Memorable TV

UK / BBC-ZDF-Millimages-Red Fox / x10m-e/ 1999

Executive Producers: Theresa Plummer Andrews, Jonathan Peel, Roch Lener / Music: Rowland Lee

Animated drama series. The adventures of a young fox and his family.

Voices:- LOUISE GOLDSTEIN / DAVID HOLT / EVE KARPF / ADRIENNE POSTA / BOB SAKER  

UK / BBC1 / x5m-e / 1976

Creator: Michael Bond / Producer: Graham Clutterbuck

Animated series. Paddington, a cuddly bear from Peru with a seemingly insatiable appetite for jam, moves in with the typically suburban family The Browns. Narrated by Michael Hordern.

UK / Central / 21x30m-e / 1988-91 Three seasons.

Writers: Peter Corey, Bob Hescott / Executive Producer: Lewis Rudd / Producer: Sue Nott 

Sitcom. Various members of the Royal family attend a Comprehensive school. Season three was set in outer space.

With:- PHILIP WOMBWELL as Prince William (Season 1)  / RICHARD DE SOUSA as Prince Harry (Season 1) / PHOEBE WOOD as Princess Beatrice (Season2) / MARK DEXTER as Chas Slough (Season3) / DANIELLE TILLY as Di (Season 3) / STEVEN RYDE as Jimmy / OLIVER HAWKER as Nick Knuckle / KEELEY COYON as Wendy(Seasons 1-2) / TESSA HARRISON as Maggie Thatcher (Seasons 2-3) 

UK / Tyne Tees / x25m-e / 1978

Theme Music: "Back Home Once Again" performed by Renaissance.

Drama series.

UK / ITV Network / x10m-e / late 1970's - early 1980's

Preschool arts and activities based show hosted by Susan Stranks (of Magpie fame), she was assisted by a pair of glove puppet spiders named Itsy and Bitsy, also appearing was a rather silent ladybird named Boris.    

UK / BBC1 / 1990's

Early 1990's Saturday morning general entertainment show given a futuristic theme and supposedly set on the planet Parralel 9. Presented by Lucinda Cowden (previously played Melanie in Aussie soap Neighbours).

UK / Thames / 26x30m-e / 1972-73  2 Seasons

Creator: Bob Block / Producer: Daphne Shadwell 

Fantasy sitcom. Young Hal Adden, an assistant in a hardware shop, is polishing an old watering can when a 4000 year old genie pops out of it, unfortunately the Genie is more of a hindrance than a help.

With:- ELLIS JONES as Hal Adden  / ROY BARRACLOUGH as Mr Cobbledick / HUGH PADDICK as The Genie (Season 1) / ARTHUR WHITE as The Genie (Season 2) / JOE DUNLOP as PC Appleby / LYNETTE ERVING as Patricia Cobbledick / DORIS ROGERS as Mrs Sibley 

UK / BBC / 6x25m-e  /  1951  19 July - 27 September   Thursdays 5.10pm shown Fortnightly

Writer: Robert Morley / Producer: Alan Bromly 

Sitcom. Episodes in the domestic life of the Pebble family especially the children.

With:- JANET BURNELL as Mrs Pebble / WILLIAM MERVYN as Mr Pebble / SHIRLEY EATON as Anne Pebble / WILLIAM FOX as Irving Pebble / ROBERT MORLEY as R. Cressington-Tallboy  

USA / CBS / x20m-e / 1974-75

Animated scifi sitcom. A futuristic version of The Partridge Family.  In this the group spent their time performing on different planets.  

Voices:_ SUSAN DEY as Laurie Partridge / DANNY BONADUCE as Danny Partridge / BRIAN FORSTER as Christopher Partridge / DAVE MADDEN as Reuben Kinkaid  

UK / ABC / 27x25m-e /  1960-61  black and white

Creators: Malcolm Hulke, Eric Paice / Producer: Sydney Newman 

Scifi drama series. A British family have adventures in space. Four serials were produced. 1.TARGET LUNA, 2.PATHFINDERS IN SPACE 3.PATHFINDERS TO MARS, 4.PATHFINDERS TO VENUS.

With:- PETER WILLIAMS as Prof Wedgwood / GERALD FLOOD as Conway Henderson / GILLIAN FERGUSON as Valerie Wedgwood / STEWART GUIDOTTI as Geoffrey Wedgwood / RICHARD DEAN as Jimmy Wedgwood

Holland / 40x10m-e / 1967

Creator: Jean Dulieu

Puppet animation series featuring the adventures of Paulus the Woodgnome who lived in a tall tree in the middle of the woods. His friends were the woodland animals and his enemy was Eucalypta the Witch. The show was made in colour and dubbed into English for distribution to the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Jean Dulieu made all the puppets for the series, the smallest of these puppets being a 3cm mouse. He also made all the scenery and dwellings. All the dwellings could be disassembled to allow camera access for interior shots.

UK / Thames / 12x30m-e / 1978-79

Entertainment. A mixture of chat, sketches and music headlined by Pauline Quirke and her long time friend Linda Robson. The pair had previously appeared in Pauline's Quirkes (see directly below).

UK / Thames / 6x30m-e / 1976  15 November - 20 December

Writer: Charles Verrall, Bill Rice / Producer/Director: Roger Price   

Comedy. An early starring (sketch) vehicle for Pauline Quirke who had come to the prominence on the series You Must Be Joking! Her fellow Birds of a Feather sister Linda Robson appeared with her as did the pop group Flintlock, Nula Conwell and Philip Elsmore.

UK / BBC1 / 13x10m-e / 1990

Writer: Peter Maddocks

Animated series about a young girl whose drawings come to life. Narrated by Su Pollard and Peter Hawkins.

UK / HIT-Grand Slamm-ITV / x10m-e / 1999-continuing

Music: Bob Haettie / Executive Producer: Kate Fawkes / Producer: Ginger Gibbons / Director: Roger McIntosh

Animated adventures of a diligent park keeper who has the animals that live in the park as his friends.

Voices:-  JIM BROADBENT as Percy / DAVID HOLT / KATE HARBOUR

USA / CBS-Hanna Barbera / 17x20m-e/ 1969

Animated sitcom. Race ace Penelope Pitstop (also seen in the Wacky Races) is hounded by the evil Sylvester Sneekly (self styled as The Hooded Claw) who will stop at nothing to prevent Penelope getting past the winning post.

Voices:- JANET WALDO as Penelope Pistop / PAUL LYNDE as Sylvester Sneekly / GARY OWENS as Narrator

PETALS

Australia / ABC / 110x5m-e / 1998-99

Producers: Mark Bernard, Bronwyn Morgan / Animator: Maurice Giacomini

Pre-school animated tales of five young flower creatures called Petals having adventures in an overgrown garden.

UK / BBC / 1x20m-e / 1957 31 January Thursday 5.25pm

Producer: Johnny Downes 

Comedy. One off special starring impressionist Peter Cavanagh and Terry Scott.

USA / x20m-e / 19?

Executive Producer: Buzz Potamkin / Source: Peter Pan and Wendy by J.M. Barrie

Animated adventure series. Peter Pan and the Darling family do battle with the pirates in Neverland.  

USA / Hanna Barbera / 42x25m-e / 1964

A collection of cartoons, the headliner being Peter Potamus the hippo and his assistant So So the Monkey. Other segments featured Polar Bear and Seal Breezely and Sneezely and the dog trio Yippy, Yappy and Yahooey.

UK / BBC / 40x10m-e / 1953-58 black and white  8 seasons and four specials.

Comedy series featuring the slapstick adventures of Carry On stalwart Peter Butterworth.

UK / BBC / 6x30m-e / 1965 21 May - 25 June   Fridays 5.05pm black and white

Creator: James Green / Writers: George Evans, Derek Collyer / Producer: Barry Lupino  

Sitcom. Jim opens a pet shop but doesn't like to sell any of his stock.

With:- JIM DALE as Jim  / RICHARD CALDICOTT as Mr Potter / SYDNEY BROMLEY as Charlie 

UK / ITV / 13x25m-e / 2001 (First Episode: Wednesday 21 March 4.10pm)

Somewhat bizarre gungy/challenge game show hosted by Dave Benson Phillips and Fearne Cotton and featuring children involved in games based on the supposed activities of their own pets.

UK / BBC-Fat City Films / x5m-e/ 1993

Writer: Phil Jackson / Executive Producer: Heather Pedley, Theresa Plummer-Stevens / Producer/Director: Vincent James

Animated adventures of a young absent minded frog.

Voices:- ROB RACKSHAW

UK / BBC1 / 6x25m-e / 1980

Producer: Dorothea Brooking / Novel: E. Nesbit 

Period  fantasy drama serial. In Victorian times five children discover a magic carpet and an Egg which hatches into a phoenix who gets them involved in adventures.

With:- TAMZIN NEVILLE as Anthea / MAX HARRIS as Robert / JANE FORSTER as Jane / GARY RUSSELL as Cyril 

UK / BBC1/Hit / 6x30m-e / 1997

Writer: Helen Cresswell /Novel: E. Nesbit /  Music: Paul Hart / Executive Producer: Anna Home / Director: Michael Kerrigan 

Period  fantasy drama serial. A group of Victorian children have adventures with a phoenix and a magic carpet. A previous production occurred in 1980(see above entry).

With:- JESSICA FOX as Anthea / IVAN BERRY as Robert / CHARLOTTE CHINN as Jane / BEN SIMPSON as Cyril /  MIRIAM MARGOYLES as Cook / DAVID SUCHET as Voice of the Pheonix / LESLEY DUNLOP as Eliza / CHRISTOPHER BIGGINS as Mr Tonks

UK / BBC / 560x30m-e / 1955-63 black and white

Preschool entertainment. A mixture of stories and puppet fun with characters such as Bizzy Lizzy and the Jolly Jack Tars. Presented by Patricia Driscoll and later Vera McKechnie. The show was part of Watch With Mother and broadcast on Mondays.

UK / BBC2 'Scene' / 1x30m-e / 1993

Writer: Stephen C. Handley / Music: Tony MacAnaney / Director: James Cellan Jones 

Teen drama. A youth has to cope with being sent to a detention centre.

With:- ALEX WALKINSHAW as Danny / BRIAN COX as P.O. Garvey / TONY DOYLE as Mr Lynch / LYNDON DAVIES as Kevin / JAMES COSMO as Reception Officer / NICOLA COWPER as Janice / SIAN PHILLIPS as Voice of Judge

UK / BBC-David Yates / 13x5m-e / 1981

Producers: David Yates, Alan Rogers / Music: Benni Lees, played by Soulyard / Animation: Peter Lang

Animated adventures of a group of pigeons.

Voices:- GEORGE LAYTON / JOHN TELFER 

UK / C4/Catalyst 'Book Box' / x15m-e / 1995

Writer: Alma Cullen / Novel: Ann Turnbull / Producer: Richard Bramall / Director: Mary McMurray 

Period drama serial. A schools production. A young girl breeds racing pigeons in the depressed 1930's.

With:- EMILY DAWE as Mary Dyer / CHRISTINE KAVANAGH as Lina Dyer / HOLLY DAVIDSON as Phyl Dyer / ADAM LONERGAN as Lennie Dyer / DAVID DAKER as Uncle Charley / JAQUELINE TONG as Aunty Elsie / GARETH MORRIS as Arnold Revell 

UK / BBC1 / 6x25m-e / 1999 7 - 23 December Tuesdays/Thursdays 5.10pm

Creator: Malory Blackman / Writers: Malory Blackman, Caroline Sally Jones / Music: NIck Bicat / Costume: Marlene Lawler / Design: George Kyriades / Script Editor: Barbara Cox / Executive Producer: Elaine Sperber / Director: Kate Cheesman / Producer: Diana Kyle. 

Drama serial. 13 year old Cameron Kelsey is ill with a bad heart, his one chance of survival is to have a transplant and the only transplant available is an experimental pig heart one. Producer Kyle and Director Cheesman won the BAFTA for best children's drama 2000 for Pig Heart Boy.

With:- MARLON YEARWOOD as Cameron Kelsey / PATRICK ROBINSON as Tyler Kelsey / CLARE PERKINS as Cathy Kelsey / MONA HAMMOND as Nan Preston / SIMON WILLIAMS as Professor Rae / JONATHAN DE HERIT as Marlon Bainbridge / KATE LYNN-EVANS as Dr Elstein

PIG'S BREAKFAST

Australia / Channel 9 / 78x30m-e / 1999-2000

Creators: John Thomson, Mark Shirreffs / Executive Producer: Noel Price

Scifi comedy drama series. Grab and Meeba, a pair of alien kids crash land behind the Channel 9 TV studios, teaming up with a pair of Earth kids, Rodney and Lucy they find themselves as presenters on a TV show.

With:- NICHOLAS RUSSELL as Rodney Green / EVE MORLEY as Lucy Green / HEATH McIVER as Grob / JENNIFER PRIEST as Meeba / GEORGE KAPINIARIS and PHILIP MILLAR as Queegle / ANNIE JONES as Sue Green / JEREMY HOPKINS as Philip Bailey / FRANCIS GREENSLADE as Martin Green / PETA BRADY as Nancy / ERNIE GRAY as  Mr Pratt / GARY FILES as Mr Howard / GEOFF PAINE as Malcolm Wilson / SALLY COOPER as Dee (season 2)

UK / BBC1 / 18x10m-e / 1990-91 2 seasons - Mondays 4.25pm

Creator/Producer: Pippa Dyson / Writer: Paul A. Mendelson / Director: Steven Andrews 

Stcom. Exploits of the staff of the Pizza cafe, who all just happen to be pigs.

With:- RICHARD GAUNTLETT as Troyboy / TESSA CROCKETT as Pinks / PETER MANDELL as Little Pig / MARK HADFIELD as Mr T 

Norway / Tricks Film Studio / 26x5m-e / 1989

Director: Otmar Guttman

Stop frame animated comedy. Misadventures of penguin Pingu who lived on an ice cap with his Mum and Dad. 

USA / DePatie-Freleng / 32x30m-e / 1969-71

Executive Producers: David DePatie, Fritz Freleng / Theme Music: Henry Mancini

Animated comedy/crime drama series. Exploits of the Pink one (previously seen in the opening credits of the Peter Sellers Pink Panther films). The Pink Panther also featured segments detailing exploits of a dense French Police Inspector. 

Voices:- PAT HARRINGTON JR / RICH LITTLE / JOAN GERBER / LARRY STORCH / PAUL FREES / MARK SKOR

USA / DePatie Freleng-Hanna Barbera / x25m-e / 1984-85

Animated comedy series. A revival of the Pink  Panther series (see above) with whole new generation getting up to mischief.

UK / ITV / 1980's

A general entertainment show starring Rod Hull and Emu who did regular  with the evil witch Grotbags, who later went on to her own show, also called Grotbags.

UK / BBC-Thames / 220?x30m-e / 1957-68/69-72

Creators: Jan and Vlasta Dalibor / Music: Norman Newell, Philip Green

Entertainment. Puppet pigs Pinky (in Red) and Perky (in blue) run their TV station PPC TV helped by Horace Hare, Conchita the Cow, Bertie the baby Elephant,Ambrose the Cat and the bird group The Beakles. The very popular duo also featured in the hit parade during the sixties and in 1969 the pair left the BBC and switched to ITV with Thames. Presenters were Jimmy Thompson, John Slater, Roger Moffat, Brian Burdon and Fred Emney. Often the Pinky and Perky series had differing titles such as Pinky and Perky's Pop Parade (1960), Pinky and Perky's American Journey (1963) , Pinky and Perky's Island (1967) and Pinky and Perky Times (1968). The Just Group entertainment consortium have purchased the rights to Pinky and Perky and are planning to make a whole new raft of episodes for 2001.

USA / Warner-Amblin / x20m-e / 1997

Executive Producers: Steven Spielberg, Jean MacCurdy

Animated adventure series. The exploits of a pair of escaped laboratory mice.  

Voices:- MAURICE LAMARCHE as The Brain / ROB PAULSEN as Pinky / TRES MacNEILLE as Queen Roach / FRANK WELKER as Mr President 

USA / NIck / 1981-89

Educationalish children's show mixing cartoons, puppet fun, songs and sketches.

With:- GEORGE JAMES as Jake / ARLINE MIYAZAKI as Kim / DALE ENGEL as Smitty / BETTY ROZEK as Sal  

UK / ITV-Smallfilms / 12x10m-e / 1965 black and white

Creators/Producers/Directors: Oliver Postgate, Peter Firmin

Stop frame animated comedy series. The exploits of the strange knitted Pingwings on Berrydown Farm. Narrated by Oliver Postgate.

UK / ATV / 313x30m-e / 1973-81

Creators: Susan Pleat, David Cregan, Michael Jeans / Music: Chris Hazell / Producer/Director: Michael Jeans / Puppets: Jane Eve, Jill and Ian Lang

Preschool entertainment. Inigo Pipkins and his puppets run the The Help People organisation using their 'skills' to help those in need. Their base was the shop run by Pipkins. Seasons one and two were known as Inigo Pipkins but following the death of the actor George Woodbridge (who played Inigo) the title shortened to Pipkins and Wayne Laryea as Johnny took over the business. The puppets included Hartley Hare, Topov the Monkey, Octavia the Ostrich, Tortoise, Pig and The Doctor.

With:- WAYNE LARYEA as Johnny / Puppets and voices by NIGEL PLASKITT,  LORAIN BERTORELLI, ELIZABETH LINDSAY, HEATHER TOBIAS, ANNE RUTTER and Alex Knight. SUE NICHOLLS played neighbour Mrs Muddle.

Canada-Germany / Teletoon-AB Svensk-Taurus-TFC-Nelvana Ltd / x20m-e / 1997-

Executive Producers: Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, Clive Smith, MIchael Schaack, Lennart Wikland / Books: Astrid Lindgren

Animated fantasy drama series. Adventures of a young girl who lives all alone in a big house with a horse and a pet monkey.

Voices:- MELISSA ALTRO as Pippi Longstocking / RICHARD BINSLEY as Mr Nilsson / NOAH REID as Tommy / OLIVIA GARRATT as Annika / LEN CARLSON as Thunder-Karlsson    

UK / BBC1/Childsplay / 24x25m-e / 1994-97  3 seasons + 1 special

Creators: Rebecca Stevens, Peter Tabern / Executive Producers: Albert Barber, Jeremy Swan / Producer: Peter Tabern 

Fantasy sitcom. A family of pirates decide to set up home on dry land and move into a typical suburban street.

With:- PAUL BOWN as Roger Bones / HAYLEY ELLIOTT as Lambkin Bones / LIZ SMITH as Abigail Blood / BENJAMIN RENNIS as Lawrence Kitten / ANDREW SACHS as Mr Jones / DEBBY BISHOP as Helen Kitty 

USA / Hanna Barbera / 21x25m-e / 1991-93

Animated scifi adventure series. A 17 year old warrior called Ren attempts to save his dying water filled planet from the machinations of the evil pirate Bloth.

Voices:- GEORGE NEWBURN as Ren / TIM CURRY / RODDY McDOWELL / HECTOR ELIZONDO as Ioz / BROCK PETERS / JESSICA WALTER / JUDI BENSON as Tula / FRANK WELKER as Niddler 

UK / Channel 5 / x25m-e / 1998-

Lifestyle. A guide to all things baseball presented by Eddie Matthews.  

UK / ITV Network - ATV / 6x30 minute episodes / 4 January - 8 February 1976 / Sundays @ 3.50pm

Writer: Roy Russell / Designer: Stanley Mills / Producer: Shaun O'Riordan

Family action adventure serial. Ex-illusionist Bruno Valenta is now running an isolated guest house with his wife and two kids, little do they know that the three guest who have just arrived are on the run from the police and have £100,000 stolen from a bank on them. 

With:- Hilary Crane as Laura Valenta / Arthur White as Mr Smith / Terry Duggan as Bruno Valenta / Frances Tomelty as Ann Smith 
/ Brian Capron as Derry Smith / June Page as Madeleine Valenta / David Nunn as Ma

UK / ABC / 6x30m-e /  1961  24 September - 29 October  black and white

Producer: Guy Verney / Director: Kim Mills 

Adventure serial. A series of mysterious events occur at a power plant in the Andes.

With:- JOHN BARRON as Dr Miguel Aranda  / JAN MILLER as Dr Susan Fraser / GERALD FLOOD as Mark Bannerman / STEWART GUIDOTTI as Peter Blake / PETER ALLENBY as Lorca / FERDY MAYNE as Gen Villagran 

UK / 500x30m-e / 1971-84

Theme Music: Lionel Morton / Producers: Ann Reay, Cynthia Felgate, John Smith, Anne Gobey

Comedy and music series shown Saturday afternoons and aimed at the infant school set.

With:- BRIAN CANT / DEREK GRIFFITHS / TONY ROBINSON / ANITA DOBSON / FLOELLA BENJAMIN / TONI ARTHUR / JEREMY IRONS

UK / BBC-Felgate / x25m-e / 1990-continuing

Producer: Andrew Thomas / Music: Richard Brown

Pre school show that carried on where Playschool (see below) left off. Each day the Playdays bus stopped off at a different (studio) location. Presenters included Caitrin Menna, Robin Muller, David Rubin. Puppet Voices:- SUE MONROE as Poppy / SALLY PRESIG as Peggy Patch

UK / BBC2 / 4000x30m-e / 1964-88

Creator: Joy Whitby

A pre school show for tots, long running presenters included Brian Cant, Derek Griffiths, Floella Benjamin, Johnny Ball, Toni Arthur, Gordon Rollings, Virginia Stride, Brian Croucher, Eric Thompson, Phyllida Law (Eric Thompon's wife) and Julie Stevens. The real stars of the show however were the dolls Humpty, Big Ted and Little Ted, Jemima and Hamble, (in a fit of PC Hamble was later replaced by the black doll Poppy). Each edition saw the presenters glance through one of three windows, Round, Arch and Square to see what story would be told.  A long running Australian version of the show was launched in 1966 by the Nine Network.

UK / BBC1 / 3x30m-e / 1977 9  - 23 December Fridays 4.40pm

Creator: Kay King / Writer: Peter Robinson / Executive Producer: Anna Home / Director: Jeremy Swan 

Comedy adventure series. The adventures of Cornelius Plum whose plans usually go awry.

With:- ARTHUR HOWARD as Cornelius Plum / AUBREY WOODS as Major Huffin  / WILLIAM HOOTKINS as Dr Pretzel 

UK / BBC-Cairnvale-Poddington PLC / x5m-e / 19?

Writer: Paul Needs / Executive Producer: Ian Green / Music: Geoff Stephens / Producer: Laurie Frost / Director: Colin White

Animated fantasy series. Tales of a group of Peas living 'down at the bottom of a garden, among the birds and the bees'. Characters included the evil Creepy and black eyed Pea who tried their best to spoil things for the others like the huge Dumpy, speedy Zippy, Sweet Pea and constable PC Pod. The peas acted a bit like the residents of an English village with vegetable shows and the like. Narrated by Neil Pearson

UK / BBC1-Smallfilms / 13x15m-e / 1966-67 black and white

Creators/Producers/Directors: Oliver Postgate, Peter Firmin / Writer: Oliver Postgate  / Music: Vernon Elliott

Puppet adventure series. The Pogle family live at the bottom of a tree in Pogle Wood. Shown as part of Watch With Mother.    

Japan / TV Tokyo-Softx-Summit Media-4Kids / x20m-e / 1997-continuing

Story: Satoshi Tajiri / Translations: Paul Taylor / Theme Music: John Loeffer, John Siegler  / Executive Producers: Norman J. Grossfield, Alfred Kahn, Tom Kennedy

Animated super hero saga based on a NIntendo computer game in which a young boy aims to become the worlds greatest Pokemon (Pocket Monster) master but first must beat all other Pokemon masters to realise his dream.

Voices:- RIKAKO AIKAWA / ADAM BLAUSTEIN / MANDY BONHOMME / KEN GATES / STAN HART / MEGUMI HAYASHIBARA

Canada / TV Ontario / 168x20m-e / 1994-continuing

Creator/Producer: Jed MacKay / Executive Producers: Adrian Mills, Patricia Ellingson / Music: John Arpin, Bruce Ley

Pre school entertainment with adults in puppet style costumes and featuring a mixture of games and learning activities.

Complete cast: Greg Lanthier, Line Roberge, Brunella Batista, Charles P Schott, Alisa Walton. / Complete Voice cast: Andrew Sabiston, Tony Daniels, Julie Lemieux, Brian Moffatt, Deborah Drakeford.

UK / Carlton / 8x25m-e / 1999

Creators/Associate Producers: Lee Pressman / Music: Tony Gibber / Design: Alex Clarke / Costume: Raymond Childe, Vandra Howard / Executive Producer: Michael Forte

Spooky sitcom. A family open an hotel only to find it already occupied by a family of ghosts.

With:- JESSICA TURNER as Annie / LAURA HARLING as Ella / ASHLEY ARTUS as Tristan / RICHARD BRAINE as Squiffy / EMIL WOLK as Kneecaps 

UK / Yorkshire / 39x30m-e / 1975-78  three seasons

Pop quiz with knockout rounds etc. Hosted by Kid Jenson and Sally James.

UK / BBC / x20m-e / 1962-63 black and white

Entertainment series. Fun and games with puppet Lenny the Lion and his ventriloquist master Terry Hall. The Beatles made an early TV appearance on this show. See also Lenny the Lion and Lenny's Den.

UK / Filmfair / 13x10m-e / 1986

Design: John Grace, Barry Leith / Music: John Grace, Mick Parsons / Producer: Barrie Edwards / Executive Producer: Graham Clutterbuck

Stop frame animation series. The adventures of lighthouse keeper Portland Bill and his two assistants. Narrated by Norman Rossington.

UK / BBC1-Woodlands / 13x15m-e 4x30m-e / 1981

Creator: John Cunliffe / Music: Bryan Daly / Producer: Ivor Wood

Stop frame animated series following the adventures of rural postman Pat and his black and white cat Jess as he delivers his letters around Greendale. The original 13 have recently been joined by 13 more in which Pat has a wife and a teenage son. Narrated by Ken Barrie who also sang the theme tune. 

UK / BBC1 / 13x25m-e / 1976/78 

Writers: Brian Finch, Phil Redmond, Dick Sharples / Producer: John Buttery / Directors: Tony Harrison (Season 1), Jeremy Swan (Season 2) 

Sitcom. Peter Potter inherits a run down picture house from his Auntie and tries to restore it to its former glory, although in season one his cousin Reggie did his best to try and stop him.

With:- EDEN PHILLIPS as Peter Potter / MELVYN HAYES as Melvyn Didsbury / JOHN COMER as Sidney Bogart / DAVID LODGE as Reggie Turpin (Season 1) /  ANGELA CROW as Joan Biddle / COLIN EDWYNN as Frank Plank / BRUCE WATT as The Kid (Season 1) /  MARK DEMPSEY as Desmond Bagshaw (Season 2) 

USA / Cartoon Netword-Hanna Barbera / x15m-e / 1998-

End title music: Bis / Executive Producer: Linda Simensky

Animated adventure series. A trio of super heroines often find themselves called upon to save the world.

Voices:- TOM KENNY / CATHERINE CAVADINI / E.G. DAILY / TARA CHARENDOFF / TOM KANE / ROGER JACKSON 

BBC1 / 13x25m / started 7 January 2004

Writer: Jim Eldridge

Scifi drama series. Professor Henry Powers runs the Powers Project aided by Dr Mary Holland and two teenagers who have telepathic and telekinetic abilities. Together they investigate strange paranormal phenomena.

With: - RUPERT HOLLIDAY-EVANS as Henry Powers / MANDANA JONES as Mary Holland / ADAM JESSOP as Mark / AMY YAMAZAKI as Song Li

USA / John Schmidt Prod-Zondervan / x30m-e / 1997

Writer/Producer: John Schmidt / Music: James Covell / Executive Producer: Dave Ross, Scott Bolinder

Religious adventure series. Josh's computer is able to transport him back through time where he is able to meet various biblical characters.

With:- STEVEN HARRIS as Josh / TARA STREETER as Emily

UK / Central/Richmond / 36x25m-e / 1989-93

Creator: Bill Moffat / Writer: Steven Moffat / Producer: Sandra C. Hastie 

Drama series. Teenager Lynda Day and a group of her friends run their own newspaper. Lynda also had a love hate relationship with American Spike Thomson.

With:- JULIA SAWALHA as Lynda Day / DEXTER FLETCHER as Spike Thomson / LEE ROSS as Kenny Phillips / PAUL REYNOLDS as Colin Matthews / LUCY BENJAMIN as Julie Craig / KELDA HOLMES as Sarah Jackson / GABRIELLE ANWAR as Sam Black / MMOLOKI CHRISTIE as Frazz Davis /  CLIVE WARD as Matt Kerr / SADIE FROST as Jennie Eliot / CHARLIE CREED-MILES as Danny McColl  

UK / HTV /  13x30m-e / 1987

Writer: Paul Nicholson / Producers: Patrick Dromgoole, Leonard White / Director: David Boisseau 

Period drama serial. Three children get caught up in the 1785 Monmouth Rebellion culminating in the battle of Sedgemoor.

With:- FREDERICK JAEGER as Joachim  / CURTIS ARDEN as Elam  / ELIZABETH ROBILLARD as Perfect / NEIL McCARTHY as Henschall / ROBIN NEDWELL as Parsons / HEDLEY GOODALL as Betterbridge / JONATHAN NEWTH as Morton 

France-Canada / Saban Int-Fox Kids / x20m-e / 1997

Story Arc: Dab Sivalon, Natalie Altmann / Music: Michael Dax

Animated adventure series. Stories of a young princess Tomboy and her regular battles with the evil Count Arkas.

Voices:- SONJA BALL / RICK JONES / MICHAEL CALOZ / SHEENA LARKIN / MARK CAMACHO / RICKY MABE

UK / STV 'Dramarama' / 1x25m-e / 1985

Writer: Janice Hally / Producer: Robert Love / Director: Jim McCann 

Fantasy crime drama. A young man obsessed with American private eye movies gets involved in a real life crime.

With:- OLIVER WHITE as Stephen Mackenzie / BRIDGET BIAGI as Elspeth Mackenzie / MARTIN COCHRANE as John Mackenzie / ROBERT PATERSON as Barpov / MICHAEL SEGAL 

UK / ITV-Carlton / 26x25m-e / 1999-2000 Season One: February 26 -May 21  Fridays 4.15pm

Executive Producer: David Mercer / Devisors: The Chatterbox Partnership

Action based game show in which the contestants faced a series of physical 'Gladiator' style challenges set in a huge inflatable arena. Hosted by Julia Bradbury (season one),  Andy Collins and Ferne Cotton (season 2)

USA / Ruby Spears / x20m-e / 1983

Creator: Jayne Theyner / Producer: Mark Jones / Executive Producers: Joe Ruby, Ken Spears

 Animated adventure series. A sequel to The Puppy's New Adventures (see below) with the young puppy getting involved in further mischief.

Voices:- MICHAEL BELL / PETER CULLEN / NANCY McKEON / BILLY JACOBY / TONY O'DELL / JANET WALDO / JOHN STEPHENSON

USA / Ruby Spears / x20m-e / 1982

Executive Producers: Bill Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Joe Ruby, Ken Spears / Titles: Bill Perez / Characters: Jane Thayer

Animated adventure series. A young puppy (along with a group of stowaway dogs) are washed overboard of the ship they are on, the older dogs determine to reunite the puppy with his master.

Voices:- CASEY KASEM / DON MESSICK / FRANK WELKER / MICHAEL BOLL / BILLY JACOBY / PETER CULLEN / NANCY McKEON

UK / BBC / 1x5m-e 1x10m-e 1x15m-e / 1957 black and white

Writer: David Edwards / Producers: Vere Lorrimer, Richard West (show three)

Comedy. Three slapstick based short comedies. 1. 29 March - Friday 5.50pm / 2. 10 July - Wednesday 5.45pm / 3. 14 October - Friday 5.45pm. Sir Hugh Pushful PTO RSVP was played by a different actor in each show. 1. PETER HOWELL / 2. RAYMOND ROLLETT / 3. BILL FRASER. Pieface was played by BOB HARRIS.