fisher / SAKINAH FRASER as Lakeshia
COMMANDER BADMAN
UK /Thames 'Funny Ha Ha' / 1x30m-e / 1974 24 May - Fri 4.50pm
Writer: Eric Idle / Producer: Ruth Boswell /Director:Darrol Blake
Comedy. The misadventures of a group of useless crooks led by the Commander of the title.
With:- AUBREY WOODS as Commander Badman / HENRY WOOLF as Vince / DAVID BATTLEY as Boy Wonder / BRIDGET ARMSTRONG as Anthea / ROLAND MacLEOD as Sgt Henderson
THE CONE ZONE
UK /ITV / 18x25m-e / 1994-95 3 Seasons
Creators: Grant Cathro, Lee Pressman / Executive Producer: Michael Forte / P:Alan Horrox
Children's sitcom. The misadventures of the staff of an ice cream parlour.
With:- MARK BAGNALL as Leo / KACEY AINSWORTH as Loretta / PAUL REYNOLDS as Rick Sullivan / DEBRA STEPHENSON as Corrie(season 3) / NATALIE MORSE as Hayley(seasons 1-2)
CONSTRUCTION SITE
UK / ITV-Jim Henson Prod. / x10m-e / 1999-continuing
Music: Ed Welch / Producers: Sue Taylor, Mark Wilson / Executive Producers: Brian Henson, Angus Fletch
Stop frame animation. Adventures of the machines working on a building site.
Voices:- BRIAN HERRING as Biggs / MARK JEFFRIES as Bozer
COOL McCOOL
USA / NBC / x20m-e / 1966
Creator: Bob Kane
Animated crime/spy caper about the super cool Cool McCool, Harry's father was the less than cool cop Harry McCool and his boss was Number One.
COPING WITH...
UK / C4/Carlton / 6x25m-e / 1997-98 27 Dec 97 - 2 Jan 98
Writer: Peter Corey / Producer: Sue Nott / Executive Producer: Lewis Rudd
Children's comedy drama series. Young Danny uses a video camera to look at the world around him. There were two earlier sketch based Coping With shows. 1.Coping With Grown Ups(26 Sep 94) 2.Coping With Christmas(25 Dec 95).
With:- GREG CHISHOLM as Danny / SARA CRAGG as Sprogg / SHAUNA SHIM as Mel / GAIL KEMP as Rachel / NICHOLAS HARVEY as Nip / DARREN BASTABLE as Div
COPPERS AND CO!
UK / BBC1 / 9x25m-e / 1988 5 May - 30 June Thurs 4.35pm
Writer: Terry Ravenscroft / Producer:Judy Whitfield
Children's sitcom. Entertainer Coppers lives in a block of flats full of show business wannabe types.
With:- DAVID COPPERFIELD as Coppers / ANTHONY HOWES as Tony the Janitor / SALLY DEWHURST as Sally/Mrs Thingy.
C.O.P.S.
USA-France / DIC Animation City-Hasboro Inc- Saban International / 65x30m-e / 1990
Music: Haim Saban, Shuki Levy / Executive Producer: Andy Heyward / Director: Kevin Altieri
Scifi crime adventure animation. Cases of a group of elite police officers working out of Empire City in the year 2020. The title stood for the Central Organisation of Police Specialists.
THE CORAL ISLAND
ABC-Thames / x30m-e / 1982
Writer: James Andrew Hall / Novel: R.M. Ballantyne
Period adventure serial. In the 1850's a man and two boys are shipwrecked on a desert island.
With:- RICHARD GIBSON as Ralph / NICHOLAS BOND OWEN as Peterkin / SCOTT MacGREGOR as Jack
THE CORAL ISLAND
UK / ITV-Zenith / 4x30m-e / 2000 7 - 16 June shown twice weekly Tuesdays and Wednesdays 4.35pm
Writer: Barry Purchase / Novel: R.M. Ballantyne / Producer: John Price / Music: Joe Campbell, Paul Hart / Costume: Val Metherington / Camera: Mike Thomson / Executive Producer: Peter Murphy / Director: John Gorrie
Period drama serial. During the 1850's three young lads are shipwrecked on an amazing island and are soon tangling with pirates and restless natives.
With:- WILLIAM MANNERING as Ralph / ASHLEY WALTERS as Jack / ADAM DEACON as Peterkin / NICHOLAS BALL as Pirate Captain / TREVOR BYFIELD as Bloody Bill / DANNY KEOUGH as Ned / JOHN ALTMAN as Captain of the Arrow
COUCH POTATO
Australia / ABC / x30m-e / 2000
Stories and fun for pre school kids.
COUNT DUCKULA
UK / Thames-Cosgrove Hall / 65x25m-e / 1988-93
Creators: Mike Harding, Brian True-may / Producers: Brian Cosgrove, Mark Hall, John Hambley
Animated fantasy sitcom. The adventures of the Transylvanian dwelling Count Duckula.
Voices:- DAVID JASON as Count Duckula / JACK MAY as Igor / BRIAN TRUE-MAY as Nanny / JIMMY HIBBERT as Von Goosewing / BRIAN CLAYTON as Narrator
THE COUNTRY MOUSE AND THE CITY MOUSE
Canada-USA-France / HBO-Cinar-Ravensberger-WIC Ent./ 52x20m-e / 1998
Music: James Gelfand / Producer: Cassadnra Schafhausen / Executive Producers: Micheline Charest, Ronald A. Weinberg, Giovani Milano
Animated fantasy adventure series. A pair of innocent mice from the country get involved in various adventures.
Voices:- JULIE BURROUGHS as Emily / TERENCE SCAMMELL as Alexander / RICK JONES as NoTail NoGoodNick
COURAGEOUS CAT
USA / Syndication / x5m-e / 1961 black and white
Music: Johnny Holiday
Animated scifi comedy. The adventures of a crime fighting superhero cat.
COURAGE THE COWARDLY DOG
USA / Cartoon Network-Stretch Films Inc / x30m-e / 1999-continuing
Creator/Executive Producer: John R. Dilworth / Producer: Robert Winthrop
Animated sitcom. Muriel and Eustace rescue an abandoned dog in Nowhere USA, called Courage, the dog (who just happens to be bright pink) protects his new family from the weird and wonderful.
Voices:- MARTY GRABSTEIN as Courage / LIONEL WILSON as Eustace / THEA WHITE as Muriel
COUSIN SKEETER
USA / Nickelodeon-Tollin-Robbins Productions / 40+ x30m-e / 1998-continuing
Executive Producers: Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins / Theme Music: 702
Sitcom. 13 year old Skeeter moves to New York to live with his cousins the Walkers, Skeeter was quick off the mark and always ready with a quip. Amazingly Cousin Skeeter was a puppet whilst everyone else was human (although none of them seemed to realise Skeeter was in fact made of foam).
With:- BILL BELLAMY as The Voice of Skeeter / ROBERT RI' CHARD as Bobby Walker / RONDELL SHERIDAN as Andre Walker / ANGELA MEANS as Vanessa Walker / MEAGAN GOOD as Nina
COW AND CHICKEN
USA / Hanna Barbera-Cartoon Network /x15m-e / 1998-continuing
Creator: David Feiss / Music: Guy Moon, David Feiss / Producer: Vincent Davis
Animated comedy. The adventures of a pair of mismatched farm yard animals.
Voices:- CHARLES ADLER / MARK HAMILL / KEVIN RICHARDSON / CANDI MILO
COWBOYZ AND COWGIRLZ
UK / C5-Warner Bros / 6x30m-e / 1999
Titles: Nick Lloyd/ Music:Toy / Producer/Director: John Walsh
Teen docusoap. A group of six Brit teens go to work on a ranch in Montana, America. The Cowboyz were Jolly, Peter Boyd and James Makllen, the Cowgirlz were Lindsay Haines, Rachelle Osborn and Carrie-Ann Haspell
C.P AND QWIKSTITCH
Animated scifi adventure series (each episode lasting five minutes). Misadventures of two robots stranded on the planet Junkus Minor.
CRACKERJACK
UK / BBC / 439x40-50m-e / 1955-84 Mostly Fridays 4.55pm
Variety series with sketches, music, quizzes (double or drop) and Crackerjack pencils. Presenters have been Eamonn Andrews(1955-64) / Leslie Crowther(64-68) / Michael Aspel(68-74) / Ed Stewart(75-79) and Stu Francis(1980-84). Other hosts featured have been Jack Douglas/ Ronnie Corbett(57-60) / Peter Glaze(60-79) / Little&Large(1972) / Elaine Paige(1972) and Don McClean(1973-76)
CRASH ZONE
Australia / Children's TV Foundation-The Disney Channel / 26x30m-e / 1998-2000
Script Editor: Philip Dalkin / Executive Producer: Patricia Edgar
Drama series. A group of five computer whiz-kids get jobs with software company Catalyst testing out new games.
With:- CASSANDRA MAGRATH as Alison 'Pi'Renfrey / PAUL PANTANO as Marcello 'Di' Campili / FRANCES WANG as Rebecca 'Bec' Chan / DAMIEN BODIE as Abraham 'Ram' Foley / NIKOLAI NIKOLAEFF as Mike Hansen / NICKI WENDT as Alexandra Davis / MATTHEW PARKINSON as Virgil Reality / RICHARD MOSS as Nigel Hartford
CRUSADER RABBIT
USA / NBC-Syndicated / 455 x 5m-e / 1950-52 and 1957
Creators/Executive Producers: Jay Ward, Alex Anderson
As the title suggests this animated superhero style series concerned the exploits of a do-right rabbit and his best friend Rags. This was TV's first animated (all be it somewhat basic) show and had two separate runs, the 1950-52 one consisted of 195 black and white episodes, the second featured 260 episodes (these airing from 1957 and then in reruns). Each story was carried over quite a few episodes.
Voices:- LUCILLE BLISS as Crusader Rabbit (1950-52) / GE GE PEARSON as Crusader Rabbit (1957) / VERN LOUDEN as Ragland T. Tiger (aka Rags) / ROY WHALEY as Narrator
CRYSTAL TIPPS AND ALISTAIR
UK / BBC1 / 50x5m-e / 1972
Creator: Hilary Hayton / Writer: Hilary Hayton, Graham McCallum / Producer: Michael Grafton
Animated comedy adventure series. Stories of extremely frizzy haired Crystal Tipps ( a true child of the seventies) and her dog Alistair. Narrated by Richard Briers.
CUCKOO LAND
New Zealand / TVNZ-Gibson Group / 6x30m-e / 1986 10 August - 14 September
Writer: Margaret Mahy / Producer: Dave Gibson / Director: Yvonne MacKay
Sitcom. Would be rock star Petunia and her two kids, Polly and Patch, move into a bizarre new neighbourhood.
With:- JENNIFER LUDLAM as Petunia / GRANT TILLY as Branchy / ELEANOR GIBSON as Polly / KENDYL ROBSON as Patch / PAUL HOLMES as Narrator
CURIOSITY SHOP
USA / ABC-Sandler Burns- Marmer Prod / 1971
Creator/Producer: Chuck Jones / Music: Henry Mancini
Mish mash of various styles (puppetry, animated bits and live action segments) with an educational slant.
With:- Don Herbert as Mr Wizard / Jerrelyn Fields as Cindy / Pamelyn Ferdin as Cindy / John Levin as Gerrard / Barbara Minkus as Gittel the bumbling witch / Kerry MacLane as Ralph/ plus voices by Chuck Jones / Mel Blanc / June Foray / Don Messick / Bob Holt
CUSTER'S LAST STAND UP
UK / BBC1 / 26x25m-e / 2001-2002 (First Episode: Wednesday 3 January 4.35pm)
Children's sitcom. Young Irish lad Jamie Custer is determined to make it as a stand up comic - for his stand up material he uses stories of his somewhat strange family.
With:- GEORGE McMAHON as Jamie Custer / CIARAN NOLAN as Dallas O'Rourke / ELAINE SYMONS as Roxie Custer / GRAINNE McIVER as Susie Custer / TOM HOPKINS as Billy Custer / DEIDRE MONAGHAN as Mary Custer
CYBERGIRL
Australia / 10 Network-TVS-Jonathan M. Shiff Productions / 26x30m-e
Producers: Jonathan Shiff and Daniel Scharf / Director, Mark de Friest.
Children's scifi adventure series. The adventures of a replicant human girl who arrives on Earth from a distant planet. Cybergirl is being chased by her own kind, and is harboured by Jackson Campbell and his father in River City.
With:- Ania Stepien
(debut), Craig Horner (debut), Mark Owen Taylor
