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5 February 1973 (UK)
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Plot:
The misadventures of a fantasy folk community dedicated to cleaning up litter and put it to their own use.
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Litter
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Cult TV
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(10 articles)
Bernard Cribbins slams children's TV: 'It's too fast and noisy'
(From Digital Spy - Movie News. 21 January 2013, 2:30 AM, PST)
Cribbins Awarded OBE
(From WENN. 3 November 2011, 12:01 PM, PDT)
Michael Eavis slams Wombles Glastonbury booking
(From Digital Spy - Movie News. 9 June 2011, 8:18 AM, PDT)
(From Digital Spy - Movie News. 21 January 2013, 2:30 AM, PST)
Cribbins Awarded OBE
(From WENN. 3 November 2011, 12:01 PM, PDT)
Michael Eavis slams Wombles Glastonbury booking
(From Digital Spy - Movie News. 9 June 2011, 8:18 AM, PDT)
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Still good
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 1 of 2) | Bernard Cribbins | ... | Narrator (60 episodes, 1973-1975) |
Series Directed by | |||
| Ivor Wood | (60 episodes, 1973-1975) | ||
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| Elisabeth Beresford | (60 episodes, 1973-1975) | |
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| Mike Batt | (60 episodes, 1973-1975) | ||
Series Film Editing by | |||
| Martin Bohan | (30 episodes, 1973) | ||
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| Barry Leith | (30 episodes, 1973) | ||
Series Animation Department | |||
| Ivor Wood | .... | animator (30 episodes, 1973) | |
| Barry Leith | .... | animator (30 episodes, 1975) | |
Series Music Department | |||
| Mike Batt | .... | lyrics (60 episodes, 1973-1975) | |
| Clem Cattini | .... | musician: drums (unknown episodes) | |
| Les Hurdle | .... | musician: bass (unknown episodes) | |
| Chris Spedding | .... | musician: guitars (unknown episodes) | |
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- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1973) (UK) (TV)
- Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS) (1973) (Netherlands) (TV) (5 episodes)
- Columbia Records soundtrack
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5 min (60 episodes) (1973-1975)
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The term 'Womble' or 'Wombles' was used to describe new recruits and probationary firefighters in the London Fire Brigade during the 1970's.See more »
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Referenced in Taping Nigel (2005) (V)See more »
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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.