UK / Thames/Carlton/Tetra / 100+x25m-e / 1989-2001

Creators: Lee Pressman, Grant Cathro / Executive Producer: Alan Horrox 

Scifi sitcom. Mike, the son of American Rita,  living in England befriends Angelo, a man from another dimension. Mike discovers Angelo living in his wardrobe. The show is on of the longest running children's dramas in the UK and features an impressive amount of special effects per episode. Mike and his mum, who departed the show after season six, lived in Larkwood Lane. Most seasons of the show average around 10 episodes. Mike was played by three different actors, played in the most recent series by Steven Geller.    

With:- MATT WRIGHT as Mike(1) /  MICHAEL BENZ as Mike(2) / STEVEN GELLER as Mike (3) / TYLER BUTTERWORTH as Angelo(1) /TIM WHITNALL as Angelo(2) / KATY MURPHY as Katy() / SHELLEY THOMPSON as Rita King

USA / ABC-Hal Seeger / 26x25m-e / 1965-66

Animated fantasy. Adventures of kindly monster Milton who lived in Transylvania on Horrible Hill.

USA / ABC / 1x60m-e / 1973

Animated comedy horror. A special edition of the Munsters in which they are visited by a pair of teens, The Frankenstein like Igor and vampire Lucretia.

Voices:- AL LEWIS / RICHARD LONG / BOB DIAMOND

UK / ITV1 / started 10 January 2004

Saturday morning live kids show with sketches, celebrity guests and music. It replaced the ailing SMTV: Live which was never as good once Ant and Dec had left. The presenters of the show were: Stephen Mulhern, Michael Underwood and Holly Willoughby.
 

Australia / Network 10-Millennium Pictures / 20x30m-e / 1995

Creator: Posie Graeme-Evans / Music: Chris Harriott / Executive Producers: Ian Fairweather, Dorothee Pinfold, Posie Graeme-Evans

Period fantasy drama series. Young teenager Jo Tiegan comes into possession of a magic mirror which is able to transport her into the past (1919) where she becomes involved with helping another girl, Louisa Iredale, who is also able to travel forward to Jo's time. See below for sequel Mirror Mirror II.

With:- PETRA JARED as Jo Tiegan / NICHOLAS HARPER as Nicholas / MICHALA BANAS  as Louisa Iredale / JUDY McINTOSH as Katherine / PETER BENSLEY as Andrew Tiegan / GERALD BRYAN as Joshua Iredale / MICHELE AMAS as Primrose Iredale / JAMES ASHCROFT as Tama Williams / JEFFREY WALKER as Royce Tiegan / LIZA JONES as Jade Coigley / MIRIAMA SMITH as Ani

Australia-New Zealand / Network 10-Alliance / x30m-e / 1997

Creator: Posie Graeme-Evans / Music: Chris Harriott / Producers: Andrew Blaxland, Dave Gibson / Executive Producers: Posie Graham-Evans, Dorothee Pinfold

Fantasy drama series. A young girl has an antique mirror that allows her to travel into the past. A sequel to the above (basically more of the same but with a different cast).   

With:- ANTONIA PREBBLE / BEN REVELL as Fergus / JONITA SHAW / SIMON JAMES as Daniel / DENISE O'CONNELL / TINA REGTEN / SIMON FERRY / SONIA TODD as Caroline / BARRY QUINN / ZOE BERTRAM / MELANIE THOMPSON

USA / ABC-Filmation / 26x20m-e / September 8, 1973-August 31, 1974

Animation. Here each week rock singer Rick Springfield, joined by his pet owl Tolamy, contacted high school teacher Miss Tickle with a magic gramophone about a concern in a fantasy world that required the help of her sextet of students who formed the Adventurers Club. Miss Tickle (a pun; get it?) rounded up her pupils and her cat Tut Tut, and drew a knob on a door which,(" ... it's time to draw the magic door")  which became a portal through which club members and Springfield passed on the way to adventure. Springfield, who in real life was an aspiring singer from
Australia and who had an American hit, "Speak to the Sky," in 1972, also contributed one song per show, sung by the cartoon Rick. The cartoon character, with its flowing hair, somewhat resembled the human singer, although it is doubtful that the rock singer wore a sweatshirt with a lightning bolt on it. Running against two other teenybopper music cartoons {Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids on NBC and Josie and the Pussycats on CBS), this mission ended after a year.
Voices:- Rick Springfield.... Himself / Miss Tickle.... Erika Scheimer / Kirn/Carol.... Lola Fisher / Harvey I SockslTolamylTut Tut.... Howard Morris / Franklin/Vinnie.... Lane Scheimer

Australia / Channel 10 / 24x30m-e  6 four part serials / 1993-95

Drama serials about a group of kids getting involved with spys and the like.

With:- JENNIFER HANDY as Vicki Wiggins / ANDREW SHEPHERD as Albert Wiggins / DEANNA BURGESS as Jemma Snipe / ROSSI KOTSIS as Spike / FREDERICK PARSLOW as Sir Joshua Cranberry / SHANE BRIANT as Neville Savage / PAMELA WESTERN as Mrs Snipe

UK / BBC1-Zepher / 13x15m-e / 1971

Creator: David McKee / Music: Don Warren

Animated series. Bowler hatted Mr Benn resident of 52 Festive Road, London  has adventures when he visits a special 'fancy dress' shop. After trying on an outfit Mr Benn is transported to magical and fantastic worlds.

UK / BBC / 10x15m-e / 1952  Season One: 27 Feb -19 Mar / Season Two: 30 Apr -29 Jun black and white

Writer: Godfrey Harrison / Producers: Michael Westmore (season 1), Douglas Hurn (season 2)

Comedy. Sketch/slapstick based fun featuring Desmond Walter-Ellis in his Reggie Little character.See also the sketch series These Are the Days and the Sitcom Reggie Little.

USA / Syndicated-UPA Prod / 127x30m-e / 1960-61

Producers: John Hubley, Henry Saperstein, Glen Heisch

Animated sitcom.  The misadventures of the extremely myopic Quincy Magoo.

Voices:- JIM BACKUS as Mr Quincy Magoo/Mother Magoo / JERRY HAUSNER as  Waldo / DAWS BUTLER as Waldo/Prezley / PAUL FREES as Prezley 

UK / Thames / 6x25m-e / 1986

Producer/Director: Richard Callanan 

Fantasy drama serial. Four young children get mixed up with a mysterious magician.

With:- GEOFFREY WHITEHEAD / NICHOLAS ANNOCK / DEBORAH CHARLTON / DANIEL STEEL / SIOBHAN HAYES

UK / TVS / 19x30m-e / 1x60m-e / 1988-90  3 Seasons + 1 special

Writer: Jenny McDade / Books: Humphrey Carpenter / Producers: Roger Chevely(Season 1), John Price(Seasons 2-3) 

Fantasy sitcom.A failed wizard from the planet Walpurgis travels to Earth and gets a job as a teacher at St Barty's School.

With:-  STANLEY BAXTER as Mr Majeika  / CLAIRE SAWYER as Melanie Brace-Girdle / ANDREW REID as Thomas Grey(S1-2) / SIMEON PEARL as Hamish Bigmore / ROLAND MacLEOD as Mr Dudley Potter /  FIDELIS MORGAN as Mrs Bunty Brace-Girdle / EVE FERRET as Mrs Pam Bigmore / RICHARD MURDOCH as Worshipful Wizard / SANJIV MADAN as Prince(Season 3) /  MIRIAM MARGOYLES as Wilhelmina Worlock(Seasons 1-2) / PAT COOMBS as Miss Flavia Jelley(Seasons 1-2) /  CHRIS MITCHELL as Ron Bigmore (Seasons 1-2) 

UK / BBC / 6x25m-e /  1962  14 April - 19 May  Saturday 5.25pm

Writer: James Cairncross, Richard Hearne / Producer: David Goddard 

Sitcom. Mr Pastry looks back over his 'career'

With:- RICHARD HEARNE as Mr Pastry /  BARBARA HICKS as Miss Print

UK /Thames 'Dramarama' / 1x25m-e / 1984

Writer: Trevor Preston / Producer: Pamela Lonsdale / Director: John Woods 

Fantasy drama.A spin off from early 1970's show Ace of Wands in which the character of Mr Stabs(see in one story of that show) is summoned to the mysterious City of Shadows.

With:- DAVID JASON as Mr Stabs / DAVID RAPPAPORT as Luko / JOHN WOODNUTT as Melchisedek / LORNA HEILBRON as  Polandi / PATRICK MALAHIDE as Visitor 

UK / Yorkshire / x15m-e / 1973-77

Pre-school entertainment featuring the storytelling Mr Trimble as played by Tony Boden.

UK / BBC1 / 15x15m-e / 1997

Writer: Malcolm Lane 

Fantasy sitcom. A robot built by a young boy takes over the running of an old folk's home.

With:- IAN ANGUS WILKIE as Mr Wymi / ANNETTE BADLAND as Matron / JAMES YOUNG as Billy / REGINALD MARSH as Henry / SHEILA LATIMER as Maude 

UK / Thames / 6x25m-e / 1976  17 March - 21 April   Wednesday 4.50pm

Writer: Ron Smith / Producer: Ruth Boswell / Director: Stan Woodward 

Period comedy drama series. A group of kids form a gang in Wartime Oxfordshire. Based on the pilot The Molly Wopsy that appeared as part of the anthology show Funny Ha Ha. See below for pilot show details.

With:- PHIL DANIELS as Alan Musgrove / JULIE TAYLOR as Dotty Minton / MATTHEW WHITEMAN as Norman Yates / AUBREY MORRIS as PC Berry / GEORGE INNES as Sgt Needler / BEN FOSTER as Dinky Dunkley 

UK / Thames 'Funny Ha Ha' / 1x30m-e / 1974 21 June - Friday 4.50pm

Writer: Ron Smith / Producer :Ruth Boswell / Director: Stan Woodward 

Children's comedy. Two children are evacuated to an Oxfordshire village during world war II. This pilot led to the series The Molly Wopsies (see above).

With:- AUBREY MORRIS as PC Berry / WALTER GOTELL as Sgt Needler / TONY MAIDEN as Dinky Dunkley / PHIL DANIELS as Alan Musgrove / JULIE TAYLOR as Dotty Minton / MATTHEW WHITEMAN as Norman Yates

Canada-France-UK / Cinar-YTV-Alphanim / x20m-e / 1999-

Executive Producers: Micheline Charest, Ronald A. Weinberg, Christian Davies / Producer: Cassandra Schafhausen

Fantasy animation. A young mystery loving girl is able to transform herself into a Vampire whenever the need arises.

Voices:- EMMA ISHERWOOD as Mona / JUSTIN BRADLEY as Charley / OLIVER GRAINGER as George / CARRIE FINLAY as Lily / TIA CAROLEO as Angela / MARCEL JEANNIN as Mona's Dad / CAROLE JEGHERS as Mona's Mom / JENNIFER SEGUIN as Miss Gotto

UK / BBC1 /  30x15m-e / 1994-95 2 seasons

Writer: Simon Davies / Producer: Alison Stewart / Director: Philippa Langdale

Fantasy sitcom. Stories of the Monster Cafe staffed by a group of (would you believe it) monsters.

With:- ISOBEL MIDDLETON as Frankie  / DAVID SHIMWELL as Igor / TOBY SEDGWICK as Mummy / PETA LILY as Baroness  

UK / BBC / 1x25m-e / 199?

Writer: Phil Jackson / Music: Paul K. Joyce / Producer: Heather Pedley / Director: Vincent James

Animated fantasy. A young boy has an adventure with Santa.

USA / NBC / 15x30m-e / 1976-77

Fantasy adventure series. Criminology student Walt takes a job in a wax museum, he manages to bring to life some of the exhibits (via his computer) they team up with him to help him fight crime. The monsters involved were Dracula, The Wolf Man and Frankenstein.

With:- FRED GRANDY as Walter / HENRY POLIC II as Dracula / MICHAEL LANE as Frank N. Stein / BUCK KARTALIAN as Bruce Wolfman

UK / BBC1-Link / 15x15m-e / 1999-2000 10 December 1999 - 31 March 2000  Fridays 3.55pm

Creator: Jim Eldridge / Costume: Judy Pepperdine / Puppet design/Producer: Jeremy Swan / Executive Producers: Claire Perry, Elaine Sperber 

Fantasy sitcom. Young Billy Dodds runs his own TV station from his studio in the basement of the family home. His star performers are Monsters Rocky the Troll and Herbert the Giant. His main problems however come in the form of the evil Vera Venom who wants to take over his station.

With:- SAM GREEN as Billy Dodds / NATALIE DREW as Karen / KEVIN HEMWALL as Terry / JENNY FUNNELL as Mum / LUKE SORBA as Dad / ANNA NICHOLAS as Vera Venom / JOHN ASQUITH as Herbert / JAMES O'DONNELL as Rocky

UK / BBC-Red Rooster-BBC Scotland / x5m-e / 1994

Stoires: Colin West / Music: Kick Productions / Animator: Neil Salmon / Executive Producer: Theresa Plummer-Andrews / Producer: Jill Green / Director: David Lewis

Comedy animation. Misadventures of a black and white short sighted glasses wearing dog called Monty.

Voices:- GRIFF RHYS JONES

France-Japan / Moomin-Bulls TV / x20m-e / 1995

Creator: Tove Jansson / Theme Music: Pierre Kartner / Executive Producer: Dennis Livson / Producer: Kazuo Tabata

Animated fantasy adventure series. Stories of the strange creatures who inhabit Moomin valley.

English voices by SUSAN SHERIDAN / TONI BARRY / PAT STARR / DAVID GRAHAM / GARRICK HAGON

UK / BBC1 / 6x25m-e / 1994

Writer: William Corlett 

Period drama serial. Two teenagers get involved in ghostly goings on in early 20th century Czechoslavakia.

With:- NOAH HUNTLEY / CAMILLA POWER / JEAN ANDERSON / IAIN CUTHBERTSON / PHILIP MADOC 

UK / BBC1 / 5x25m-e / 1990

Writer: Helen Cresswell / Design: Malcom Thornton / Costume: Juanita Waterson / Music: David Ferguson / Executive Producer: Paul Stone / Director: Colin Cant 

Spooky drama serial. While staying with her aunt a young teenage girl travels back in time to help a young boy who is in trouble.

With:- SIRI NEAL  as Minty / JACQUELINE PEARCE as Mrs Raven / JOANNA DUNHAM as Kate / ARTHUR HEWLETT / MARTIN SADLER as John Benson / VALERIS LUSH as Aunt Mary / OLWEN GRIFFITHS as Mrs Crump / ALISON ROWLEY as Nurse / TONY SANDS as Tom / JOE YORK  as Maggs / HELEN AVELLANO as Sarah

UK / ITV / 6x15m-e / 1999 24 June - 29 July  Thursdays 3.55pm

Pre-school slapstick series. The misadventures and silent antics of crazy duo Mooney and Magee who manage to cause chaos all about them.

With:- STEVE MOONEY as Mooney / KARL MAGEE as Magee

UK / BBC / 6x25m-e / 1977

Writer: Brian Hayles / Producer: Anna Home / Director: Dorothea Brooking / Horse trainer: Richard Viner 

Fantasy drama serial. A young blind girl has a telepathic link to ancient forces conducted through a chalk horse in Wiltshire. In a Timescreen interview Sarah Sutton had this to say about the production..."Dorothea Brooking directed, and she picked me out of a group of other girls. And that was something like eleven weeks on location." Where had the location work been? "Wiltshire, Uffington where the White Horse is."...."I hadn't ridden a horse for ages but I did have a few lessons, a few bareback lessons. I just went down to a local place to get going. And then I did ride Tabu, the horse. A wonderful horse, but he was very, very strong. 
Especially for the night shots where he'd been in the horsebox all day and was raring to go. For the galloping shots and everything it was a double with a wig on because there was no way I'd get on that horse!"

With:- SARAH SUTTON as Diana Purwell / David Haig as Todman / Caroline Goodall as Estelle / John Abineri 

UK / Carlton-Jim Henson Prod / x10m-e / 1998-continuing

Music: Ed Welch / Puppet design: Ed Eyth / Producer: Jocelyn Stevenson / Executive Producers: Brian Henson, Angus Fletcher, David Mercer

Entertainment. Puppet based series with an educational slant and set in a shop. The large Mopatop (similar to Sesame Streets Bib Bird) was the star.

With:- MAK WILSON as Mopatop / NIGEL PLASKITT / VICTORIA WILLING / BRIAN HERRING / SUSAN BEATTIE

UK / Filmfair-London / x10m-e / 1983

Creators: Ruth Boswell, Gregory Stewart / Music: Daryl Runswick / Design: Sue Marke / Animation: Martin Pullen

Animation concerning the adventures of Moschops the dinosaur and his many friends.

UK / ITV-Darrell MacQueen Prod. / 5x25m-e / 2000 

Music: Paul K. Joyce / Executive Producer: Billy MacQueen / Design: Anthony Howells / Producer: Maddy Darrall

A show helping children find their way around the internet, presented by Fearne and shown daily, each day the show had a different theme.

UK / BBC1-Grasshopper / 26x5m-e / 1988

Books: Joyce Dunbar, James Mayhew

Animated drama series. Stories of a mouse and mole who lived in a country cottage together.

Voices:- RICHARD BRIERS as Mouse / ALAN BENNETT as Mole

USA / Syndicated-Disney / 40x30m-e / 1970-73

A show which mixed clips from classic Disney cartoons featuring all the well know characters (Mickey, Donald, Goofy etc) with live action bits of business from comedians like Phyllis Diller and Jonathan Winters.

Warner Bros / x30m-e / 2002

In this comedy-adventure about honour, family, tradition and donuts, three mascaritas -- Rikochet, Buena Girl and The Flea -- study and live the Code of Masked Wrestling.

UK / BBC1 / 13x20m-e / 1994-95

Writer: Daniel Peacock, Mickey Hutton 

Sitcom. Exploits of the kids and staff of an outdoor activity centre.

With:- SUSIE BLAKE as Miss Dudderidge / TREVOR PEACOCK as Joshua Fennel / JENNIFER PIERCEY as Mrs Dears / BROOKE KINSELLA as Ruby

UK / BBC1-Panthian / 300?x15m-e / 1946-56

Creator/Music: Annette Mills

Puppet series. Adventures of a small puppet Mule (called Muffin funnily enough) with Annette Mills telling stories to pre-school children. Muffin was a big star of the period and Muffin's friends included Peregrine the Penguin, Louise the Lamb, Oswald the Ostrich, Monty the Monkey and two small kittens Prudence and Primrose.

USA / NBC / 12x30m-e / 1976-77 (First Episode: 11 September 76)

Drama series. Episodes in the life of 13 year old Margaret 'Muggsy' Malloy who lived in a tough urban area with her older brother Nick.

With:- SARAH MacDONNELL as Margaret 'Muggsy' Malloy / BEN MASTERS as Nick Malloy / PAUL MICHAEL as Gus / STAR-SHEMAH as Clytemnestra / JIMMY McCANN as Lil Man

UK / BBC1 / 220x120m-e / 1976-81

Producer: Rosemary Gill

Saturday morning kids TV show (the great rival to TISWAS). Hosted by Noel Edmonds assisted by Keith Chegwin, Maggie Philbin and John Craven. The innovative part of the shows involved the viewers ringing in to swap toys etc with each other.

USA / DIC-Beauna Vista / x30m-e / 1997

Executive Producers: Andy Heyward, Iva Reitman, Mike McLain, Robby London, Daniel Goldberg, Joe Medjuck / Producer/Director: Seth Kearsley

Fantasy animation. When Presley Carnovan is accidentally taken over by the spirit of an ancient Egyptian he is suprised to find himself protected by a quartet of mummies.

Voices:- GRAEME KINGSTON as Armon / BILL SWITZER as Presley / CREE SUMMER as Nefertina / PAULINE NEWSTONE as Heka / SCOTT McNEIL as Set

USA / x20m-e / 1984-92

Creator: Jim Henson

Animation. Baby versions of all the Muppet favourites such as Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bee etc spend time in a nursery.

USA / 1x60m-e / 1972

Creator/Producer: Jim Henson

Entertainment. Kermit the Frog and other muppets undertake a musical tour of the city of the title. 

UK / Beveanfield / x5m-e / 1985

Writer/Director: Timothy Forder / Animation: Lys Flowerday, Anne Whitford / Producer: Mary Swindale

Highly strange aniimated tales of a strange creature (with human characteristics) who lived under the kitchen sink in a suburban home. Murun looked like one of the Ribena berries and had a Frankie Howerd style hairdo. Narrated by Timothy Forder.

UK / Central / x30m-e / 1983-88

Writer: Brian Finch / Producer: David Foster 

Drama series. The young supporters Third Division football club Dunmore United run their own youth and junior supporters club.

With:- KEN HUTCHINSON as Mac Murphy / TERENCE BUDD as Rasputin Jones / MILTON JOHNS as Derek Cassidy / KEITH JAYNE as Boker / LEWIS STEVENS as Wurzel / JEAN TURNER as Charlotte / DENNA SNELGROVE as Rose / PUI FAN LEE as Hannah  / AMANDA MEALING

USA / Nickelodeon / 13x30m-e / 1994 (First Episode: 15 October )

Sitcom. Episodes in the life of the black Parker family living in Charlotte, North Carolina, especially young 8 year old Dee Dee.

With:- JIM R. COLEMAN as Roger Parker / KAREN E. FRACTION as Jennifer Parker / AISLING SISTRUNK as Melanie Parker / RALPH WOODFOLK IV as Dee Parker / ARTHUR REGGIE III as Alfie Parker / JIMMY LEE NEWMAN JR as Milton 'Goo' Berry / KEITH 'BUBBA' NAYLOR as Harry / STEFAN J. WERNLI as Donnell Wilbur / AMANDA SEALES as Deonne Wilbur / MRS PINCKNEY as Kym Whitley

UK / Granada / 1x25m-e / 1997 28 August - Thursday 4.40pm

Writer: Joe Turner 

Comedy drama. Thirteen year old Kevin Burton's life is in a mess; His Dad is think of becoming a bore for England and his best friend has fallen for his grotty sister. Kevin has worse to come when he learns during a school lesson that being boring can be inherited.

With:- ANTHONY LEWIS as Kevin / DAVID BAMBER as Dad / MICHELLE HOLMES as Mum / JULIA HOWARTH as Sophie 

UK / BBC1 / 12x30m / 2003-2004

Writers: Ian Hislop/Nick Newman / Director: Juliet May / Producer: Matthew Francis

Comedy. Dillon Phillips, a normal 12-year old schoolboy - except his father is the Prime Minister. From series 2, in a highly unusual move the show moved to a prime time slot, showing at 8.30pm. Episode guide here. 

With:- ROBERT BATHHURST as Prime Minister / JOE PROSPERO as Dillon Phillips / CARLA MENDONCA as Clare Phillips / EMMA SACKVILLE as Sarah 
Phillips

USA / CBS-TCF-ABC / 39x30m-e / 1956-59

Executive Producer: Buddy Adler / Producers: Alan A. Armor, Sam White, Peter Parker, Herman Schlom

Western adventure series. In 1900 Montana a young boy has adventures on his ranch (The Goose Bar) with his horse Flicka. Based on the Mary O'Hara book which had previously been a film in 1943.

With:- JOHNNY WASHBROOK as Ken McLaughlin / ANITA LOUISE as Nell McLaughlin / GENE EVANS as Rob McLaughlin

Nickelodeon /13 x20m-e / 2002

Animated comedy series. Jenny, a super-powered robot who happens to also function as a teenager, protects the planet from certain disaster.

UK / ITV / 6x30m-e / 1999 8 November - 13 December Mondays 4.30pm

Creator: Andy Watts

Scifi sitcom. Three orphans, Mel, Josh and Lucy are taken in by Brian and Sophie who just happen to be aliens from the planet Velux.

With:- TONY GARDNER as Brian Johnson / BARBARA DURKIN as Sophie Johnson / DANIELLE McCORMACK as Mel Barker / ALEX KEW as Josh Barker / CHARLOTTE FRANCIS as Lucy Barker / PATRICK NIKMEJAD as Pete / CHRIS CORNWELL as Mikey

USA-Ireland / Fox / x20m-e / 1998-99

Creator/Executive Producer: Haim Sban / Producer: MOrgan O'Sullivan, James Flynn, Robert Hughes

Fantasy action adventure series. Centuries ago a group of young Irish Knights attempt to bring peace to their country.

With:- LOCKLANN O'MEARAIN / LISA DWAINE / JUSTIN PIERRE / VINCENT WALSH / BEN PALMER / STEPHEN BRENNAN / BARRY CASIN / CHARLOTTE BRADLEY