The Wombles (1997 TV series)

The Wombles
GenreChildren’s animation
Created byElisabeth Beresford
Written by
Directed byJohn Ellis
Voices of
  • Victor Knight
  • Terrence Scammell
  • Rick Jones
  • Simon Peacock
  • Michael Hancock
  • Sonja Ball
  • Michael Lamport
  • Daniel Brochu
  • Julie Burroughs
  • Julian Casey
  • Gregory Calpakis
  • Emma Campbell
  • Luis de Cespedes
  • Nancy Helms
Theme music composerMike Batt
Country of origin
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
No. of series3
No. of episodes52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerCassandra Schafhausen
CinematographyMark Bond
EditorAndi Sloss
Running time10 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkITV (CITV strand)
Release5 March 1997 (1997-03-05) –
10 November 1998 (1998-11-10)
Related
The Wombles

The Wombles is an animated series for children transmitted in 1997 and 1998, based on the 1973 series created by Elisabeth Beresford. The Wombles had remained popular with children into the 1980s.[1] After FilmFair was acquired by the Canadian company Cinar Films in 1996, a new series of episodes was made, with three new Womble characters. The series is a co-production with Cinar and United Film & Television Productions/HTV Wales, in association with FilmFair Limited and ITV.[2] 52 episodes were produced.[3]

Episodes

Main article: List of The Wombles episodes § 1997 series

References

  1. ^ Childs, Martin (3 January 2011). "Elisabeth Beresford: Children's author who created the Wombles". Independent. London. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Underground, Overground – The Wombles get wired". BBC. 17 February 1998. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 211. ISBN 9781476672939.