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The Perishers
Genre Cartoon series
Children's television
Created by Maurice Dodd
Directed by Dick Horn
Voices of
  • Judy Bennett
  • Peter Hawkins
  • Leonard Rossiter
  • Sheila Steafel
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
Distributor
  • Abbey Home Media (DVD)
  • Castle Vision (VHS)
Release
Original network BBC1
Picture format PAL (576i)
Audio format Monaural
Original release 21 March (1979-03-21) – 4 May 1979 (1979-05-04)

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
1 "Magic Mirror" 21 March 1979 (1979-03-21)
2 "In the Cart" 22 March 1979 (1979-03-22)
3 "A Life from the Ocean Wave" 23 March 1979 (1979-03-23)
4 "A-Camping We Will Go" 28 March 1979 (1979-03-28)
5 "A Fool and his Money Aren't as Easily Parted as You Think" 29 March 1979 (1979-03-29)
6 "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bath?" 30 March 1979 (1979-03-30)
7 "How to Train the Family Dog" 2 April 1979 (1979-04-02)
8 "The Ugly Duckling" 4 April 1979 (1979-04-04)
9 "Look Before it Leaps" 6 April 1979 (1979-04-06)
10 "Spring Fever" 9 April 1979 (1979-04-09)
11 "The Skateboard Champion" 11 April 1979 (1979-04-11)
12 "The Wheeling and Dealing" 18 April 1979 (1979-04-18)
13 "She May or She May Not" 20 April 1979 (1979-04-20)
14 "Noblesse Oblige" 23 April 1979 (1979-04-23)
15 "The War Games" 24 April 1979 (1979-04-24)
16 "Well Blow Me Down" 25 April 1979 (1979-04-25)
17 "Bone Champions" 27 April 1979 (1979-04-27)
18 "The Rehabilitation of BH (Calcutta) Failed" 1 May 1979 (1979-05-01)
19 "The Eye Balls in the Sky" 2 May 1979 (1979-05-02)
20 "The Inch-thick Ketchup Sandwich" 4 May 1979 (1979-05-04)
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