The Perishers (TV series)

The Perishers is an animated cartoon series produced by Bill Melendez Productions and FilmFair. BBC1 transmitted it in 1979 and repeated until 1988. The series is based on Maurice Dodd's long-running comic strip, The Perishers.[1]

The Perishers
GenreCartoon series
Children's television
Created byMaurice Dodd
Directed byDick Horn
Voices of
Narrated byPeter Hawkins
ComposerTrevor Evan Jones
Country of originEngland
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerGraham Clutterbuck
ProducerGraeme Spurway
EditorJohn Farrow
Camera setupGary Knowelden
Nick Boisson
Running time5 minutes
Production companiesBill Melendez Productions and FilmFair
Release
Original networkBBC1
Original release21 March (1979-03-21) –
4 May 1979 (1979-05-04)

Sheila Steafel voiced the roles of Maisie and Baby Grumpling; Leonard Rossiter voiced Boot; Judy Bennett voiced Wellington; Peter Hawkins served as the narrator, and voiced the characters of Marlon and BH.

Castle Vision published the first home video release of The Perishers: Two VHS videocassettes, each with 10 episodes. Abbey Home Media republished the first 10 episodes to a Region 2 DVD titled The Perishers: Magic Mirror (27 February 2006), and the remaining 10 episodes to a second DVD, The Perishers: The Skateboard Champion (12 March 2007).

Episodes
  • Magic Mirror
  • In the Cart
  • A Life from the Ocean Wave
  • A-Camping We Will Go
  • A Fool and His Money aren’t as Easily Parted as You Think
  • Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Bath?
  • How to Train the Family Dog
  • The Ugly Duckling
  • Look Before It Leaps
  • Spring Fever
  • The Skateboard Champion
  • The Wheeling and Dealing
  • She May or She May Not
  • Noblesse Oblige
  • The War Games
  • Well Blow Me Down
  • Bone Champions
  • The Rehabilitation of BH (Calcutta) Failed
  • The Eyeballs in the Sky
  • The Inch-Thick Ketchup Sandwich

References
  1. Sheridan, Simon (2004). The A-Z of Classic Children's Television: From Alberto Frog to Zebedee. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. pp. 199–201. ISBN 1903111277.


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