The Perishers (TV series) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Perishers |
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| Genre | Cartoon series Children's television |
| Created by | Maurice Dodd |
| Directed by | Dick Horn |
| Voices of |
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| Narrated by | Peter Hawkins |
| Composer(s) | Trevor Evan Jones |
| Country of origin | England |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Graham Clutterbuck |
| Producer(s) | Graeme Spurway |
| Editor(s) | John Farrow |
| Camera setup | Gary Knowelden Nick Boisson |
| Running time | 5 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Bill Melendez Productions and FilmFair |
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| Release | |
| Original network | BBC1 |
| Picture format | PAL (576i) |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | 21 March – 4 May 1979 |
The Perishers is a 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.
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).
Episode list
| No. in series |
Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Magic Mirror" | 21 March 1979 |
| 2 | "In the Cart" | 22 March 1979 |
| 3 | "A Life from the Ocean Wave" | 23 March 1979 |
| 4 | "A-Camping We Will Go" | 28 March 1979 |
| 5 | "A Fool and his Money Aren't as Easily Parted as You Think" | 29 March 1979 |
| 6 | "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bath?" | 30 March 1979 |
| 7 | "How to Train the Family Dog" | 2 April 1979 |
| 8 | "The Ugly Duckling" | 4 April 1979 |
| 9 | "Look Before it Leaps" | 6 April 1979 |
| 10 | "Spring Fever" | 9 April 1979 |
| 11 | "The Skateboard Champion" | 11 April 1979 |
| 12 | "The Wheeling and Dealing" | 18 April 1979 |
| 13 | "She May or She May Not" | 20 April 1979 |
| 14 | "Noblesse Oblige" | 23 April 1979 |
| 15 | "The War Games" | 24 April 1979 |
| 16 | "Well Blow Me Down" | 25 April 1979 |
| 17 | "Bone Champions" | 27 April 1979 |
| 18 | "The Rehabilitation of BH (Calcutta) Failed" | 1 May 1979 |
| 19 | "The Eye Balls in the Sky" | 2 May 1979 |
| 20 | "The Inch-thick Ketchup Sandwich" | 4 May 1979 |
