Old Jack's Boat facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Old Jack's Boat |
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| Developed by | BBC Television |
| Starring | Bernard Cribbins |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Distributor | BBC Television |
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| Original network | CBeebies |
| Original release | 21 January 2013 – 5 April 2015 |
Old Jack's Boat is a British pre-school children's television series that stars Bernard Cribbins as Old Jack, the owner of a multi-coloured boat called The Rainbow. In each episode Jack (Cribbins) tells a story to his dog, Salty. The first episode was broadcast on CBeebies at 5.40 pm on Monday 21 January 2013.
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Production
The series was filmed in Staithes in Yorkshire, and the scenery of the area is heavily featured in the episodes. Bernard Cribbins talking about the location, said “I’ve filmed in a lot of locations throughout my career, but there’s something about the sea air, the beauty and the friendliness in Staithes that makes it a special place to be.”
The first two series each had two stories written by Russell T Davies, with whom Bernard Cribbins had previously worked on Doctor Who. This was the first time Davies had ever written for a pre-school audience. On writing for pre-schoolers Davies said "It’s exciting new territory for me, writing for this age range. But this is the age when your imagination first starts! And when the call came from Bernard, asking me on board, I couldn't refuse - I'd do anything for that man!"
Cast
- Jack: Bernard Cribbins
- Shelly Periwinkle: Freema Agyeman (series 1)
- Captain Periwinkle: Don Gilet (series 2)
- Ernie Starboard: Paul Hawkyard
- Miss Bowline-Hitch: Helen Lederer
- Emily Scuttlebutt: Janine Duvitski
- Sam Spinnaker: Nadine Marshall
Episodes
Episodes of the show usually consist of the theme tune, then a segment (usually a few minutes), featuring Old Jack, Salty the dog and a couple of the characters doing stuff around the village.
Jack and Salty dog then head to the Rainbow, where Jack usually has something to do (usually something to mend), but puts it off to tell the story.
After the story, there is another segment featuring Jack and the characters from earlier to find out if that character was successful in whatever they were meant to accomplish.
Then the instrumental version of the theme tune plays, and Jack and Salty walk off into the distance.
Spin-off
A spin-off titled Old Jack's Boat: Rockpool Tales is about adventures of sea creatures, and another, Salty's Waggy Tales, is about the adventures of Salty the Dog.
- Old Jack's Boat at BBC Programmes
