Memorable TV

UK / BBC-Cosgrove Hall / x10m-e / 1995

Creator: Bridget Appleby / Music: Ernie Wood / Executive Producers: Theresa Plummer Andrews, Brian Cosgrove, Mark Hall / Producer: Jackie Cockle / Director: Brian Little

Stop frame animation series. Adventures of woodland dwelling Oakie Dokie and his friends.

Voices:- KATE HARBOUR / DAVID HOLT

Australia / Beyond-Network 10-Jonathan M. Shiff / 78x30m-e / 1994-97

Creator/Executive Producer: Jonathan M. Shiff / Executive Producers: Jonathan M. Shiff, Jennifer Clevers

Scifi adventure series. At an undersea research station young Neri has amazing swim related powers and can communicate with the animals of the deep (whales etc), she also makes friends with the children of scientist Dr Dianne Bates. See also the animated New Adventures of Ocean Girl. 

With:- MARZENA GODECKI as Neri / DAVID HOFLIN as Jason Bates / JEFFREY WALKER as Brett Bates / KERRY ARMSTRONG as Dr Dianne Bates (seasons 1-2) / ALEX PINDER as Dr Winston Seth / WILLIAM McINNES as Cmdr Jack Lucas (season 1) / NICHOLAS BELL as Dr Hellegren / GUY MALLABY as Damien Jeffries (season 1) / LIZ BURCH as Dr Dianne Bates (seasons 3-4) / OLIVIA HIDDLESTONE as Sally Anne Taylor (Season 4) 

10 Network-BBHTV Pty Ltd / 13x30m-e / 2003 

Producers: Tom Blackett & Bruce Best / Script Producer: Ro Hume

Fantasy adventure series. A group of kids search for the mythical Ocean Star, a priceless cluster of pearls lost in a cyclone forty years ago. 

With:- Jared Daperis as Trent Steadman / Jason Smith as Dylan Steadman / Sage Butler / Brooke Callaghan / Graeme Blundell as Swampy / Rob Carlton / Joshua Brennan as Leo / Mark Colesmith as Spider

USA / DePatie-Freleng / x20m-e / 1975

Animated sitcom. A version of the sitcom The Odd Couple about a scruffy dog Fleabag and a fussy cat called Spiffy.

Voices:- PAUL WINCHELL / FRANK NELSON  

BBC2 ' Scene' / 1x30m / 21 March 2005

Writer: John Godber, Jane Thornton / Director: John Godber / Producer: Hilary Durham

Teenage school drama. Zach moves to a new area and a new school. He makes friends with Joe and Ellie and the three spend their time in Zach's uncle's caravan talking about things. They are considered odd by the other pupils but soon people are coming to them to talk through their problems.

With:- RASMUS HARDIKER as Zach / THOMAS MORRISON as Joe / HESTER ULLYART as Ellie / ADRIAN HOOD as Uncle Frank / JULIA DEAKIN as Zach's mum / ROB ANGELL as Zach's dad / ROXANNE COOPER as Roxanne Cooper

BBC2 ‘Scene’ / 1x30m / 2002

Writer: Roy Williams / Director: Rachel Tillotson / Producer: Sara Feilden

Drama looking at peer pressure, racial tensions and masculinity surrounding a teenage Indian boy who dreams of being a footballer.

With:- SUSHIL CHUDASAMA as Shoheb / COURTNEY SHERIVES as Ryan / NEELAM BAKSI as Nina / JODY LATHAM as Sean / DANNY ROBINSON as 
Ross

UK / ITV (EBU Drama) / 1x15m-e / 1999  30 July - Friday 3.55pm

Writer: Lee Pressman

Drama. Hannah has a bad day at school and dreams what her perfect day would be like.

With:- JOSIE LAWRENCE as The Narrator / PHOEBE ALLEN as Hannah / GRAHAM PADDEN as Mr Weevil / GILLY TOMPKINS as Mum / MIKE SHERMAN as Dad

UK / ITV (Southern) / x20m-e / 1982

UK / Tyne Tees / 8x30m-e / 1969  8 July - 26 August  Tuesdays 5.20pm

Script Editor: Guy Rowston / Producer: Penny Wootton / Directors: Peter Webb, Roy Match 

Sitcom. Exploits of the staff of Britain's smallest TV station SeaView Television which broadcast from a lighthouse.

With:- ARTHUR MULLARD / PIP HINTON / BILLY McCOMB / BRIAN BURDON 

USA / NBC / x30m-e / 1953 black and white

Naval based scifi drama series.

With:- TODD GRIFFIN as Cmdr Bill Hollister / RICHARD HOLLAND as Dink Saunders / HAROLD CONKLIN as Kebeda / HUMPHREY DAVIS as Trychus / MARGARET STEWART as Thirza / RUSTY LANE as Admiral Bigelow / DEHL BERTI as Mersennus 

UK / Yorkshire TV / 32x25m-e / 1968-72

Director: Jess Yates

Entertainment. Origami expert Robert Harbin presents a series looking at all kinds of paper folding.

UK / Associated-Rediffusion / x30m-e /  1965-68  black and white

Producer: Ronald Marriott 

Drama series. A spin off from the adult show Crane. Orlando O'Connor, on his return to England, sets up his own detective agency and is helped out by a pair of teenagers.

With:-  SAM KYDD as Orlando O'Connor / DAVID MUNRO as Steve Morgan / JUDY ROBINSON as Jenny Morgan 

UK / BBC1-Maxwell / x5m-e / 1991

Music: Wil Malone / Producer: Jonathan Peel / Executive Producer: Theresa Plummer-Andrews

Animated comedy. The misadventures of the bolshy bear Cuddles and the dippy duck Orville. The twosome were better known as the puppets of ventriloquist Keith Harris.

USA-UK / Warner Music Vision-Rubberneck-BBC / x20m-e / 1996

Idea/Associate Producer: Jan Younghusband / Executive Producers: Robert Fox, Anthony Bouchier / Producer: Christopher O'Hare

Animated fantasy adventure series. In the future when music has been banned, piano Oscar sets up a resisitance movement to bring music back.

Voices:- DUDLEY MOORE as Oscar / COLIN McFARLANE as Thadius Vent/Tank / ELLY FAIRMAN as Rebecca / MICHAEL KILGARRIFF as Mr Crotchet / MURRAY MELVIN as Lucius / DAVID DE KEYSER as Narrator

USA / ABC-Rankin-Bass-Halas&Batchelor / 26x20m-e / 1972-73

Animated series. Adventures with singing family supergroup The Osmonds when they are made goodwill ambassadors by the United States Music Committee.

UK / 1976-78

Saturday morning show presented by kids, mainly notable for the fact that one of these was a very young Susan Tully (later to go on to Grange Hill and Eastenders) and also another Grange Hiller in the shape of Melissa Wilks. 

UK / ITV /  x25m-e / 1996-98

Creator: Jim Eldridge / Writers Included Richard Carpenter / Producer: David Cobham

Scifi comedy drama series. 12 year old scientific genius Joe Lucas discovers the secret of invisibility.

With:- SHANE FOX as Joe Lucas / MOIRA BROOKER as Mrs Lucas / SIMON PEARSALL as Mr Lucas /  PETER BALDWIN as Uncle Gus 

UK / BBC1 / 40x25m-e / 1996-98

Executive Producer: Christopher Pilkington / Producer/Director: Martin Hughes 

Sitcom. The exploits of a group of teens in a chaotic village choir.

With:- NICK MALONEY as Rev Worthington / JOHN LABANOWSKI as Tony / JANE DANSON as Chas(96) / TIM DOWNIE as Street / LOUISE SULLIVAN as Sheri / JOTHAM ANNAN as Ice-D / THOMAS MAHER as Mickey 

UK / ATV / 9x25m-e /  1956  20 September - 13 December  black and white

Writer: Donald Wilson / Producer: Cecil Petty 

Sitcom. Adventures of young William and his gang the Outlaws. See also William and Just William.

With:- KEITH CRANE as William Brown  / MEURIG WYN-JONES as Ginger / JOHN SYMONDS as Henry / MICHAEL SAUNDERS as Douglas / MARGARET SAWYER as Violet Elizabeth 

UK / Granada / 8x30m-e / 1969

Writer: Alan Garner / Producer/Director: Peter Plummer 

Fantasy drama serial. Whilst holidaying in Wales a pair of teenagers become caught up in the strange legend of an 'Owl woman' called Blodeuwedd who is linked to a set of flower patterned plates known as The Owl Service.

With:-  EDWIN RICHFIELD as Clive / GILLIAN HILLS as Alison  / DOROTHY EDWARDS as Nancy / RAYMOND LLEWELLYN as Huw / FRANCIS WALLIS as Roger / MICHAEL HOLDEN as Gwyn 

Warner Bros / x30m-e / 2002

Based on the characters from feature film Osmosis Jones, Ozzy & Drix follows the adventures of white blood cell cop Ozzy and his partner Drix as they defend the city of Hector in the body of a 13-year old boy.