The Wombles (1973– )

The misadventures of a fantasy folk community dedicated to cleaning up litter and put it to their own use.

Creator:

Elisabeth Beresford

Stars:

Bernard Cribbins, Dieter Hallervorden

Cast

Series cast summary:
Bernard Cribbins	...	Narrator (60 episodes, 1973-1975)

Storyline

The misadventures of a fantasy folk community dedicated to cleaning up litter and put it to their own use.

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Plot Keywords:

litter | stop motion | cult tv

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Genres:

Animation | Family

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [uk]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 February 1973 (UK)

Also Known As:

Die Wombles

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), FilmFair, Woodland Animations

Technical Specs

Runtime:

5 min 5 min (60 episodes) (1973-1975)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The term 'Womble' or 'Wombles' was used to describe new recruits and probationary firefighters in the London Fire Brigade during the 1970's.

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Connections

Referenced in The Great Outdoors: Episode #1.1 (2010)

User Reviews

Still good

The story goes that Elizabeth Beresford was driving across Wimbledon Common one day when one of her young children called out 'We're in Wombledon!' and Beresford spent the rest of the journey wondering about characters called 'Wombles' and the show was thus born.

The stop-frame animation techniques may look dated when compared to - say - Wallace and Grommet, but actually add to the charm. Cribbins is sublime as the narrator, and Mike Batt's pacy theme tune was so good it launched his own mini pop career as a performer in the seventies.

A seventies classic that the kids will love.